[quote]Davinci.v2 wrote:
Do you ever have any lower back problems? The only reason I ask is because your ass kips a lot at the bottom during your squats.[/quote]
I know the little dip thing your talking about and I’ve always had that. I dont really know why? I’ve tried lots of different set ups and things but it just doesnt go away. any suggestions on how to correct that?
But to answer your question, No i dont have any low back problems from squatting with that little hitch thing. I never have and would like to keep it that way
EDIT: After re watching the videos I think I might know why. I think i’m pretty glute dominant in my squats. Maybe my glutes are firing a lot more than everything else? i’ve got quite the ghetto booty (or so I’m told) so maybe my glutes are taking over and firing first? I dont know… just grasping as straws here lol
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It’s typically due to not holding your spinal erectors tight at the bottom and having tight hips forcing your back to round at the bottom. Try pushing your knees out as you go down and taking the weight in your hips instead of your back. Eventually that’s going to be a problem as you get stronger if you don’t correct it.
Not the best video, but you never want your butt to turn down like that if you can help it. Parts 1 and 2 of the videos can be found there as well and are worth the watch. Hope this helps. Good work by the way.
thanks man I’ll check those out. I know I have tight hip flexors and I stretch them out A LOT. I’m going to try some of the exercises from that article the other day about being strong in the stretch. Seemed like some good ones in there for loosening things up.
I bet I can grow facial hair faster than you. Fucker!
You’re strong, man. That outdoor gym area is nuts. I fucking love that.
Were you into rowing? I recall you talking about the Concept 2 and posting vids for LM to critique your form. Wasn’t sure if you had done crew or something, or just liked rowing.
[quote]Mascherano wrote:
Yeah, that outdoor gym is ridic. Bastad!
315 looked good to me, so did the DL. Locked it out, right? And SUMO FTW mofo!
Question, what’s with the high reps on the sqwatz? Are you on a specific program? I don’t normally see high reps like that.[/quote]
I’m only following up to disagree because I care. The 315 squats appeared to be fine until the bottom which is where there is obvious posterior pelvic tilt on at least the last 3 reps. When the weight gets heavier, that’s going to eventually lead to the increased risk of injury…herniating a disc is no fun.
Hard to tell how narrow your stance is, but if it’s relatively narrow, you’re not going to be able to go as deep and the result is ass kipping at the bottom. If you want to go deep, you’ll have to widen up your stance a bit and push your knees outward some. Also try to keep your spinal erectors activated the entire rep. I try to keep my tailbone pulled up. Another explanation I like is to drop your balls toward the ground and stick your ass out.
Watch those 3 videos, he explains everything perfectly.
Nikki - don’t you hate that? I haven’t been talked to mid rep yet but I could totally see that happening. The sets of 315 were pretty easy strength wise but kicked my butt cause of this cold.
Ponce - I’m sure you can. I think 12 year old mexican boys can grow facial hair faster than me I’ve never rowed crew before. I just like rowing for cardio cause it’s hard and it’s something different. I like doing different things. Yeah LM critiqued my video and it actually helped A TON! I’m not rowing faster times with less strokes per minute than I was before. A little critique here and there are welcomed and can help out a lot IMO. That’s why I’m asking for advice on all my vids. I’m always looking to improve.
Masch - yeah the outdoor gym is a nice perk yeah I locked out that 405 sumo and then off camera I pulled a couple 405 singles conventional DL. I haven’t done any heavy DL’s in a few months so I was happy about that. I’ve just been doing stiff leg DLs for hammies. About the high rep squat, I just like to finish my squats with a high rep set sometimes. I get a serious leg pump going on with them and I like it. I’m not following a specific program just doing my own thing.
Davinci - I’m definitely gonna check out those videos. I’m not really trying to push my squat super heavy. I don’t really have the desire to squat more than 405 or so for reps. I’ve hit 405x3 before a couple months ago but I’m definitely all about not getting injured
Nikki - Sweet new avatar. You’re lookin jacked (in a good way)
Ok so I have a question but I dont want to start a thread about it cause I hate stupid threads.
Does anyone train twice I day? I’m not talking about one cardio session and one lifting session. I’m talking about two lifting sessions a day. What I was thinking was an AM lifting session that is heavy and lower volume, then doing an evening session that is higher rep and a little more conditioning oriented?
