1. I've read this article and understood that *full* scapula retraction is needed for maximum results / safety, yet I've read "starting strength" and never saw this advice. So... what's the correct scapula positioning at the beggining? It seems like something escapes me here.
2. It seems like Andy Bolton is arching his back... Does that mean that his technique is not optimal (even though he's a tremendous lifter) and could and should be fixed? or maybe it's just his hugh trapezious which cause that look? what do you say?
December 16, 2006 6:53 AM
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Rippetoe wrote …
Yaniv:
1. That observation was not in Starting Strength because I figured it out just a couple of months ago, long after the book was published. It has already been incorporated into the manuscript for the next edition, along with lots of other stuff. I am learning as fast as you are.
2. I am assuming you meant to say that Andy was "rounding" his back, generally regarded as a position of flexion, as opposed to "arching", generally regarded as a position of extension. If he was, it was probably because the bar was really, really heavy and his extensors got a bit tired during the pull. The video has been pulled from youtube (I guess because Andy's strength was obscene) but if you can find it I'll look closer.