leg drive...

[TonganTerror]

awesome tonka I love that"you have to be uncomfortable to be comfortable"thats exactly how im feeling just prior to picking the weight my quads so tight and ready to explode until the weight comes on then its all swt as so thats good.

The roller I made was too short so I placed a 1.25kg plate under it then I could feel it under my back repped a nice controlled comfortable 150kg, tried two plates and my ass wouldnt sit on the bench so thats the one ill work on thanks for all the advice lads Im really excited bout the bench at the moment I just wanna absorb all this info and put it into practice!!

[morattigirl]

love the sig lol Im 5 10 but this chick i was helping was petite maybe 5 foot 3 she had a mean arch going and feet solidly planted so Id say yes its a flexibility issue have you tried setting up like on reubens vid as I have been setting up like that for about 8 weeks and have gotten more and more flexibility and am able to tuck my legs further back now which seems to be giving me better "drive" im always striving for theextra edge though so im gonna be working on it more and more :nod:

That Chick Peter is 5"1 and a half and yeah so i'm told got a mean arch going on with feet planted back still feels uncomfortable as but then it's not suppose to be comfortable is it..

Hey PD, setting up for you at your height would mean using blocks (no disrepect) but most lifters from around 5ft 5 use blocks to establish a firm foot foundation to drive off. Best thing I could advise in the gym is grab some 20's (or get some blocks made up) and lay them down where you place your feet...this will make a big difference. In competition they provide 3 different block sizes for the lifters.

well I never knew that and is a question morattigirl wanted an answer to( there you go MGirl might help having a leg drive with your quads 50mm higher giving a higher platform to push off :nod:

Awesome Tonka, will give this a try myself :nod:

[TonganTerror]

shit I said maybe 5 3 I was out by 35mm not too far off at a random guess!!!!!!!!!!

[PeterDolan]

Can't wait for my off season to give this shit a real go!

[morattigirl]

Hey PD, setting up for you at your height would mean using blocks (no disrepect) but most lifters from around 5ft 5 use blocks to establish a firm foot foundation to drive off. Best thing I could advise in the gym is grab some 20's (or get some blocks made up) and lay them down where you place your feet...this will make a big difference. In competition they provide 3 different block sizes for the lifters.

well I never knew that and is a question morattigirl wanted an answer to( there you go MGirl might help having a leg drive with your quads 50mm higher giving a higher platform to push off :nod:

Awesome Tonka, will give this a try myself :nod: