jca17
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Here are deadlifts from today.
So after the 6th rep, I used the hardstyle tension breath thing, the hissing, increasing IAP while zipping up tension. I was loading up in my wedge, then I got this sudden zinging burning feeling kind of like right at the skin level in lower abdominals. Felt kind of weird and sensitive, but after a few seconds of rubbing it, completely gone and I could finish two more reps without any aggravation at all. This also happened during a session on May 9th but to an even higher degree, where it felt very sensitive and weird for about 15 minutes. Since then I've focused on not letting my gut extend so much as I pressurize, like I was pushing out through abdominals but not holding them in place like Stu McGill suggests, where its like a static brace: you tense the abs, but also keep them from extending out too much.
Anyways, as I wedged, I tried to ratchet up the iap and tension a bit more than I have the last few weeks and it happened again briefly. Has anyone else dealt with this? Interestingly enough, my younger brother had this sensation at the same point of the deadlift a few weeks ago.
I weighed just under 170 in my gym clothes before this session, so this represents more than my 1.5x bw, which is encouraging in light of the SFL technique test. Just want to tighten up the technique on it. I haven't integrated the lat cue from Ana, I've been focusing a lot on core tension and iap since the thing a month ago.
Also looking forward to throwing some weight on the bar
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