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Kyle Aaron
Active member
Perhaps, but it's a slow process.
The other day I was told that "deep squats aren't for beginners."
I said, "What's a beginner?"
"Someone who hasn't been in a gym before."
"Okay, what if they've not been in a gym, but say they played state league volleyball for three years? Beginner?"
"Well, I guess it's up to your judgment, but err on the side of shallow. The vast majority of people will be fine, and even if they do get injured it's probably not the squats, but still - go slow. Obviously you have more leeway with your PT clients, I am just talking about giving programmes to people."
"Hmmm."
"Like your guy I trained once, the big guy, he went pretty deep, you progressed him, right?"
"Yes. He started out 165kg. Of course I didn't have him squat below parallel with a weight on him in the first session. First two weeks he just sat on a chair and got back up without using a torso weight shift to do it. Next two weeks, a lower chair, and added some weight. After that, a milk crate. Then I took the crate away. Now he's 140kg and front squats 70kg as you saw. But that took 4-5 months."
"Okay."
People do accept it, but very, very reluctantly.
Good luck with that injury, Spiros, get well soon.
We've been doing 10 x 10 and 5 x 5 for bench in the gym recently, and today I had a few boys test PB's.
Alen, up from 120kg to 127.5kg
Gareth, up from 120kg to 125kg
Rory, up from 105kg to 110kg
Pierre, up from 110kg to 112.5kg
Alen also squatted 150kg x 10 @ 90kg
Ceffo and Kapow from here trained today, good to see more ausbb boys at PTC.
Ceff is an excellent bencher, an easy 110kg@ 75kg, he has more in him, we were simply going over form.
Once he put on the Oli lifting shoes, his squat form was mint. His hips rise too soon on deadlifts though.
Alen, up from 120kg to 127.5kg
Gareth, up from 120kg to 125kg
Rory, up from 105kg to 110kg
Pierre, up from 110kg to 112.5kg
Alen also squatted 150kg x 10 @ 90kg
Ceffo and Kapow from here trained today, good to see more ausbb boys at PTC.
Ceff is an excellent bencher, an easy 110kg@ 75kg, he has more in him, we were simply going over form.
Once he put on the Oli lifting shoes, his squat form was mint. His hips rise too soon on deadlifts though.
We've been doing 10 x 10 and 5 x 5 for bench in the gym recently, and today I had a few boys test PB's.
Alen, up from 120kg to 127.5kg
Gareth, up from 120kg to 125kg
Rory, up from 105kg to 110kg
Pierre, up from 110kg to 112.5kg
Alen also squatted 150kg x 10 @ 90kg
Ceffo and Kapow from here trained today, good to see more ausbb boys at PTC.
Ceff is an excellent bencher, an easy 110kg@ 75kg, he has more in him, we were simply going over form.
Once he put on the Oli lifting shoes, his squat form was mint. His hips rise too soon on deadlifts though.
Alen, up from 120kg to 127.5kg
Gareth, up from 120kg to 125kg
Rory, up from 105kg to 110kg
Pierre, up from 110kg to 112.5kg
Alen also squatted 150kg x 10 @ 90kg
Ceffo and Kapow from here trained today, good to see more ausbb boys at PTC.
Ceff is an excellent bencher, an easy 110kg@ 75kg, he has more in him, we were simply going over form.
Once he put on the Oli lifting shoes, his squat form was mint. His hips rise too soon on deadlifts though.
NPR
Member
It's easier with the same weight, Less stress on the back while still working it hard.
dandexter
New member
Alright thanks.