I’m thinking that my body will be able to handle that pretty easily and was wondering if anyone had any experiences with this sort of a thing? (i remember reading bulletprooftigers cutting thread I think he was doing something similar?) I would like to get my “heavy” lifting in during the AM session and then in the evening I will be going to the gym with my fiance and possibly one of her ex coworkers. I would be training them/working out with both of them and would like to already have my own workout under my belt by the time we get in the gym.
Ok so if anyone has any insight or words of wisdom for me, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks a lot
Does anyone train twice I day? I’m not talking about one cardio session and one lifting session. I’m talking about two lifting sessions a day. What I was thinking was an AM lifting session that is heavy and lower volume, then doing an evening session that is higher rep and a little more conditioning oriented?
I’m thinking that my body will be able to handle that pretty easily and was wondering if anyone had any experiences with this sort of a thing? (i remember reading bulletprooftigers cutting thread I think he was doing something similar?) I would like to get my “heavy” lifting in during the AM session and then in the evening I will be going to the gym with my fiance and possibly one of her ex coworkers. I would be training them/working out with both of them and would like to already have my own workout under my belt by the time we get in the gym.
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I started doing that around December and it has worked for me jumpstarting some gains in strength and size. I lift on my lunch break so I only get about 45-50 minutes of workout time. So I started doing another short 20-30 minutes workout in my basement once I get home. The extra volume made a difference.
My am workout is the heavy one. The pm one will be lighter, higher reps. An example would be:
Back/Bis
AM: pullups, lat pulldown, 2 types of rows, face pulls, DB curls
PM: chinups and a bunch of higher rep EZ bar curls
[quote]sam_sneed wrote:
I started doing that around December and it has worked for me jumpstarting some gains in strength and size. I lift on my lunch break so I only get about 45-50 minutes of workout time. So I started doing another short 20-30 minutes workout in my basement once I get home. The extra volume made a difference.
My am workout is the heavy one. The pm one will be lighter, higher reps. An example would be:
Back/Bis
AM: pullups, lat pulldown, 2 types of rows, face pulls, DB curls
PM: chinups and a bunch of higher rep EZ bar curls
I only do this about on weekdays, 4 days a week. My focus on this was to bring up my arms which have always sucked.
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ok cool. Yeah thats kinda what I was thinking. Get in the heavy “meat and potatoes” lifting in the AM and then in the afternoon i’ll get some lighter stuff. I guess I’ll just have to try it out and see how it goes.
heres a picture of me this morning. The mustache is coming in quite nicely (as you can all see)
this always happens when I’m dropping a little bodyfat but I get this little pouch thing on my lower abdomen. Its the last place I lose fat from and when I’m dropping it gets kinda squishy and gross feeling. you can definitely see it in the picture. lame
The other night i cooked up some stuffed bell peppers and they were awesome. Thought I’d share cause it was so delicious and looks great (cause its so colorful)
This is what I did first:
Steamed 4 bell peppers.
Cooked up some brown rice.
Cooked up some summer squash.
while all that was cooking away I sauteed up some onions and garlic then mixed in 1.25lbs of ground turkey meat. When that was all cooked up I added a jar of pasta sauce to the mix.
Next I put the 4 bell peppers into a oven safe dish, I filled them about a 3rd of the way up with rice, then another 3rd of the way up with squash. Finally I filled them the rest of the way with the turkey meat sauce stuff.
Once all the peppers were filled I filled the crevasses around them with the left over rice, squash and then poured all the extra turkey meat sauce stuff inside the dish. Lastly was the magic finishing touch cut a strip of cheese off of the block and push that right down in the middle. Oh man is it awesome. Throw some tin foil on that biotch and pop it in the oven for 25 minutes. Here are some pics
EDIT: Wish i could put more than one picture into a single post.
I’ve never rowed crew before. I just like rowing for cardio cause it’s hard and it’s something different. I like doing different things. Yeah LM critiqued my video and it actually helped A TON! I’m not rowing faster times with less strokes per minute than I was before. A little critique here and there are welcomed and can help out a lot IMO. That’s why I’m asking for advice on all my vids. I’m always looking to improve.
