Dr. Seth Albersworth

My Squat Setup Process:

1.) Pull the bar into my shelf, and try to pull my shoulder blades down on my back.
2.) Start applying pressure to the bar, then set my brace (pulling ribs down off that pressure)
3.) Pack my head back, and continue building pressure

If I do it right, it's going to feel like the bar wants to float, even up into the 800s.

I go through the process in the latest vlog.

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Dr. Seth Albersworth

More isn't better. Better is better.

Do you know how I get stuck intermediates making progress again?

It's not getting them to do more work. It's not getting them to push harder. It's not getting more fired up for their main work.

It's getting them to do the right accessory lifts for their limiting factors, then teaching them how to bring the right intent to them.

Example:

The lifter's upper back lock is yielding on squats. Lifter thinks that he's doing face pulls for his upper back, but his squat isn't improving, so he doesn't know what's going on.

But, when he does his face pull, he's just yanking the rope towards his face.

Get him to control his way into some upper back round while letting his scaps go in the bottom, then pulling with intention as he arches his upper back and sets his scaps down at the top, and the upper back problem is gonna get solved.

It's not just do the movement or push the movement heavier. It's doing the movement right so you get what you need out of it.

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Dr. Seth Albersworth

The lats CAN push the bar.

Well, kind of.

The problem with understanding the lats role in bench press is we know the lats as a rower... which they are. So, how do they help move the bar?

Rowing isn't the full lat action picture, because no matter where the arm is, the lat is going to pull the bar towards midline.

So, if the arm is behind the ribcage, the lat can help push the bar out of the bottom on bench.

How do we get that to happen?

If we set up with some lat tension, and use our lats to guide the bar path, it's going to be automatic - we won't have to think about it.

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Dr. Seth Albersworth

Most lifters feel stuck and think it’s a programming, technique, or strength issue.

So they add tweak sets & reps, do more volume, grind harder… but nothing changes.

Here’s why:

What’s holding back your lifts is really just ONE constraint within those.

Fix that, and progress comes fast. Focus on anything else? You spin your wheels.

Simple, right? Not really.

The problem is—most lifters can’t spot their real limiter. They’re too deep in it.

Your “programming” issue probably isn’t sets and reps, it’s probably the intent you’re bringing to those sets and reps.

The “technique” struggle? If you’re just hammering away, you’re not going to fix it. You need deliberate skill practice on the main lifts, and outside of them.

That “strength” thing? Just doing more of the same shit isn’t going to fix it. We need to find the right accessories to close the gap.

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