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(quadancer @ Jun. 13 2008,1:00)</div><div id="QUOTEHEAD">QUOTE</div><div id="QUOTE">Several things:
that grunt on the last rep tells me he was pretty well done for form.
I see he has the flexion problem I have; getting behind the bar, and has the bar in his lower palms. I gotta try that.
The strengthmeister is looking forward, but down a bit. Makes ya think.
The strengthmeister is not using clips. I used to skip the clips in case of an abort; I felt that YOU needed to control the weight, but the roidmonsters in our local gym would always come over and bug me to put on clips. Now it's a habit. Well, it
does help keep the plates centered when you're getting into position.
It was good lifting for a guy just younger than me. Now I have new goal..or waitaminnit, haven't I done that allready?
Have to look.</div>
Did you see Jesse's 20 rep (high bar) squat with around his 12RM? More like what Ripp was doing rest-pause wise. He got there though. I think Jesse was puffing after about 6 reps.
I noticed Ripps head too. Nice neutral spine position. That's how I have to put my hands; bar touching the outside of each hand, wrists straight, thumbs just resting on top. As long as I keep my elbows up there's never any weight on my hands, just the force against the bar to keep my scaps adducted.
My plates are so slippy on the bar that if I don't use clips; the slightest tip in the bar sends them sliding along. In the past I have used bars and plates that would happily stay put with some tipping and wobbling. Putting on clips is a good habit though. You'd get a nasty surprise if you didn't use them and one day used a bar and weights like mine. Train wreck!
Oh, here's Jesse's squat effort vid:
Jesse 20 rep squat with 407
Can you believe it was almost a year ago that he died? (July 25th 07)