No. For me the right way, wether lying down or sitting, is to make sure that the hams are the one being stretched. For the one sitting down, that means hinging forward at the hip instead of rounding your lower back just for the sake of being able to reach your toes. I feel a much better stretch at the hams that way even if I don’t get to reach my toes.
For standing up, prop your leg forward and again hinge at the hip, making sure that you don’t let the hip move forward just for the sake of being able to reach your toes.
For lying down (ideally with a partner) make sure the side of the hip you’re stretching doesn’t rise up when it gets uncomfortable… make sure both sides of the hips are touching the floor.
If without a partner, I’ve found that lying down and putting my leg up to a beam (with the other leg stretched forward on the floor) works ok. If you cant do it up to 90 degrees, that’s ok as long as the hamms are getting stretched
Bench 120x5 135x5 150x5 ss Row
Bench 5x10 @115 ss row/curls
Squats 160x5 185x5 205x5 ss chins
Squats 3x10 ss abs
Had to bench first, rack was taken. Only managed 3 sets of the bbb squats. Still adjusting to the supersets and shorter rest times, really felt tired by the end of the workout.
I had to go home and get some chores done before going to work, so I had about an hour to train. I also think benching first before squatting affected the workout. It’s easier to grind out reps in bench even when fatigued than squats.
I meant about benching before squatting. The times I had to do that, there’s that subconscious thinking that I can’t shoot for as much reps as I’d like for example since I already benched and am already partially fatigued.
But yeah I really hate that too when they deadlift in the squat rack when there’s a lot more space elsewhere. Go ahead, put your belt on for that 80kg pull
I find the exact opposite. Once I’m done on bench, I’m done. There’s always one more (ugly) squat rep. This is why I’ve stopped doing plus sets on squats.
Counterpoint: this might be because I push myself harder on bench than squat and why my bench is so much better than my squat
I think doingpaused squats in FSL greatly helped me keep my torso how it should be when squatting, even when doing AMRAP. I’m much more aware when it starts to become squatmornings
Exactly the conversation I had with someone the other day. I like that aspect of it. Its nongreat challenge for me to be stronger than the people at my regular commercial gym, and it doesn’t move me towards my goals. I like to have the big boys to aim for, especially the ones that I thought of as similar levels when I first joined the site and are now leaps and bounds ahead of me.
Also, what @whang said about FSL paused squats. That would be a perfect park bench supplemental protocol for me
Don’t do this. FSL or BBB, not both. Especially if you already struggle getting the work in.
Edit: I can see a good argument for paused squats replacing BBB deadlifts, maybe even paused front squats, depending how proficient you are. Smarter/stronger people may disagree @MarkKO@simo74
I find my form is better on front squats that back squats. No idea why, maybe because the weights are lighter. I’ll definitely consider this in future cycles. I hate BBB deadlifts lol
I wouldn’t switch them out. Just stick to the program. If the 531 sets or BBB are too hard then just adjust your training max. Remember Doing 531+ with BBB two movements in one session is supposed to be HARD. But you also want to be able to finish all the reps. Either make an adjustment or just harden up
Yep, I’m planning on sticking with it for a few cycles before changing things up. Not sticking to a plan has always been a problem of mine and definitely want to change that.
