Today's workout clips - Spatts and CasualBB :)

[coolcolj]

Spatts and CasualBB some squats from a side view, although these have bands, but next week I'll do some normal heavier sets as well for ya.

OlySquats with bands
2.2megs - Right click on the link and save before viewing!
http://www.members.optushome.com.au/coolcolj2/Movies/CCJ_BandOlySquats_23April03.mpg

HighBar BoxSquats with bands - these were really tough after the above. I think I had too much bar weight.
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http://www.members.optushome.com.au/coolcolj2/Movies/CCJ_BandHBBoxSquats_23April03.mpg

Well you have jumpsquats and now you have jumping box squats
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http://www.members.optushome.com.au/coolcolj2/Movies/CCJ_JumpBoxSquats_23April03.mpg

 

[casualbb]

haha, thanks dude! My squat style IS pretty similar to yours. Now all I have to do is get the weights up there (I wish )

-casualbb

 

[coolcolj]

haha, thanks dude! My squat style IS pretty similar to yours. Now all I have to do is get the weights up there (I wish )

-casualbb

Hey it will get up there one day. This time last year I was squatting 135-175lbs or so for sets of 5, and they were tough!!

 

[casualbb]

Lol, that's right about where I am

-casualbb

 

[bignate73]

nice work. very explosive.

 

[Baoh]

haha, thanks dude! My squat style IS pretty similar to yours. Now all I have to do is get the weights up there (I wish )

-casualbb

You will get there. Just keep plugging away, adjusting when necessary, and keeping any changes in format simple enough to know what actions caused what effects.

 

[BodybuildingUniverse]

looking good man...i would think though that when your heels are coming off the ground it must be too easy for you. I wonder if more weight would be more challenging, effective...

do you ever squat with more of a powerlifting stance? I tell ya, once I got myself used to the lower bar position and stance, my squats went WAY up for me. 470 to 555 in 6 months maybe? Might not fit in with your goals though

 

[coolcolj]

looking good man...i would think though that when your heels are coming off the ground it must be too easy for you. I wonder if more weight would be more challenging, effective...

do you ever squat with more of a powerlifting stance? I tell ya, once I got myself used to the lower bar position and stance, my squats went WAY up for me. 470 to 555 in 6 months maybe? Might not fit in with your goals though

I'm deliberately going up on my toes. This also helps a bit, because the bar does come off my back by a good 3inches, so getting up on my toes not only gets the calves involved, but stops the bar crashing down on me

The weight is quite heavy at the bottom. Perhaps I should use green bands, but that would mean less bar weight.

Anyway it was pretty tough the sets I did with 195 and 205lbs. The boxed squats were hard as hell!

No I have never squatted in a powerlifter style. Yes I know you can lift way more, because of the reduced ROM and better leverage, but I need narrow stanced leg power, it's just more specfic for my needs. But I may try them in future for a differnet kind of loading.

Still my goal is to squat 585lbs in my current oly style one day

 

[BodybuildingUniverse]

whew! that would be a whopper of a squat! get it man....the vids are great!

 

[edgecrusher]

Nice explosion, your travelling a far distance in a very short period of time.

 

[b fold the truth]

I love the jumping box squats...may give them a try soon.

B True

 

[coolcolj]

I love the jumping box squats...may give them a try soon.

B True

if you look at the hip motion, it's almost like an oly lift!

 

[leatherface]

Awesome vids man I think im gonna try those jumping box squats myself!