WoodyAllen
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That's fuckin ridiculous isn't it. No sympathy for her sister's leaking ass implant. Dumb twats.
I was leaning more towards the "attention seeking whores" angle, but "dumb twats" is pretty accurate.
That's fuckin ridiculous isn't it. No sympathy for her sister's leaking ass implant. Dumb twats.
The squat is more of a endocrine stimulator, squat first to stimulate hormones, do specific exercises full ROM to develop flexibility
I like this.. which exercises would be best to work in with the squat to develop this full ROM capability? Is the weighted lunge one of them?
Leg extension
leg press
squat
leg curl
SLDL
the pace at which you move between each exercise is key
uni-lateral leg work is a great way to build the thigh if the weight is heavy, it lessons the load on the spine, the way you see them done at gyms is stupidity and will garner nil result.
Rightio, let me see if I am on the same wavelength here. Are those exercises above listed in the order that they should be done (I notice squat nested perfectly in the middle there)? What pace are you suggesting to move between these exercises, is there a suggested protocol? I am imagining a pseudo super set here with one set encompassing all the above with minimal rest in between (only as long as it takes to move from one to next)
Finally I don't get how does heavy weight uni lateral leg work (like a lunge for example) lesson the load on the spine - compared with what - bodyweight? By all means don't follow how the gym rats (and some PT's lol) do it. Wobbling all over the place with the backs so far forward its a back extension... nah screw that.
I don't think anything or tell anyone anything. I haven't told any of my daughters how to squat, and my latest production who is 2 1/2 years old now, squats perfectly every time I see her getting into that deep squat position (and very comfortably staying there I might add)....as part of her daily activities.T-Nation Mark Rippetoe article
Squat Mechanics: A Deep Analysis
- You may have heard that you must stay upright when you squat, with as vertical a back angle as possible. You've heard wrong. Think "rigid," not "vertical."
I don't think anything or tell anyone anything. I haven't told any of my daughters how to squat, and my latest production who is 2 1/2 years old now, squats perfectly every time I see her getting into that deep squat position (and very comfortably staying there I might add)....as part of her daily activities.
The only time I would open my mouth to give instructions, is when (and only when) I see that center line of gravity violated by the squatter. He feels it and I know it when this occurs, and as long as this is corrected before moving onto anything more than either a broom stick or an empty bar, then all should be fine.
Mark Rippetoe doesn't like it when he hears people instructing others that you must stay upright when you squat, with as vertical a back angle as possible. He prefers to say: Think "rigid," not "vertical." I prefer to say none of that, since rigid is a given, and vertical or otherwise depends on the length of your femur and torso.
Thank God my English wasn't great back in 1980, as I don't remember ever been given instruction on how I should behave when squatting. My philosophy is the less you say the better it is. Or put in another way; say only what is most appropriate and no more. Having said that, we all perceive what we're taught differently, hence we opt to also teach differently.I coach a lot of people and it's not really like that at all. People forget how they used to move as kids.
First thing I teach is correct breathing and bracing. Most people are used to anterior loading which is why they deadlift more than they squat
After then a few sets of isolation exercises for the glutes, hamstrings, quads and abs (working around the hips)
Rest is built from the ground up. Grip the floor with your feet, twist apart if you're a narrow stance to externally rotate the femurs. Spread the floor apart if you squat wide stance
Deep breath in, do not let the collar bone rise, draw ribcage down
Squeeze down on the bar like you're doing a lat pulldown
Then sit back and "show me your nuts"
Can you clarify for me, this common cue pull the bar over your back or as you put it pull down- if your pulling down on the bar it counteracts you upward momentum. This has often made me scratch my head.
I like the cues 'squeeze the shoulder blades together' , and 'drive elbows down' better than 'pull bar over me shoulder'.
Same. But the end result is tensing your muscles in your upper back so the bar is locked in.
keep scratching, it's a cue to engage the muscles of the back, to maintian the natural curvatures of the spine.
Thank God my English wasn't great back in 1980, as I don't remember ever been given instruction on how I should behave when squatting. My philosophy is the less you say the better it is. Or put in another way; say only what is most appropriate and no more. Having said that, we all perceive what we're taught differently, hence we opt to also teach differently.
Can you clarify for me, this common cue pull the bar over your back or as you put it pull down- if your pulling down on the bar it counteracts you upward momentum. This has often made me scratch my head.
I think it is a poor cue for that.