tja Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 Great lifts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odin Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Amazing strength for any age or BW! Well done Derek. :rock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crobb1320 Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Sweet Lifts Derek :rock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Knight Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Pinnacle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobsterone Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Derek... why the sore biceps? Was you allowing the bar to rotate as you lifted?? This was how Chris James tore his bicep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mac Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 That and rowing the weight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickr104 Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Great lifts Derek!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Brouse Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Awesome lifts Derek! Your progress is just amazing!BTW - Do you know where I could find some decent videos that explain the proper technique for lifting the V-bar? I've been looking around Youtube, but I couldn't really find anything useful. IROC-Z, what I try to do is get my fingers as close to parallel to the ground as possible for the initial pull. You'll notice that Derek pulls with open fingers, actually goes mostly of instinctual grab (just grabs and pulls), but I make an effort to get my fingers in closer together. I could legitimately argue for or against either. I also try to lodge my thumb against the lower part of my middle fingers, but not sure I get much out of that with my size hands. I might put a few minutes into my take on how to approach the VBar and put it on youtube. I'll let you know if I do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingsrule92 Posted February 16, 2009 Author Share Posted February 16, 2009 Steve, it rotated a bit on a few of my lighter lifts where I didn't concentrate as much on keeping it straight as I should. Ill have to make sure next time to not allow that to happen, however I think it just naturally makes my biceps sore as this isn't the first time its happened and it usually doesn't rotate much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewicked Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 dude your grip strength is as sick as the rest of the top guys here.. i'm floored! justl ike joe said.. lb for lb you're one of the strongest in this joint! SICK LIFTS MAN! DAMN! lil mini andrew D right there HAHA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IROC-Z Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 IROC-Z I don't believe there are any technique instructionals for Vbar, but its a fairly basic lift. Watch a lot of the videos on youtube and you can get a basic idea of technique. Feel free to PM me if you have questions. IROC-Z, what I try to do is get my fingers as close to parallel to the ground as possible for the initial pull. You'll notice that Derek pulls with open fingers, actually goes mostly of instinctual grab (just grabs and pulls), but I make an effort to get my fingers in closer together. I could legitimately argue for or against either. I also try to lodge my thumb against the lower part of my middle fingers, but not sure I get much out of that with my size hands. I might put a few minutes into my take on how to approach the VBar and put it on youtube. I'll let you know if I do. Thanks guys. I've never tried the V-bar, but I would like to give it a shot in the near future. Right now I'm just a little bit afraid of doing the lift wrong and tearing the skin off my hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingsrule92 Posted February 17, 2009 Author Share Posted February 17, 2009 IROC-Z, if you're talking about 2" Vbar then the risk for tearing your skin is nill, however if you're talking about 1" I have one suggestion for you, don't train on it. The only thing you want to watch for is an over rotation of the bar during the lift as this could cause bicep problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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