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Old 12-15-2011, 01:20 PM   #11026
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Originally Posted by RRxtar View Post
its not just how far the weight moves but alot to do with where it moves from

for example, for a guy with long arms to touch the bar to his chest, his elbows need to be brought much further down than a guy with short arms.

a guy with (for example) 9 inch forearms could probably have their upper arms parallel whereas a guy with 15" arms would need to have his elbows effectively 6 inches lower to bring the bar down to the same place. the guy with short arms is only doing like 60% of the range of motion that a guy with 15" arms is doing.

Deadlifts are even worse on a guy with longer legs. They need to have their upper body bent much further forward (ass and hips further back or up) than a manlet does. a 5'6 guy is basically doing rack pulls compared to a 6'+ guy


and all that being said, halo is the tallest guy here. so none of us have any excuses.
Good to know! I can't touch the bar with my chest, it jus strains the hell out of my shoulders. Im assuming some of you taller guys have the same problem.
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