Q&A with BBOD

[OHDL]

Hey BBOD/BTB, Came from your YT videos but have been a previous lurker not knowing you were BTB. Just wondering what your opinion is on low carb/paleo diet. I have previously done a paleoish diet to lose weight and it worked great, but im on a muscle building journey now ( taking up your 1 year challenge ) and have been thinking about going back to paleo/low carb as i often feel bloated and cramped after rice/pasta/bread. Have you ever tried it? If so what did you think? If not why?

Also there seems to be a huge difference between my squat and my dead numbers, I know 90% of people deadlift more but mine is alot more. For my squat i could work up to 100kg/220lbs whilst my dead is 150kg/330lbs. My dead seems to be far ahead of all my other lifts im not sure why i progress so rapidly on it but struggle to get past a 100kg squat. Any insight would be great. Thanks BtB great videos.

[EliteDreams]

If you dont mind I would like to add a cautionary experience of my own from attempting to train like Westside with only 2 years experience.

Maxing on different lifts week after week really burnt me out. I wasn't doing the main barbell lifts (real squat, standard bench, deadlift from floor) nearly enough and with minimal rep work. My form was worse, I didn't have a grasp about the entire concept around speed work or circa max phases and all that advanced stuff. In addition, BtB is right about that style of training not adding mass. The whole point of them was to gain minimal body weight and get stronger as that weight class. But in your first several years where you're still building your base with reps and gaining muscle mass it really is not optimal to do so much heavy work.

Hope it helps and you dont mind BtB.

[CiaranM]

Originally Posted by BendtheBar

First off, never downplay the weight you are using. 260x5 is a good squat.

Second, i'd love to take a look at your squat form. Do you have a video handy?

Here is a link to the videos of my squat. This was set 4 and 5 of 5 reps with 225 I think for each set.

You Tube

You Tube

. Thanks for the help bearded beast love the videos!

You Tube

You Tube

[BendtheBar]

On the road. Be back tomorrow.

[IronWill]

Dear big, hairy, strong-a$$ed Dude from Duloc. I am using explosive, heavy BB shrugs after deads to work dem traps. I have a form problem tho. My johnson is getting in the way and is taking a beating, no pun intended. How should I adjust my form to fix this?

[Off Road]

Originally Posted by IronWill

Dear big, hairy, strong-a$$ed Dude from Duloc. I am using explosive, heavy BB shrugs after deads to work dem traps. I have a form problem tho. My johnson is getting in the way and is taking a beating, no pun intended. How should I adjust my form to fix this?

Haha, it's funny but true. One of the [many] reasons I don't do shrugs. Can't wait to hear BtB's suggestions.

[MikeM]

wear a codpiece! Worked for Batman!

[Boom]

There's always "tucking".

[SaxonViolence]

What do you think of "Hise Shrugs"?

Been meaning to ask.

Might solve the one gentleman's problem with his Yard hitting the Bar.

If he has that problem with Hise Shrugs, then he's a Serious Mutant!


Saxon Violence

[sleepingdog]

Is it necessary for a smaller lifter to gain mass in order to continue gaining strength, and how does one know when and how much mass, aside from more is better?