I’ve been going ot the gym for a little while, using GZCLP on Perseus.
Been making steady progress (besides a longer dip after a nasty cold) but I still struggle with deadlifts, especially now that they’re getting a bit heavier.

  1. I got a shit back and inherent anterior pelvic tilt, it’s easy to tweak the lower back for me. I put a lot of emphasis on keeping it straight, neutralizing the tilt and bracing the core to support it.
    Still, sometimes I feel the pinch near the sides of the lumba spine. Any advice to help with that would be phenomenal.

  2. I got stupid knees. They’re not injury prone or anything, but they stick out. Several times now I bruised them pretty severely, mostly on the way down. The bar slides down the quads - as I learned it should - and then bonk into the tissue just above the patella before continuing around the knee.
    What am I doing wrong?

Here’s my form at the moment of impact
Here's my form at the moment of impact

This is roughly where I hit and bruise
This is roughly where I hit and bruise

  • toiletwhole@feddit.de
    5·
    9 months ago

    Yeah a clip would be better. See it all in motion.

    I would already recommend to use different shoes. Something with a flat and hard sole or barefoot.

    • shapesandstuff@feddit.deOP
      1·
      9 months ago

      Thanks! Yeah these are generic ‘training shoes’ that I use for fencing and gym.

      I’ll have to remember to take a better clip next time, there were far too many people in the background of this one.