[quote]Professor X wrote:
[quote]gregron wrote:
maybe dont squat while wearing pants next time?
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LOL. I don’t see how anyone could squat well in pants unless they were very elastic. Acting like your pants exploded because your ass is superhumanly huge…as if the fact that you’re still wearing the same size pants you had in the 11th grade isn’t the issue…is hilarious.[/quote]
LOL, right? I couldn’t squat in pants… I get so hot and sweaty while squatting that I would die in pants.
Yeah shorts for squatting for me majority of the time, does feel better.
Over here in England I always wear “pants” as well a shorts though - lolz
I currently train legs 2x a week with the quad day similar to how I listed (though very much subject to change now) & hamstring day roughly like:
Deadlift (double overhand grip)
140/308 x 5 (easy as hell but no grip on these bars) - STRAPS ON - 160/352 x 6 easy - 180/396 x 4
SLDL
100/220 x 10 - 110/242 x 10 - 120/264 x 10 - 140/308 x 4 PR (I think…)
GMs
60/132 x 10 - 80/176 x 10 - 100/220 x 5 PR
Lying Hamstring Curls
20/44 x 10 - 30/66 x 8
^^ the most recent hamstring training in my log (need to update actually). As you can see I do try and hit them hard but perhaps too much lower back/spinal erectors and too little isolation?
[quote]WP wrote:
[quote]Ct. Rockula wrote:
[quote]hungry4more wrote:
[quote]Professor X wrote:
[quote]hungry4more wrote:
I’ve kinda always had a big ass, yes X, even as compared to black people haha. Solution wasn’t to be afraid of making it bigger…it was just to make sure quads and hammies are up to fucking par. On a side note, I’ve gotten NOTHING but compliments from the opposite sex regarding it. Judging by your numbers, you just have a slightly bigger than average ass, and since all your non-training friends have silly pancake asses, you, as a male, feel ashamed at having a ghetto booty (no homo) lol.
Try front squatting first in your workouts, doing some hammie isolation work next, THEN, if you want, you can do back squats. Don’t be afraid of pre-exhausting with shit like leg extensions, and keep working on getting deeper. [/quote]
I think we need to work on some definitions because it is clear the “non-minority” definition of “ghetto booty” is quite divergent from the term selected by the more pigmented division of society.[/quote]
My fiance is black, and she says I have a ghetto booty…lol.
Or were you referring to it being used to describe chicks’ asses?
Or something else? Haha. [/quote]
You leave our wimminz alone.
interacial dating is sick and should be hated[/quote]
I salute thee good sir.
Now I feel more entitled in taking women of your colour, Mr.H4M. We should gather all the black T-Nation members and do what HM, waylander etc. did in a place where no black guys normally gather. Jersey Shore, anyone?
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WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? LOL
^^ x 2
LOL
Loose pants for squats. More like skirts, tight around the waist, large like a sac otherwise. leaves place for the genital organs to move freely, as well as it provides outstanding air ventillation for the aforementioned.
And, of course, no problem with hitting depth, getting quad pump, etc, etc…
I’m tempted to poss my ass picture here. But I won’t
[quote]Vejne wrote:
Loose pants for squats. More like skirts, tight around the waist, large like a sac otherwise. leaves place for the genital organs to move freely, as well as it provides outstanding air ventillation for the aforementioned.
And, of course, no problem with hitting depth, getting quad pump, etc, etc… [/quote]
Bravo, great description
[quote]AccipiterQ wrote:
I’m tempted to poss my ass picture here. But I won’t[/quote]
Yeah once more then the OP presents his ass in a thread outside SAMA, all hell really has broken loose
I’ve got stretchmarks all over my arse as it grows quickly. But it is not abnormally big, either compared to my legs or in general and neither is your’s OP. Do you have trouble getting a quad/ham pump? that would be an indicator you are not working the muscle.
