Squats...

[CLOMIDCLOWN]

Dont know if every1 knows this... I just learned it myself. Got an email from a friend (copy and paste):

"When performing squats, it's important to keep your body weight
on your heels and not on your toes. If your heels rise off the
floor as you bend, too much pressure can be placed on your knees
- especially if you are using heavy weights.

If staying flat-footed during the squat is difficult, it's best
to perfect your form over time. Squat down only as far as you can
go without lifting your heels; then, as bending beyond this point
becomes easier, gradually bend down more. Keep in mind
that your ultimate goal is not a very deep squat, but rather one
that brings your thighs to a position that's parallel with the
floor; a 90-degree angle."

Hope this helps!

 

[TheAssholeFomerlyKnownAsDBBT]

Dont know if every1 knows this... I just learned it myself. Got an email from a friend (copy and paste):

"When performing squats, it's important to keep your body weight
on your heels and not on your toes. If your heels rise off the
floor as you bend, too much pressure can be placed on your knees
- especially if you are using heavy weights.

If staying flat-footed during the squat is difficult, it's best
to perfect your form over time. Squat down only as far as you can
go without lifting your heels; then, as bending beyond this point
becomes easier, gradually bend down more. Keep in mind
that your ultimate goal is not a very deep squat, but rather one
that brings your thighs to a position that's parallel with the
floor; a 90-degree angle."

Hope this helps!

COOL

 

[shortstack]

i dont do squats anymore

 

[TheAssholeFomerlyKnownAsDBBT]

i dont do squats anymore

Why Come?

 

[shortstack]

cause i have to much knowledge and its fking me up.... i have old school bber knowledge and scientific knowledge and they wont conflict with eachother

 

[TheAssholeFomerlyKnownAsDBBT]

cause i have to much knowledge and its fking me up.... i have old school bber knowledge and scientific knowledge and they wont conflict with eachother

gotta hit the rack about e'r three months...i go back and forth from press to rack

 

[shortstack]

plus someone who i really look up to (placed 4th in olympia 199?) explained i really dont need em

 

[TheAssholeFomerlyKnownAsDBBT]

plus someone who i really look up to (placed 4th in olympia 199?) explained i really dont need em

Oh, did he blow some of his genetics onto you too j/k

 

[small but working on it]

Oh, did he blow some of his genetics onto you too j/k

lmfo

 

[Steve The Bluesman]

I would be careful with squat advice...The weight on the heels part is right across the board, but many lifters put their "ass in the bucket" so to speak, including me, and have never had knee of back problems...(I have been lifting for about 20 years.)

Now stopping at or above parrallel makes my knees scream. Of course YMMV...

As as for squats not being important and leg presses doing the same thing...well - let's say a lot of folks would disagree on that one too.

Check deepsquatter.com

Later,


Bluesman

 

[BIGJAKE]

No squats for me 2 back surgery

 

[swordfish151]

Hey bigjake and shortstack..no squats bros? then how do you maintain or build mass for your legs????? what is your leg routine like? i have been having knee problems now for 4 months....and what helps me is to do leg extensions first, then the leg press machine..then squats..

 

[TheRide]

cause i have to much knowledge and its fking me up.... i have old school bber knowledge and scientific knowledge and they wont conflict with eachother

I hear you... constant debate over 90 degee or the "go deep or go home" theory....

 

[BIGJAKE]

Hey bigjake and shortstack..no squats bros? then how do you maintain or build mass for your legs????? what is your leg routine like? i have been having knee problems now for 4 months....and what helps me is to do leg extensions first, then the leg press machine..then squats..

well for me I have just come to realize that I will just not have huge legs I am very limited to what I can do.sled-ext-curl-and some times I can throw in some hacks because of the support for the back.Thats about all I can do.I just do drop sets super sets and high reps to help stimulate the muscle.

 

[wootoom]

i love squats. very good excersize

 

[bikebod]

Squats are great. But a lot of people seem to over emphasize them and neglect leg presses. I followed that advice for about 2 years and looked down at my quads one day and realized they were not as big as they used to be (they had been probably my most well developed muscles). I started doing leg presses again and those have quickly been building the quads back up. variety is key.

 

[Smurfy]

wow.

 

[BIGJAKE]

wow.

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[Smurfy]

Im just a little shocked that so many people see squats as unnecessary or bad. Maybe this is why I never see anyone squatting at the gym. I see more people using the squat rack for barbell curls.

 

[BIGJAKE]

The only reason for me is because of medical history.otherwise i am old school
free weights and squats.I love squats.I hear you tho barbel curls rule the squat rack at my gym also.

 

[Raffaz]

IMO squats are one of the core BBing exercises. Everyone should do them(if they can). If you wanna learn proper technique for squats, then get hold of a book called "The insiders tell all handbook on weight training technique" by Stuart McRobert. It goes into serious detail , 16 pages of it.

Mick

 

[Smurfy]

I see what youre saying. Medical issues do come into play. Squats are no joke. I guess Im just sick of seeing guys juicing and all jacked up top and these same guys dont ever train their legs or they are training like pussies or they have calves the size of my forearm.

 

[psychedout]

Squats are the only leg exercise that don't hurt my knees. And don't kid yourself about hack squats -- you can fuck up your back and knees just as badly doing them.

 

[Illuminati]

Dont know if every1 knows this... I just learned it myself. Got an email from a friend (copy and paste):

"When performing squats, it's important to keep your body weight
on your heels and not on your toes. If your heels rise off the
floor as you bend, too much pressure can be placed on your knees
- especially if you are using heavy weights.

If staying flat-footed during the squat is difficult, it's best
to perfect your form over time. Squat down only as far as you can
go without lifting your heels; then, as bending beyond this point
becomes easier, gradually bend down more. Keep in mind
that your ultimate goal is not a very deep squat, but rather one
that brings your thighs to a position that's parallel with the
floor; a 90-degree angle."

Hope this helps!

bro, you might want to try some shoes that are a little more flat soled. regular sneakers that have arches in them, tend to make your rock forward onto your toes. try getting some chuck taylors (old school, you can get them for $30-40). this will help you keep your feet firmly planted and stay flat on the floor. also, concentrate on moving your hips back. when your knees go past your toes during the squat, the weight shifts to the balls of your feet.
if you want to work on your form, start box squatting. get a box that will get you just below parallel, cover up the mirror so you can't see how close you are to the box, and work on sitting back onto the box.