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A Romanian style PR for me. No belt. Hook grip.
« on: March 02, 2009, 08:11:42 PM »
A Romanian style PR for me.  No belt.  Hook grip. 

I am nursing a quad injury, thus no quad drive and the Romanian/stiff-legged style.

It is 625 lbs.  The last 45s on each side are black and kind of hard to see:

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Re: A Romanian style PR for me. No belt. Hook grip.
« Reply #1 on: March 02, 2009, 08:22:49 PM »
dude, no offense, thats strong as fuck but u think rounding your back like that is healthy?
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Re: A Romanian style PR for me. No belt. Hook grip.
« Reply #2 on: March 02, 2009, 08:54:00 PM »
Very strong and impressive.
But why do you keep referring to these lifts as 'stiff legged'?

Looks like pretty straight up deadlifting to me, with a rounded back.

A few guys back in the day actually lifted a bit like you do, in competition.   
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Re: A Romanian style PR for me. No belt. Hook grip.
« Reply #3 on: March 02, 2009, 08:54:21 PM »
nice,good strength !

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Re: A Romanian style PR for me. No belt. Hook grip.
« Reply #4 on: March 02, 2009, 09:00:02 PM »
Very strong and impressive.
But why do you keep referring to these lifts as 'stiff legged'?

Looks like pretty straight up deadlifting to me, with a rounded back.

A few guys back in the day actually lifted a bit like you do, in competition.   

Hedge, I am using no quad drive.  My legs are locked at the knee until the end of the movement.  What would you prefer I call it?  If I use quad drive to execute the pull I can get quite a bit more weight.  Anyone who would deadlift with no quad drive in a meet would be an idiot.  I am doing it now because I have a quad injury. 
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Re: A Romanian style PR for me. No belt. Hook grip.
« Reply #5 on: March 02, 2009, 09:01:31 PM »
dude, no offense, thats strong as fuck but u think rounding your back like that is healthy?

For most people yes.  Do you see that big lump on my mid/upper back right where it bends?  That is muscle.  I have developed it over time, thus lifting in that fashion is not "bad" for me.
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Re: A Romanian style PR for me. No belt. Hook grip.
« Reply #6 on: March 02, 2009, 09:42:13 PM »
nice lift man

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Re: A Romanian style PR for me. No belt. Hook grip.
« Reply #7 on: March 03, 2009, 01:07:37 PM »
For most people yes.  Do you see that big lump on my mid/upper back right where it bends?  That is muscle.  I have developed it over time, thus lifting in that fashion is not "bad" for me.
what muscle in the "mid-upper back"? you're wearing a t shirt, you can't see shit, nice pull though.

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Re: A Romanian style PR for me. No belt. Hook grip.
« Reply #8 on: March 03, 2009, 01:48:18 PM »
Goddamn your arms are long. Good pull.

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Re: A Romanian style PR for me. No belt. Hook grip.
« Reply #9 on: March 03, 2009, 06:48:49 PM »
hook grip! SHAME ON YOU!  >:(

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Re: A Romanian style PR for me. No belt. Hook grip.
« Reply #10 on: March 03, 2009, 08:15:31 PM »
hook grip! SHAME ON YOU!  >:(

Tough crowd, eh? 

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Re: A Romanian style PR for me. No belt. Hook grip.
« Reply #11 on: March 03, 2009, 09:27:22 PM »
That looked like hell on the hams! What did you do to the quad?


Chris is a strong bastard any way you cut it!

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Re: A Romanian style PR for me. No belt. Hook grip.
« Reply #12 on: March 04, 2009, 06:43:22 AM »
Strong as fuck

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Re: A Romanian style PR for me. No belt. Hook grip.
« Reply #13 on: March 04, 2009, 10:32:45 AM »
That looked like hell on the hams! What did you do to the quad?


Chris is a strong bastard any way you cut it!

I'm not sure.  The injury is on my left leg right where the quad ties into my hip.  I trained through it for a while until such time as the pain became unbearable and I felt a "shift" at the bottom of a heavy squat.  I am going to get some deep tissue massages as simply not training my quads for the last 3 weeks has helped, but not solved the issue.  My quads have shrunk a bit and it is driving me NUTS!
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Re: A Romanian style PR for me. No belt. Hook grip.
« Reply #14 on: March 04, 2009, 03:47:20 PM »
I'm not sure.  The injury is on my left leg right where the quad ties into my hip.  I trained through it for a while until such time as the pain became unbearable and I felt a "shift" at the bottom of a heavy squat.  I am going to get some deep tissue massages as simply not training my quads for the last 3 weeks has helped, but not solved the issue.  My quads have shrunk a bit and it is driving me NUTS!

What are you some kind of bodybuilder? Anyway I hear when your quads shrink it makes other things look much larger.  ;D

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Re: A Romanian style PR for me. No belt. Hook grip.
« Reply #15 on: March 04, 2009, 07:18:15 PM »
What are you some kind of bodybuilder? Anyway I hear when your quads shrink it makes other things look much larger.  ;D

Well, stick legs are no good! 
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