Timeline for Should I really lock my elbows and knees when lifting?
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| Feb 15, 2015 at 18:37 | comment | added | Daniel | Olympic lifters lock their arms with substantially more compression force than would be possible with a bench press. Here's an example of 533 lbs. | |
| Feb 14, 2015 at 13:10 | answer | added | Miguel 5'8 230 | timeline score: 0 | |
| May 10, 2012 at 20:14 | vote | accept | S. Robert James | ||
| May 9, 2012 at 17:59 | comment | added | user3085 | Regarding the mayo links, they refer to the leg extension, an exercise that places much more stress on the ACL than a squat. When the knee is locked in extension during leg extensions, the skeleton is not able to help you support the weight. This is not the case in the squat. Regarding the chest press, the form they describe is completely different than the bench press (feet up on the bench, back not arched, scapulas not retracted, not bringing elbows below bench surface); I don't think their advice about elbow position at lock-out is any more reliable. | |
| May 9, 2012 at 17:52 | comment | added | user3085 | About locking knees during inspection, that's for like 10s of minutes at a time. During a lift, it will be for less than a second as you grab a breath for the next rep. | |
| May 9, 2012 at 15:36 | answer | added | VISQL | timeline score: 0 | |
| May 9, 2012 at 13:49 | comment | added | Dave Liepmann | As for the Mayo clinic, they give no reasons and so their only argument is pure assertion. If they gave reasons we could disagree, but as is we can simply give our reasons and note that their exercises are much more oriented towards rehabilitation than actual strength training. | |
| May 9, 2012 at 13:44 | comment | added | Dave Liepmann | It's entirely possible that locking your knees could cause you to pass out in inspection. That has little or no connection to fully extending your limbs when lifting. | |
| May 9, 2012 at 8:17 | history | edited | S. Robert James | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| May 7, 2012 at 2:15 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/#!/StackFitness/status/199321430570184709 | ||
| May 7, 2012 at 0:32 | answer | added | Dave Liepmann | timeline score: 1 | |
| May 6, 2012 at 20:43 | answer | added | user3085 | timeline score: 4 | |
| May 6, 2012 at 20:19 | history | asked | S. Robert James | CC BY-SA 3.0 |