"You'll Never Feel READY to Walk Over"

Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.

You've been "getting ready" for two years.

She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.

Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.

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ATG Deadlifts?

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Flabbergasped?

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I was at the gym today, and some guy who I see there often sees me warming up for deadlifts and offers some suggestions.

He pretty suggests starting deadlifts in an ATG squat position, but with the spine perfectly vertical. Then, you drive your feet into the ground and push until you're fully standing. He also suggested filling the bar with only smaller weights (6 25lb plates instead of 3 45 lbs plates, for example) so the bar can be lower and you can squat down that far. Supposedly, this is so your lower back doesn't get injured.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but deadlifts are meant to be a lower back exercise (to some degree). Any thoughts on this guy's ideas?
 

"I just moved here from Florida."

That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?

She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."

She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.

I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.

Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.

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I agree with Drum 100% Don't listen to that dude in your gym. Listen to Rippetoe
 
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atg deadlifts are not deadlifts-they're goon lifts! don't listen to the guy who's loading the bar with 25's to deadlift.
stick to conventional
deadlifts are a full body exercise.
 
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I went on about this in Quagmire's log.
I won't bother, seeing that your other two threads are of the same ilk and you seem to know everything.

Yes you start it as a squat, no it's not a lower back exercise.
 

"I just moved here from Florida."

That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?

She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."

She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.

I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.

Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.

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Don't be snide, MrS. I'm asking a question, not looking for a flamewar with you.
 
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Flabbergasped?

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Quagmire911 said:
I disagree that the deadlift starts as a squat, and so does Mr.Rippetoe.

Yes leg drive is important, but it is a pull.

Read this Flabber:

http://www.sosuave.net/forum/showthread.php?t=147274
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Nice link Quagmire, you saved some poor sap from taking MrS's incorrect (go figure) advice.

I'm glad I've been doing them the right way, it's tough getting used to a new form on a lift like this.
 
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I won't bother replying in depth, suffice to say have fun with your deadlifts.
 
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