praise to manta/sting ray!!!

[bodybuildingislife1]

When i was about 15 i found this little blue plastic thingy in the corner of Golds Gym....well i found out it was a squat assist...until that time i NEVER did squats...they would kill me..I went from doing a 135lb squat to a 2215 pound squat in one year!! Just wondering if you guys had got any similar results??? I also ordered the sting ray for front squats....any opinions on it???

 

[pee wee]

2215lb squat?

 

[powerhouse 48]

im gonna go out on a limb and say that was a typo.....

 

[H_T_]

Individual results may vary...........2080 pound gain on squat not typical, lol.

 

[Chris52686]

2080lb

 

[bodybuildingislife1]

YEAH i can lift 23344566 when i am 15.....yep it was a typo! Sorry guys! I would like to think i am superman....but humbly i am still mortal.

 

[bodybuildingislife1]

should be 215

 

[Vash]

When I first started working out I refused to do squats too. I also found the manta ray and fell in love. Now I'm having affairs with the sting ray

I went from doing 100ish to 250+ in 6 months. Just had to get used to the range of motion. Only reason I was able to increase so much because I used the machines for Leg Press and Squats (pads leave nice bruises on shoulders).

 

[TheProject]

If you're training to compete, I wouldn't use a manta ray on a regular basis. Learn to carry the bar on your back without it.

 

[w8lifterchick]

When I first started working out I refused to do squats too. I also found the manta ray and fell in love. Now I'm having affairs with the sting ray

I went from doing 100ish to 250+ in 6 months. Just had to get used to the range of motion. Only reason I was able to increase so much because I used the machines for Leg Press and Squats (pads leave nice bruises on shoulders).

don't use the pads. learn the correct placement for the bar and you won't need the pads.
plus, as the project basically said, if you're going to compete, train by the rules.

 

[black diamond]

I usually put a towel over my traps.

 

[w8lifterchick]

I usually put a towel over my traps.

why?

 

[Becoming]

I usually put a towel over my traps.

this is a bad idea and can cause bar slippage...

anything between you and the bar will lessen your degree of control and "feel" for the bar....

try to stop using the towel/manta rays as soon as possible...

you will get used to the bar alone within a month or two max, once you do you see how much better it is and will tell others to drop these things...

also working on your traps (through heavy deads, etc) will help....

 

[Scotsman]

Unless the have redesigned the manta from when I tried one they cause you to carry the bar way up on your traps. Your mid-traps and rear delts form a groove for the bar. It is a natural bar carrier. As for front squats learn to carry the weigth on your front delts. If you are having problems with the bar placement stay light until you build up a "tolerance" to the weight. Then you shouldn't need anything to help you with the bar.

Cheers,
Scotsman

 

[Vash]

I've been toying with the notion of doing it without the ray's for a while now. I'll make a deal though, I'll stop using the ray's if people stop using chalk and/or straps for deadlifts

 

[TheProject]

I've been toying with the notion of doing it without the ray's for a while now. I'll make a deal though, I'll stop using the ray's if people stop using chalk and/or straps for deadlifts

I don't know anyone who trains as a PL who uses straps.

Chalk's a given. Skip the manta ray, put some chalk on your back, and squat.

 

[w8lifterchick]

I've been toying with the notion of doing it without the ray's for a while now. I'll make a deal though, I'll stop using the ray's if people stop using chalk and/or straps for deadlifts

i don't believe in using straps for deadlifting. if you're grip can't handle the pull, it needs to be worked on- straps won't help. but chalk? you gotta use chalk.