Andy Ruse IPA Meet - Sept. 11, 2010 - 1600@242

[JLascek]

Sick quads. That's an awesome high bar squat, well done.

[gorbachef]

Wow dude, that's some strong shit! I'm not very knowledgable about powerlifting but it seems like you squat with a narrower stance and higher bar position than other powerlifters. Is there a reason for that?

[kraftsportNO]

You are still a beast! Impressive effort in the last squat, and strong all over. Best wishes for the preparations for the next raw unity meet!

[tdheoembaesl]

I was just looking through youtube, and I happened to see this video. I was at this meet also, but I was a skinny little 132 pound kid haha.

[54mrys]

Andy this is Matt, the skinny 220 lber from Saturday's meet. Have watched a bunch of your vids and they are great. Subscribed.

[Blenderate]

@54mrys Hiya! Thanks for stopping by.

[sdfefde]

@Blenderate how much your thigs measure ?

[Schwarzalbenheimen]

Dear Andy:

Do you mind if I ask how you developed the strength to hold a hook grip? I've wanted to use a hook because the mixed grip screws up my start position, but I don't know how to train myself to have a strong hook. Did you just start doing deadlifts with a hook or did you add in any extra grip work or hook work?

[Blenderate]

@Schwarzalbenheimen I didn't need to build any additional grip strength. The hook actually makes it a little easier to hold on to weights. You just have to work it in slowly to adjust to the pain. I did heavy rack pull holds for a few workouts to speed up this process.

[Schwarzalbenheimen]

@Blenderate Thanks for the quick reply. The pain is quite bad, yes. I'll try to work it in; it's inspiring to see that others have had success with it. I might need additional grip work though, as I can mixed grip ~500 but have issues double overhanding ~350. Was your double overhand close to your mixed?

[Blenderate]

@Schwarzalbenheimen I've never tested how much I can do double overhand without a hook, but I doubt it would be more than about 450.

[Schwarzalbenheimen]

@Blenderate Thanks for the info.

[tlast2O12dude]

crazy quads!

[martin1106]

AWESOME!

[teamjinsoku]

your leg = my legs

[razegfx]

great stuff! what did you injure btw? is it lower-body related? i only say this because i notice your squat wasn't as strong as in previous videos. regardless, good luck training for the next RUM!

[Blenderate]

@razegfx Lower back area.

[doggcrappDAVE]

that final squat was truly heroic, i think we all thought for a split second that it wasn't going up but wow, im speechless

[ravsandhu1]

quads looking gigantic andy

[elohim666]

Such a valiant effort on the last squat! Lesser men would have crumbled and died.. Good job man.

[BodyBldgPowerLifter]

I'm not surprised that you walked out of the monolifts. I am surprised the guy kept pulling the hooks back after you'd unracked it. HAHA! Force of habit, I guess.

1600 raw and you're not fully recovered? Unreal. Hope to see you soon.

[urbandruid]

Why double overhand on deadlifts?

[BulldogsRule12]

@urbandruid

Just guessing but that's probably how he trains.

[Blenderate]

@urbandruid It's a hook grip, not double overhand.

1) It's more badass. :)

2) Symmetric loading.

3) Eliminates the chance of biceps tears.

[urbandruid]

@Blenderate understood. Hook grip is indeed more badass, especially with 600+ on the bar! Nicely done! Double overhand didn't make sense to me since I think even with particularly good grip strength a DO grip is gonna limit bar speed (particularly at lockout). My name is urban and I approve this lift.

[tlast2O12dude]

@Blenderate haha, do you feel any pain from using hook grip?

[Blenderate]

@tlast2O12dude Yes, but it's not nearly as bad as it was when I first started using it.

[OMFGO]

@Blenderate Hi, I wanted to ask, on the 600 deadlift you start off pretty slow, similar to me. What is this caused by? I would expect that someone who can do such heavy deep squats would be strong in the bottom of the deadlift, why are you not that fast?

I don't even know if I can call it being slow in the bottom, because once the bar moves half an inch, you get a lot faster, it's exactly the problem I have.. is it maybe a technique problem? Not having maximum leg drive right when you start?

[OMFGO]

@Blenderate And one last 2 questions - you are someone who isn't afraid to squat and train a lot. I wanted to ask, what do you think about a program where I will squat and deadlift twice a week? I really want to improve my deadlift at the moment.

[OMFGO]

@Blenderate And lastly... the difference between my 1rm and 5+rm is huge in the squat, gigantic in the deadlift -315x6, 490x1- though I did have better form in the 6reps, I still took a lot of time between reps.

Maybe my cns is efficient, and my muscles are weak, I really don't know. My goal is to improve my 1rm even more, but how can I use this information that the difference between my 1rm and 6rm is huge? Should I start doing 8rep deadlifts, because that's my weakness?

[Blenderate]

@OMFGO It would take a significant investment of my time to give you thorough answers to your many questions. And I couldn't begin to address them without first collecting a lot more information from you. If you want to pay for a consultation, send me a PM and I'd be happy to help you out.

[gol10dr1]

Hey the IPF called, they want their depth back!

Sick lifts dude, welcome back now time to get healed up. Cya this week

[300Spartans1]

lol why did you walk it out of the mono lift?

[Blenderate]

@300Spartans1

1) Because that's how I'm used to squatting and I didn't want to modify my setup technique at the last minute.

2) Because I have a particular idea of what a legit squat should look like, and I'm not going to change my standard just because the rules allow it.

[tlast2O12dude]

@Blenderate 2) NICE CALL DUDE! %100 agree!

[SupremeSportsPT]

I'm surprised they allowed you to lift in your bare feet. Oh wait! That's the IPA. The judges almost look disgusted that your squatted so deep.

Nice lifting. Congrats on your performance.

[rucheau]

nice showing, especially after the weight loss

[snizshizzle]

STRONG

[tigerak02]

nice job andy, and NO SOCKS FTW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HAHAHAHAHHHAAHHAHAHAH

[RedLij2]

nice work Andy! Those were probably the deepest squats the IPA has every seen... haha