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squats

  1. Jungnaut

    DB Squats

    Any tips on doing this right? I find its brutal on far less weight than when I do a BB back squat. Mostly its due to holding the DB in place on my shoulders perfectly still otherwise it keeps banging on my head during my set, which gets kinda annoying. Since the DB is sitting closer to the...
  2. V

    Squats / Deads after surgery

    Hey All, Another noob to the forum. I've had a few years experience lifting weights, but not much much for the past 10 years. 2 years ago I hiked the Bibbulmun track. It was awesome but 300kms in, I started getting knee pain. Being the stubborn bugger I am i kept going for the remainder...
  3. D1cko

    Front Squats

    Yo, I want to start incorporating more front squats as assistance for my back squat and othere reasons... I seem to be having trouble with wrist flexibility and it hurts after 3 or so reps...I've tried the cross-arm method but I really want to learn properly Any Tips please?
  4. pumpiniron

    Back in the gym after a month but cant do squats, need help altering program plz

    Was just squatting the bar*20kg* and it hurts when i get to the bottom, so squats are out of the question :(, however deadlifts did not hurt at all *only 80kg* I will write up my program and would appreciate some imput on the most beneficial exercises i can do besides squats or leg presses...
  5. Figjam Brah

    Help. Weird Leg pain/feeling, legs felt fucked after doing light squats.

    Hey peoples, had a weird experience today. While doing warm up squats, of only 25kgs, I had a really weird pain/sensation run up my legs. I'd just finished doing 10 reps atg, felt normal doing them, just the usual cold muscle feelings. but as soon as i racked the bar, I got what felt like a...
  6. A

    10 Year Old Kutin Squats 215

    10-year-old girl breaks world squat powerlifting record - KiiiTV3.com South Texas, Corpus Christi, Coastal Bend
  7. M

    So I look like a pregnant Ethiopian (and squats are hard!)

    Been training for 5 months now. However only started Rippetoes SS program 2 weeks ago. Been seeing decent strength gains (though coming off a very weak base). Squat went from 30kg to 60kg at present Bench went from 40kg to 60kg at present Military Press went from 20kg to 40kg at present BB...
  8. M

    Breathing Squats

    The breathing squats routine featured in the PTC newsletter issue 92 is breathing squats 1x20 bench press 2x7 romanian deadlift 1x20, 1x10 military press 2x7 t-bar row 3-4 sets Is the weight for the romanian deadlifts the same for both sets and would i do warmup sets for every exercises?
  9. S

    Squats

    Hi again I have seen some videos of squats and what I'm wondering is.....how much of the movement, when you go up is due to your lower back? I'm asking this because lately it seems that when I'm going up with the bar, the last hmmm third of the movement my lower backs kicks in a lot, I can...
  10. S

    High rep on rest days

    My chest area has the poorest blood circulation out of all the muscles in my body. Do you want to take a guess which muscles have the best blood circulation of all? That’s correct, my whole shoulder area from the neck all the way down to my front deltoids. Now in order for my muscles to grow, I...
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  11. jchen

    Glute Max getting 'too' big from back squats?

    Is it just me, or do some of you guys think your ass is getting huge from squatting. My dieting has come to halt so right now I am at maintenance and I feel like my ass is getting bigger. I have gone from squatting once a week to 3 times a week on a whole body routine and people are calling...
  12. T

    SQUATS AND DEADLIFTS. Just cause

  13. Rambodian

    Dips

    How far down should I go?, I am doing them on an assist machine as I can't lift my own body weight yet and my left shoulder was really sore after doing them last time. My training partner said I was going way lower than normal, below parallel, but one of the more muscular guys in the gym said it...
    • Rambodian
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    • Forum: BodyBuilding Training Discussions
  14. T

    My first squats

    Hi guys I've taken ur advice an now doing squats. start doing deadlifts tomorrow so I thought I'd post a 2 videos of me squating so u guys can give me some tips now I know the weights are light and i probably could squat lower but I just don't want to put to much pressure on my knee just yet...
  15. J

    Bar hacking up back during squats.

    The knurling on the bar is shredding my back, ends up removing plenty of skin and get some light blood like a graze. I find on the last few reps I tend to pull down on the bar digging it into my back. anyone else experience this? I figure I'm doing something wrong or simply need to harden up...
  16. thechosenone

    anyone on here do front squats?

    Just watching john cenas dvd and he was doing some front squats in his workout, so i tried some in my shed on my squat rack mucking around, i had never done them before and my wrists are not so flexible. I done 60 kilos and my wrists felt like they were gonna snap being bent like that felt so...
  17. D

    Hack Squats

    Ok guys, Going to go back on the PTC program again as ever since Xmas and my hospital visit I haven't been following a plan. Now, my gym has a smith machine no free weight barbell. Apparently it's for some legal safety thing as it's 24/7. Has dumbells that go up to 40kg, and EZ curl bars...
  18. J

    Turkish Squats

    Anyone tried these before?? YouTube - Turkish squats?
  19. dicko10

    headache pain during squats

    G'day all, The last two times I have done 20 rep squats I have had a very sharp pain the back of my head near the join with the spine. Happened both times after like the 15th rep. It feels like a hangover, sharp kind of headache, but isolated to the back of the head in this area. It...
  20. dicko10

    Pain in back of head during squats

    G'day all, The last two times I have done 20 rep squats I have had a very sharp pain the back of my head near the join with the spine. Happened both times after like the 15th rep. It feels like a hangover, sharp kind of headache, but isolated to the back of the head in this area. I squat...
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