New variant of barbell row: Hunch pull

[Irongrip400]

My back hurt watching that

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Will that be a PR? How old are you? My lifting partner did a 300kg PR at 55 or 56.

45years old.  262.5 is my current PR.  I did do 260x2 some time ago which was probably better and I have pulled 260 for 3 consecutive weeks in a row a few months ago.  270 might be conservative but I don't want to bullshit and I doubt I'm going to put a belt on (I don't think I've ever deadlifted 260 with a belt on).  I reckon I'd probably stick if I got to 300.  That would do me just fine.  Congrats to your partner.  I'd gladly take the PR 300 in 10 years. 

I've had more more in me 3-4 times in the last few years but something always got in the way.  Same with 180kg bench.  Many many times been somewhere in the 170s and then didn't do the 180.   Not looking like I'll get back to that either.  There was one time a year or two ago where I'd had DAA and that one week of elevated levels coincided with me feeling tremendous on a bench day.  I benched 170x2 completely easily, somewhat out of the blue.   I very much recall that the effect was gone, the next week and the 180 wasn't on the table.  From that, I assume testosterone could be very good for me, but I'm still not sure if I ever want to get on that train.

[Van_Bilderass]

45years old.  262.5 is my current PR.  I did do 260x2 some time ago which was probably better and I have pulled 260 for 3 consecutive weeks in a row a few months ago.  270 might be conservative but I don't want to bullshit and I doubt I'm going to put a belt on (I don't think I've ever deadlifted 260 with a belt on).  I reckon I'd probably stick if I got to 300.  That would do me just fine.  Congrats to your partner.  I'd gladly take the PR 300 in 10 years. 

I've had more more in me 3-4 times in the last few years but something always got in the way.  Same with 180kg bench.  Many many times been somewhere in the 170s and then didn't do the 180.   Not looking like I'll get back to that either.  There was one time a year or two ago where I'd had DAA and that one week of elevated levels coincided with me feeling tremendous on a bench day.  I benched 170x2 completely easily, somewhat out of the blue.   I very much recall that the effect was gone, the next week and the 180 wasn't on the table.  From that, I assume testosterone could be very good for me, but I'm still not sure if I ever want to get on that train.

Those are some serious numbers especially considering age and no hormones. I almost never used a belt in training either except for PRs, for big maxes I wanted to make it so bad I just had to put one on LOL. Now I'm thinking not using a belt all those years might have been a big mistake because I have diastasis, meaning my abs have split.

There was a young guy at the gym who didn't look like he had low T but had it tested and it was low. Got on true TRT, a long acting shot administered every 6-8 weeks. In less than a year his deadlift went from 220kg to 290kg, just freaking unbelievable from just getting normal levels, body transformed as well, lean and athletic looking so no fatso. And these were very clean looking conventional pulls that would have passed in comp. OTOH I have a 59 year old friend on the same shot and he just told me he added a mL of test and Deca to it because he wasn't really feeling that tiny TRT.

Speaking of belts, as I was going through my cloud photos I was reminded of this. My friend said, here try this belt that my sponsor started selling and tell me what you think. I put it on and went to try a good morning...

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Those are some serious numbers especially considering age and no hormones. I almost never used a belt in training either except for PRs, for big maxes I wanted to make it so bad I just had to put one on LOL. Now I'm thinking not using a belt all those years might have been a big mistake because I have diastasis, meaning my abs have split.

There was a young guy at the gym who didn't look like he had low T but had it tested and it was low. Got on true TRT, a long acting shot administered every 6-8 weeks. In less than a year his deadlift went from 220kg to 290kg, just freaking unbelievable from just getting normal levels, body transformed as well, lean and athletic looking so no fatso. And these were very clean looking conventional pulls that would have passed in comp. OTOH I have a 59 year old friend on the same shot and he just told me he added a mL of test and Deca to it because he wasn't really feeling that tiny TRT.

Speaking of belts, as I was going through my cloud photos I was reminded of this. My friend said, here try this belt that my sponsor started selling and tell me what you think. I put it on and went to try a good morning...

That's thought provoking.  I wonder if I could cop abs splitting.  I've not be squatting or deadlifting with a belt for almost my entire time.

Haha, that is the epitome of a probably chinese manufactured "all that matters is that it looks like it works" product.  I'm currently using some lifting shoes from aliexpress, shipped from china because if there's one thing they can do, it's make a shoe that does fuck all but look like it is a shoe, even though it has zero padding or anything inside.

[NaturalWonder83]

There’s a nut job who posts on Reddit and loves the Jefferson Curl. He’s always posting videos of himself doing that lift.

People claim the Jefferson Curl heals the spine. I just can’t support it. It scares me. Doing the Jefferson Curl makes your spine look like a decrepit senior citizen. Even Atlas Stones seem safer than this row being their rounded t-spines are set in place, braced, and not changing/moving. I would rather follow the advice of Stuart McGill when it comes to spine.

[wes]

I hate BB Hacks but I have used the Landmine Squat...............pret ty good.

We just got a new Belt Squat machine that I haven`t tried yet........both gyms here are on college campuses............real ly small town............thanks old friend!   

[Humble Narcissist]

Terrible form, a herniated disc waiting to happen

Brutal but true.