Ass doesn't get sore from squatting anymore. Am I doing it right?

[bruce9241]

When I first started to work squats I would get so sore the next day. Now that I've been doing squats more they are no longer sore. The only part that is sore are my quads. I haven't really jumped that much weight. I first started to only do 135lbs, then up to 185. I'm now doing 225 for my 5x5. I get an excellent quad workout, but my hamstrings/glutes aren't feeling it. I do go down as far as I can, which is just a tad below parallel. I would go more, but it's a flexibility issue.

Am I doing my squats correctly? ive checked out all the squat videos on the sticky and I think I'm doing it right. First thing that breaks when going down is my hips, when coming up firs tthing that moves is my hips. I try to drive a lot with my hips without doing a good morning.

Oh, and I do get some knee pains the next day. Mostly behind the knee, not the front. I've also heard my righ tknee sorta pop when going down once. Didn't hurt, but sorta popped like when you crack your knuckles.

 

[sw1ss-beatz]

what type of squat.. high bar low bar? Got a vid?
Could be because of form or could be because of poor glute function/activation from sitting down etc.
Try doing some glute activation drills as a warmup and squatting again, but best put up a vid.

 

[djeclipse]

When I first started to work squats I would get so sore the next day. Now that I've been doing squats more they are no longer sore. The only part that is sore are my quads. I haven't really jumped that much weight. I first started to only do 135lbs, then up to 185. I'm now doing 225 for my 5x5. I get an excellent quad workout, but my hamstrings/glutes aren't feeling it. I do go down as far as I can, which is just a tad below parallel. I would go more, but it's a flexibility issue.

Am I doing my squats correctly? ive checked out all the squat videos on the sticky and I think I'm doing it right. First thing that breaks when going down is my hips, when coming up firs tthing that moves is my hips. I try to drive a lot with my hips without doing a good morning.

Oh, and I do get some knee pains the next day. Mostly behind the knee, not the front. I've also heard my righ tknee sorta pop when going down once. Didn't hurt, but sorta popped like when you crack your knuckles.

How often are you squatting?

Soreness after the workout means absolutley nothing in regards to how well your workout went.

being sore simply means your body is not conditioned to the work it is given. If you are not sore it just means that you are conditioned tot he amount of squatting you are going.

When doing something like the 5 x 5, working the whole body 3x per week by week 2-3 most people aren't even sore because their body is now conditioned to the work it is given. those people still make great gains they just aren't sore.

People that train one body part a week lack frequency and will be sore after usually overworking what ever muscle group they are training that day, the result is they are very sore and probably don;t have the results as the example above.

As for the knee pain, can you post a video of your form?

 

[bruce9241]

How often are you squatting?

Soreness after the workout means absolutley nothing in regards to how well your workout went.

being sore simply means your body is not conditioned to the work it is given. If you are not sore it just means that you are conditioned tot he amount of squatting you are going.

When doing something like the 5 x 5, working the whole body 3x per week by week 2-3 most people aren't even sore because their body is now conditioned to the work it is given. those people still make great gains they just aren't sore.

People that train one body part a week lack frequency and will be sore after usually overworking what ever muscle group they are training that day, the result is they are very sore and probably don;t have the results as the example above.

As for the knee pain, can you post a video of your form?

I squat about twice a week now.

I don't think my glutes/hamstrings are being hit much. I really think it may be my form. My quads have grown bulkier and have certainly showed definition, my glutes/hamstrings are the same: soft and squishy.

I'll try to get a video. I do have a small little video camera. The only thing is getting the fitness center to allow me to use it since they have a sign up that says, "no video recording equipment allowed".

 

[bruce9241]

what type of squat.. high bar low bar? Got a vid?
Could be because of form or could be because of poor glute function/activation from sitting down etc.
Try doing some glute activation drills as a warmup and squatting again, but best put up a vid.

The bar sits pretty high up.

Is it normal for someone who is coming out of the hole to be leanining forward more? I don't mean my knees go past my toes, but since I'm doing so much hip drive my head tends to move forward a bit.

 

[djeclipse]

I squat about twice a week now.

I don't think my glutes/hamstrings are being hit much. I really think it may be my form. My quads have grown bulkier and have certainly showed definition, my glutes/hamstrings are the same: soft and squishy.

I'll try to get a video. I do have a small little video camera. The only thing is getting the fitness center to allow me to use it since they have a sign up that says, "no video recording equipment allowed".

It is impossible to do a full ATG squat and not involve your glutes and hams.

You are not sore because you are squatting 2x per week and your body is now conditioned to it. It has nothing to do with lack of working specific muscles, or muscles not getting enough work.

 

[djeclipse]

The bar sits pretty high up.

Is it normal for someone who is coming out of the hole to be leanining forward more? I don't mean my knees go past my toes, but since I'm doing so much hip drive my head tends to move forward a bit.

Pus up with your heals. Pick a filed spot in front of you and stare it, you will know if you are moving forward by looking at it. When looking in the mirrir it is hard to tell if you are moving forward or not.

 

[musketeer]

For novice lifters, much of the soreness can come from using a full ROM for the first time, not nec. from actual work. Give it few more months and when you're squatting 300+ the soreness in your posterior chain will probably resurface as DOM when your quads are equally as strong.