Recent content by stalker23

I want to do that, but im not sure what adding a back off set willl do other than increase the volume and microtrauma int eh muscles... (im training soly for strength, not size) but i want the increased volume for more of an endurence aspect, and so my GPP does go to hell (is that the right word...

I want the benefits of lower reps, but i dont want to lose the volume you get with the higher reps....soi was wondering if this were a good or bad idea A) work up to a 3RM, then do a 2 x 5 (heavy) or work up to 3RM until i fail twice, and then switch to a 3x5, and then switch back and...

so if i go lower, will this maybe help me to "pull back more" and not go forward? thanks

ha yea- i was in the middle of my workout (an di dont wear a shirt when i workout) and i had just finished a set with that weight, and i felt my form was bad, so i ran upstairs to get a camera also, i'm really concerned about my back rounding, so i want to make sure ppl can see that (hence why...

I feel bad about posting this up considering ive allready done it once- but i used a little more weight- (only 10 lbs) but it felt alot harder for some reason, and it doesnt look like im going any lower, and im trying to i also feel like my back is rounding (lower back too) and i just want...

k thanks alot. I'll work on my form for a couple weeks, trying to get my hips a little lower from teh start then ill take a vid doing some heavier weight, and i can see where im at, and you guys can tell me if it slow enough. I'll prolly do the same for squats. Thanks again for all your...

I think im going ot mix in pausing at the bottom, and ....not pausing at the bottom. I do want to make sure that when you pause, and when you dont, in the bottom of the lift, your supposed to rest using your hips (ie your hips feel a stretch) and then drive up with the hips, instead of your...

So im not going down far enough? i feel like the depth im going is my "strongest" position (every time i try to go lower, i lift much lighter...) but maybe thats the way its supposed to be..like going form partial squats to ATG? is this right? thanks

I do not do deads for my quads- i do them for back mostly, and hamstrings. So i should not go as low if these are my goals?

I got so much help with my squat, that i wanted to get my deads critiqued too. I it looks like my starting position is really high, but ive tried to start lower, and it just doesn't feel right. I also look like my back is rounding, and im not sure if its a big problem, or just natural as the...

do you mean my knees come out to far over my feet?

Yea i know what you mean. I actually feel stronger going ATG and stopping at the bottom- to be honest i dont like having alot of weight on my back. I only weight 140, and in the video was only using 170. That was my second set of 8- i worked my ass off for the final set (didnt record...

I have to say it is nice to have, in that it does making working out alone much easier. If i fail on a rep, i dont have to unload the bar, and then put the bar back, i just pull each side up, and im done with this. There have been a lot of times the machine pissed me off, but it works well...

Yea i have that book. I read it and have been used alot of the info to get where i am today with my squats. But i dont think he is talkinga bout ATG is he...? Im trying to do ATG, which i hope means do everything STarting strength says, but just go lower. I hope im going low enough.

a little smoother- got it. but im not sure if your saying my form is bad at the bottom or not....?