A few weeks back I posted asking about arm lengths because I was having some problems with Front Squats.
In the end, I took the advice given here, widened my grip a bit and just manned up.
This Saturday past I think I had an epiphany. Everything just kind of fell into place and the Front Squat felt like a natural decent excercise for the first time. I am still not moving much weight compared to my back squat but I feel I am on the road.
They are obviously hitting my muscles in a different way as well as I can barely walk today.
Anyway, just wanted to share this little success and say thanks to the people who took the time to reply to my original post.
Front squats are awesome. They also dont hurt my knees like heavy back squats do. Please, save the lectures Im not saying back squats cause bad knees they just hurt mine.
Yeah boyyyyyy! Front squats are tough as hell, but that’s why I love 'em. A lot more challenging and satisfying, IMO, than back squats, though both have their uses.
Agreed, one of the hardest, one of the best. Try them from a dead start at the bottom position for a change (great for training up on stones). If there was one lift I’d shit myself while doing, this would be it.
[quote]benmoore wrote:
elano wrote:
Sharting your pants is never a good thing.
Unless you hit a PR in the process.[/quote]
What? How would that make it a good thing?
EX.A - Grunt Push it, come on 315!!! YESSS!!! oh man I SHARTED!! WEAKKK!!!
As you can see from example A, the PR is obviously a good thing, but the pants pooping is considered “weak.” and completely ruins the sense of victory.
Use your head. There is no justification for pooping of the pants.
When you’re grindin’ out a squat and your pants start feeling hot diarrhea. If your deadlift felt too easy and your ass starts feeling greasy diarrhea.
You are quite the poet elano. I try to shit before squat sessions for a few reasons. As elano said, its total weaksauce and it could potentially ruin a set of squats. The only way to partially redeem yourself would be if you did it on say the first rep of 5, and finished up the set.
The other day at the YMCA I sharted doing 275 for reps of 6. I went down for the last one and when I came up damn if it didnt slip out. Noone was near so I casually slipped off to the bathroom cleaned up and finished doing calfs. Good thing most of my shorts are blue or black.
[quote]gambit10 wrote:
The other day at the YMCA I sharted doing 275 for reps of 6. I went down for the last one and when I came up damn if it didnt slip out. Noone was near so I casually slipped off to the bathroom cleaned up and finished doing calfs. Good thing most of my shorts are blue or black.[/quote]
Atrocious defeat and probably smell. Pics or it didn’t happen