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muscelove said:
no problem. i'm glad everyone has bee so helpfull thus far. so...
thanks for all your guys help Here is me squating with some weight!!!!(but not that much...) I thought it was gunna be alot easier than it was...but i did start to pause at the bottom (after the first rep). I think im going to do this for a while because ive never been good with timing the stretch reflex thing- and im not squating for numbers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJNLIKc3lLg
- hips raising to fast?
Going low enough?
lower back rounding?
Ass tucking to much?
I htought they looked fairly good (not as good as the ones with little weight...but fair.
thanks again
Extra_Strong
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looks good. Little bit more practice and you will feel right at home!!
What's that contraption you were squatting in? Almost looks like it was pulling you back, off balance, a bit.stalker23 said:
Anyways, good for you for working out & trying solid lifts. I've seen many young guys working out, going for the beach lifts, arms, chest & that's it.
Do you normally lift in that rack, or do you usually lift like in the first video. I lifted like the first vid for a year or 2 & phucked my elbows from letting the weight down like you did, but with a little heavier weights.
mad_monkey59
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Movement could be smoother.
Form is as bang on the button.
Form is as bang on the button.
I was going to suggest 'spreading the floor' a bit more, but it looks like you have that covered.
Are you happy with the bar speed because you're slowing to a point that suggests to me the weight (in the second movie) is a shade too high for the rep range? Although you're still keeping great form throughout you may be tempted to use even more weight and that's where your form will start to suffer under load- leading to overcompensation from muscles in the back, also lack of strength in the thighs and hips.
As you say they’re not quite as good as the ones in the first video, but it’s too close to make a judgment without a proper measuring stick.
What does you current set and rep scheme look like? What are you hoping to achieve?
Are you happy with the bar speed because you're slowing to a point that suggests to me the weight (in the second movie) is a shade too high for the rep range? Although you're still keeping great form throughout you may be tempted to use even more weight and that's where your form will start to suffer under load- leading to overcompensation from muscles in the back, also lack of strength in the thighs and hips.
As you say they’re not quite as good as the ones in the first video, but it’s too close to make a judgment without a proper measuring stick.
What does you current set and rep scheme look like? What are you hoping to achieve?
NJL52
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coolcolj said:
Bouncing is actually pretty good for hammies/ass. After all, it is the hammie that causes the bounce. It's like a rubber band action that is caused by stretching your hamstrings out all the way at the bottom and then releasing it quickly back up.
And if you hold the bar below your traps your lower back is fine.
Not to mention for you CCJ. Noticed that you are into explosiveness, the rubber band like bounce used in squats is the same bounce that allows you to jump high.
NJL52 - So learning ot use the bounce at the bottom helps more than just adding more weight to the bar? I felt alot more comfrotable using less weight, and pausing at the bottom, trying to be mroe explosive (i guess i wasnt though : ) ) than using more weight with no pause. But if learning ot use the stretch reflex is important, than i guess ill have to do it!
stevius- im not at all satisfied with my bar speed. Thats part of the reason i decided to overhaul my squat form- id be going that slow on my first few reps before....i do want to get more speed, and i thought that by pausing at the bottom (like box squats) would help me be more explosive. I also thought the weight wouldn't be so damn heavy- (i was planning on just working on form-turned otu to be a fairly good workout).
HiDnGoD- that contraption is a "ProSpot"- my dad didnt like the idea of me squating without some sort of high technology so we got that. Those wires pull back wiht about 10lbs or force...i never thought that it could pull me back but thanks for pointing that out-i never thought of that.
Thanks again- I also just Want to be sure that this is ATG...i have some people telling me its not- think i should go lower...or try to? or doe sit seem low engouh?
stevius- im not at all satisfied with my bar speed. Thats part of the reason i decided to overhaul my squat form- id be going that slow on my first few reps before....i do want to get more speed, and i thought that by pausing at the bottom (like box squats) would help me be more explosive. I also thought the weight wouldn't be so damn heavy- (i was planning on just working on form-turned otu to be a fairly good workout).
HiDnGoD- that contraption is a "ProSpot"- my dad didnt like the idea of me squating without some sort of high technology so we got that. Those wires pull back wiht about 10lbs or force...i never thought that it could pull me back but thanks for pointing that out-i never thought of that.
Thanks again- I also just Want to be sure that this is ATG...i have some people telling me its not- think i should go lower...or try to? or doe sit seem low engouh?
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