[quote]Bambi wrote:
I’ve got stretchmarks all over my arse as it grows quickly. But it is not abnormally big, either compared to my legs or in general and neither is your’s OP. Do you have trouble getting a quad/ham pump? that would be an indicator you are not working the muscle.[/quote]
I’ve got to say- quad pump is rare and ham pump is pretty much a never. But then I never feel “glute pumped” either…
I know I can improve my quad training a lot to focus on quads… the hams are a little more difficult to hit properly but I’m most likely going to experiment with doing hamstring curls before deadlifts and stiff legged on most days- perhaps along the lines of:
Week 1: Pre-exhaust w/lying leg curls, deadlifts, sldl, gms, another leg curl variation
Week 2: Pre-exhaust w/lying leg curls, deadlifts, sldl, gms, another leg curl variation
Week 3: Aim for deadlift PR, sldl, gms, leg curl variation
Week 4: Pre-exhaust, SLDL, Deadlift, GMs, Another leg curl variation
Total sets maybe 12 and erring on the side of mid/low reps (4-8) for deadlifts/sldl/gms and 8-10 for curls…
[quote]Professor X wrote:
For the record, I found the very first dress shirt that fits me well and stretches with me causing a true v-taper from a bodybuilding clothing website (hot bodz). [/quote]
I like that company. They have nice body conscious clothing that (mostly) doesn’t look ridiculously overt…
I got a couple of nice v-necks from them recently.
<----------------EDIT: I like them so much in fact, I put one on and made a new avi… : )
[quote]jake_j_m wrote:
I’ve got to say- quad pump is rare and ham pump is pretty much a never. But then I never feel “glute pumped” either
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for a ham pump, i like the john meadows style:
start with lying leg curls ramping up w/ sets of 12. squeeze at the end of each rep and on your last set (after failure) do as many partials as you can
doing that got me the best ham pump i can remember and i had a better MMC with my hams through out the session
as for just quads in general, i dont really have a recommendation, but for VMO’s heel elevated front squats w/ no lock out do the job
also, if you have a sled or prowler, backwards dragging pumps my VMO’s very well
[quote]MAF14 wrote:
[quote]jake_j_m wrote:
I’ve got to say- quad pump is rare and ham pump is pretty much a never. But then I never feel “glute pumped” either
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for a ham pump, i like the john meadows style:
start with lying leg curls ramping up w/ sets of 12. squeeze at the end of each rep and on your last set (after failure) do as many partials as you can
doing that got me the best ham pump i can remember and i had a better MMC with my hams through out the session
as for just quads in general, i dont really have a recommendation, but for VMO’s heel elevated front squats w/ no lock out do the job
also, if you have a sled or prowler, backwards dragging pumps my VMO’s very well[/quote]
I think I will try something along the lines of the leg curls done that way in my next hamstring session, thanks. Sounds ideal, if it gets me those results I might well never do hams without pre-exhaust again (but maybe I’m jumping the gun)
I’ve never really considered heel elevated but keeping the tension on quads does seem to help (even in back squats since my weak area is definitely not lockout). I could only see myself doing squats elevated if it was via olympic shoes. I want some since I think they are the better option when it comes to squatting “for quads”, but they are damn expensive compared to my converse hi-tops!
Ok guys I already posted this in my training log but to show I’m actually listening to you lot here’s my new quad day (whilst I have access to hack squat):
Quads & Calves (KG/LBS)
Front Squats
80/176 x 8 (set 1 PR) - 90/198 x 8 (set 2 PR) - 100/220 x 4
Leg Press
150/330 x 10 - 180/396 x 10 - 200/440 x 8
Hack Squat
40/88 x 10 - 60/132 x 10 - 80/176 x 8
Leg Extension (setting no.)
4 x 10 - 5 x 10 - 6 x 6
Back Squat
100/220 x 8 (just to feel what it’s like fatigued)
Calf Raise Machine (setting no.)
9 x 8 - 10 x 8 - 11 x 8 +2 rep PR - 12 x 6 PR
Leg Press Calf Raise
170/374 x 10 (set 1 PR) - 180/394 x 9 +2 rep PR - 190/418 x 6 + 2 rep PR
Quad Stretch x 60 seconds
DC style weighted calf stretch x 60 seconds
Didn’t feel the best beforehand so I know I will PR on just about everything next week assuming I do… couple Qs though:
Front squat form- what is working best for you guy stance and depth wise? I know this is very individual but I’m finding it hard to “get the groove” on these and know my strength on them will skyrocket when I do. Only thing I’m pretty decided on is not locking out at the top of most reps… & that I wish I had olympic shoes
How deep are guys hack squatting going on them? The one I use has no safety’s so I cant go anywhere set- I felt a great stretch in my quads and was pushing from where I felt the stretch was at it’s maximum point without leverage’s/knees becoming messed up from doing them, no idea how deep that is really…
Good news is if I double my leg press I can’t see me having less then 28" legs… lol