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

  • @shapesandstuff@feddit.deOP
    1•9 months ago

    From the tutorial vid linked in the thread I’d say you’re right! Thanks for taking the time, I got some good pointers to work on.

    • @Delphia@lemmy.world
      2•9 months ago

      No problem. Gear isnt a cure for bad form but I have shit knees and Im almost 40 so I worry about my back too. I dont have a back injury, but I dont want one either.

      Once I started wearing them for heavier lifts it took a bit of the stress out of it for me. “Im belted up and I’ve got my sleeves on, short of not lifting I’m doing everything I can to prevent injury… now focus.”