im giggling at all the wall squats.
and i like your coach.
that’s all.
[quote]mom-in-MD wrote:
so no part of your body should touch the wall?
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her boobs were touching the wall!!! I saw it!!!
[quote]Kristoph wrote:
Whoops, let’s try that footage again.
Edit: Patience, grasshoppah, is the lesson for me tonight. Anyway the vid above is the later squat, this one is one of the earlier ones. Point is! These are annoying and therefore probably a good training tool. To be done at home, where nobody can see you fall backwards. 
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Nice! I think not having boobs makes it more challenging! Use the force of your RIGHTEOUS BEARD!
wall squats and Bre talking about boobs.
this thread is full of WIN!
As far as I know, nothing is supposed to touch the wall. I’m sure a gentle brush with it is fine, but you want to avoid smacking into it.
In my unexpert’ed opinion.
I did not smack into the wall… it smacked into me.
does it count?
lol! well, i didn’t see any wall smacking in those vids. I did see a bit of chin sliding…
At any rate, they look like a valuable tool to learning good form! Nice work Frenchie!
mad props to you–i have been there, am there and probably will be there again with re-learning squats.
much props! you’re doing great!
Today was total leg obliteration day inspired by our resident volume queen Nikki. I had to plug in quite a few KM in the drairy snow for work and I was yawning even before hitting the gym. Decided it was a good day for a little chemical boost and downed a pre-workout. Good thing because when I arrived at the gym I realized DAMNATION! I forgot my Mp3 player…And I was so looking forward to a little Disturbed-fueled angst. Managed to push myself despite it and feeling pretty good about it.
1.5 hours.
sumo deads 5/3/1
warmup 135lbs 1x12
working
160lbs 1x5
190lbs 1x5
215lbs 1x8 (aimed for 12 but no go)
accessory:
SLDL
80lbs 3x12
machine leg extension
100lbs 1x12
110lbs 1x10
120lbs 1x8
DB Goblet Squat
30lbs 1x12
35lbs 1x12
40lbs 1x12
BB split squat
65lbs 1x8
75lbs 1x8
85lbs 1x8
BB bridge (or Bree sky humpin)
135lbs 1x12
185lbs 2x8
machine calf raise
+45lb 1x12
+55lbs 1x12
+65lbs 1x12
Machine leg press
- 230lbs 1x5 - realized my legs were too fried for this weight
- 180lbs 3x8
left the gym shakin like a leaf. currently downing a little PP while hubbie preps supper.
Thats a lot of volume there Frenchie. Enjoy the dinner, you earned it.
[quote]JoeGood wrote:
Thats a lot of volume there Frenchie. Enjoy the dinner, you earned it.[/quote]
dinner better be at least 5 courses after that…
How the hell did you do all that volume without your mp3 player? Insane, can’t imagine why you were shaking when you were done! Hope you can walk tomorrow.
Really nice work. Best of luck with the wall squats. Watched the vids, looking good. I was thinking about you when I was doing mine tonight!
Ahh the shakes. You know you’ve worked hard when you get those. Love them.
sore for days!!
I would be surprised if these were good training for Oly lifting since Oly squats are narrow stance and the goal is to drop down between your legs rather than sit back. I can see a benefit for those learning wide-stance PL squats, though.
You are right. Oly lifting: narrow stance + upright torso + high bar position = knees need to come forwards. If they are prevented then you will either feel your descent to be jammed or you will lose your balance backwards - unless you got freaky femur / tibia proportions (perhaps).
Wall squats were my first introduction to squatting (before I found Ripptoe and then decided on Oly Lifting instead). Spent a good 3 months on them and developed some serious hip tendonitis (very bad hip flexibility and mobility)
The constraints of a wall squat: Upright torso + knees can’t come fowards.
It is meant to teach you to sit your butt back… back… back…
It is also meant to prevent you leaning forwards.
It is meant to be possible to descend below paralell without falling back on your ass.
How?
When powerlifters adopt a low bar sit your butt back… back… back… kinda squat they seem to (while retaining lumbar arch) lean forward a great deal so that the bar is balanced over their midfoot.
But you can’t lean forwards because the wall is in the frigging way. Unless you got perhaps slightly less freaky femur / tibia proportions
Adopting a sumo stance allowed me to get well below parallel without falling over. That was the only way I could do it, though.
Dunno.
Perhaps there is some knack / trick I never did get.
I know it sounds odd… But there is a weird ‘hang on with your hip flexors’ kinda thing that can help with balance. Your balance is back behind your center of gravity because you are sitting your butt back - but somehow you can kinda use them to maintain upright posture without falling on your ass. Don’t know if this makes any sense. I think I started to get some of that with wall squats… There are limits to that, though, and depending on your femur length (in relation to your tibia length) you might need to push your knees out to the sides more. Perhaps. Everyone is so frigging different…
random question if you don’t mind 
What brand of swimwear did you say you found to be your favorite??
[quote]mom-in-MD wrote:
random question if you don’t mind
What brand of swimwear did you say you found to be your favorite?? [/quote]
Billabong - I think I’m up to 3 of those now. the other brands didn’t support as well nor age as nicely.
kudos on all the wall squatters in here! Yes, boobs and beards are allowed to slide up the wall,they gotta go somewhere.
Again, Mainy, hope you can walk today !
ok,thanks!! good to know!
(also good to know about the boobs sliding up the wall)
maybe I’ll post my wall squat vid now?