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Probelm touching in regular Katana Posted by Rav on 9/29/2009, 7:02 pm 125.238.9.156 I hve been using a regular Katana for a few years. However, I still get a lot of trouble geting the bar down those last few inches in my Katana. With a relatively tight fit I seem to have a very small margin of error in what I can touch. Further, I can touch and press a weight for a single one week, say 500 lbs odd and then in the following week I'm not not be able to touch the same or a slightly heavier weight, or if I can touch its too far out of my groove to press it back up. Why does this happen? Maybe sometimes I have done some extra back work before the later workout and I am not locking my shoulder blades back tightly enough? That perhaps is a possibility. Any idea why this might happen? Have others experienced this? Is there a solution? A way to touch consistently? NB. I have trained in my shirt quite a lot. Many thanks.  Post a Response

Re: Probelm touching in regular Katana Posted by Mike on 9/29/2009, 7:15 pm, in reply to "Probelm touching in regular Katana" 67.61.56.254 Do you pull the bar to you or are you just letting it come down till it stops? --Previous Message-- : I hve been using a regular Katana for a : few years. However, I still get a lot : of trouble geting the bar down those : last few inches in my Katana. With a : relatively tight fit I seem to have a : very small margin of error in what I : can touch. Further, I can touch and : press a weight for a single one week, : say 500 lbs odd and then in the : following week I'm not not be able to : touch the same or a slightly heavier : weight, or if I can touch its too far : out of my groove to press it back up. : Why does this happen? Maybe sometimes : I have done some extra back work before : the later workout and I am not locking : my shoulder blades back tightly enough? : That perhaps is a possibility. Any : idea why this might happen? Have : others experienced this? Is there a : solution? A way to touch consistently? : NB. I have trained in my shirt quite : a lot. : : Many thanks. : :  Post a Response

Re: Probelm touching in regular Katana Posted by Rav on 9/29/2009, 9:21 pm, in reply to "Re: Probelm touching in regular Katana" 125.238.9.156 I am actually really trying to pull the bar down to my chest quite hard. In spite of two good previous workouts touching the same weight, in the last workout even though I was pushing my heels into the ground hard and pulling so hard when it locked up that my bum was coming off the bench, I couldn't get it to touch.  Post a Response

I am not Mike, nor do I play him on TV... Posted by Tom Allred on 9/30/2009, 6:06 am, in reply to "Re: Probelm touching in regular Katana" 67.177.153.56 ...but going to add my 2 cents anyway. Remember Mike and Teale are the experts. 1. You seem to be doing a max lift per week. Maybe not resting enough from the heavy work? 2. Are you using boards? The most effective way to get weight to touch is to walk it down with boards. 3. Sometimes too tight is just that. Considered one size up? With a new shirt you will still get the same pop out of the bottom, because it's new, and conceivably should be able to touch with less weight. --Previous Message-- : I am actually really trying to pull the : bar down to my chest quite hard. In : spite of two good previous workouts : touching the same weight, in the last : workout even though I was pushing my : heels into the ground hard and pulling : so hard when it locked up that my bum : was coming off the bench, I couldn't : get it to touch. : :  Post a Response

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