add me to the FS lovers club…although I suck at them, they feel more natural than my wide ass back squat stance.
Hey honey, your ankle mobility is so HOT! LOL!
I am really liking FS too. It feel like a more natural movemet to me and I can get quite a bit deeper too.
We have one of those Manta Rays in our basement. My bf loves it, but I don’t like how it feels on my back. I think I like the bar to sit a little lower. However, I have used it for step-ups and lunges.
I <3 front squats. In particular I <3 YOUR front squats. 165?!
I’m doing them for the stupid reason that I psyched myself out about back squats (I felt so bad about having gotten weaker that I had a kind of mental block) so I thought I’d just get the same physical benefits with a different exercise for a while. Which is cool; now it’s PR city for me.
Hey girl, your ankle mobility is super hawt!
Front squats are much better for solo lifters in my opinion. Before I started training/getting coached in my current PL gym I would only do FS, because it forced me to have better technique and recruit the glutes more. Definitely easier to go deep on FS with better form too. I’m guessing you use the crossed arms grip in lieu of the clean grip b/c you want to protect your hands for work?
How’s the lower back feeling?
PS Your numbers are freaking strong!
Yeah, I get weird pick-up lines too from guys who see that I notice them gawking. They come up with the weirdest shit. One guy figured that he can cover up the fact that he was checking out my ass by talking about what I like better, seated or standing calf raises. Hmm-mm.
Yeah! You got your walkovers back! Very cool.
And I’ve never tried a Front BB squat.
I sort of assumed that I’d master the Back Squat first.
As in the FS seemed more complicated.
That and I got going reading Starting Strength which teaches the Back Squat.
Hummm…must watch some FS video.
Hehe. Nobody’s ever said a damn thing about my ankles either.
Yup, people are fucking funny. LOL Nicki re: calf raises guy.
So my legs are torn up from last night. When I woke up I thought that the DOMS were just in my adductors, but actually everything between my hips and knees is pretty sore, with the exception of one recently under-utilized part of my anatomy. I’m stuffed at the moment (bag of spinach, bunch of olives, some almonds, 4 eggs + gorgonzola cheese), but if I can get motivated I’m gonna go plant my butt in my boss’s hot tub with a glass of scotch. That’ll do wonders for my legs.
Most Major- My back is feeling fantastic, just like it should, thanks for asking. I’ve always just crossed my arms over the bar for FS. Actually I hardly touch it with my hands, just balance it across the front of my delts/top of my pecs.
Training this evening: back/triceps
HS high row: 2x8x160, 2x6x180
CG pullup: 6, 4, 4, 4
Stretchers:3x10x60, 2x6x60+? (Put one of those weird plate thingies on the stack, maybe 5 lbs?)
BB bent over row: 5x5x110
DB bench row: 5x70, 4x70, 4x70, 3x70 each side
Dips: 10, 3, 4
BB standing OH tri ext: 3x10x58
Cable javelin-throw tri ext: 3x10
Done.
[quote]Nadia Comeandeat wrote:
Yeah! You got your walkovers back! Very cool. [/quote]
Thanks Nadia! It felt really good. Amazing how ingrained those neuromuscular patterns are! I had no idea how easy it would be once I got the nerve up to try. Thanks again for the inspiration.
[quote]veggiestrong wrote:
everything between my hips and knees is pretty sore, with the exception of one recently under-utilized part of my anatomy.
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wink wink
Haha, that was funny.
Anyways…your training is continuously awesome, keep it up Veg!
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When I woke up I thought that the DOMS were just in my adductors, but actually everything between my hips and knees is pretty sore, with the exception of one recently under-utilized part of my anatomy.[/quote]
Oh no!
What does your bf do that keeps him from working you out?
[quote]inkaddict wrote:
[quote]veggiestrong wrote:
Did a couple sets of the BG version reverse hyper
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Wasn’t sure where I saw her first mention these, but thanks to BG for this brilliant way to perform these! Did them last week and they were sweet.
Keep kickin ass in here, Veg![/quote]
I’m glad you guys like em. I wasn’t sure if they were going to make any sense when I posted about them.
[quote]buckeye girl wrote:
[quote]inkaddict wrote:
[quote]veggiestrong wrote:
Did a couple sets of the BG version reverse hyper
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Wasn’t sure where I saw her first mention these, but thanks to BG for this brilliant way to perform these! Did them last week and they were sweet.
Keep kickin ass in here, Veg![/quote]
I’m glad you guys like em. I wasn’t sure if they were going to make any sense when I posted about them.[/quote]
Hell yeah, I love em now. Even searched YouTube for some more ghetto versions but yours is the best
[quote]Nikki9591 wrote:
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When I woke up I thought that the DOMS were just in my adductors, but actually everything between my hips and knees is pretty sore, with the exception of one recently under-utilized part of my anatomy.[/quote]
Oh no!
What does your bf do that keeps him from working you out?[/quote]
Everything except for me. Whatever.
EDIT: Just read that and realized the way it comes across. Everything does not include anyone.
hmm… i don’t feel front squats in my quads / abs so much as my hip flexors / lumbar spine. feel 'em in a good way from holding the stretch - but that is what seems to be limiting them for me. guess it isn’t a weight exercise so much as a movement exercise for me still. makes me feel better about doing some leg raises.
nice training.
some kick ass training going on in here Veg !
I’m going have to search for BG’s rev hyper setup now…friend has one, but the commercial gym doesn’t…
Pro Enz,you mentioned in Kimba’s log, looks interesting…where do you buy from…PM me if you want.
Nice work in here Veggie! Your a hard working lady 
yes, reverse hyper???
im trying to come up with a way to do something like that at home.
^^ Stability ball?
I lay prone on a ball, hold something stable like a table or something, and do them that way.
I get the same benefit at home as if I was at the gym.
Both a swiss ball version and hyper bench version were posted on page 10 of my log.
Thanks again Most Major and Buckeye Girl!