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Matthew · 06-22-2009, 09:57 PM

Pulled in my suit today. I got up to 495 well (PR is 501). Put it up to 515 and locked out at the hips but my upper back was rounded over and I couldn't get my chest up for the life of me. I was fighting it, started shaking a bit, couldn't do it. Tried again, same thing.

I've never had this problem before so I don't know what to do about it. I'm thinking of using a reverse band, maybe a light, plus the suit, so I could get some speed at the bottom and lockout some heavier weights (the band would deload at the top).
Right now I'm pulling from the floor then doing RDLs, pullups then calling it a day.

06-22-2009, 09:57 PM	#2231 (permalink)
Matthew Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Mississauga, Ontario Posts: 5,662	Pulled in my suit today. I got up to 495 well (PR is 501). Put it up to 515 and locked out at the hips but my upper back was rounded over and I couldn't get my chest up for the life of me. I was fighting it, started shaking a bit, couldn't do it. Tried again, same thing. I've never had this problem before so I don't know what to do about it. I'm thinking of using a reverse band, maybe a light, plus the suit, so I could get some speed at the bottom and lockout some heavier weights (the band would deload at the top). Right now I'm pulling from the floor then doing RDLs, pullups then calling it a day. __________________ And major action will certainly make you feel a bit uncomfortable, which is absolutely fine. You've gotta get excited about feeling uncomfortable, you've gotta love feeling slightly uncomfortable, because you know that you're stepping outside the boundaries that you used to create. Zach Even-Esh I've made some huge mistakes, but they were necessary, because without them I wouldn't have learned anything. -Dave Tate