I know what you mean, I love all the specialty bars where the bar sits up high so its easy to reach. I even like the Manta Ray thing you snap on the bar to make it sit way up on your traps.
But I guess you’re using the straight bar specifically to get ready for a competition, so what can you do?
Axle back squat is a common event here. I’m going to keep trying but if the issues dont improve il try low bar, if that doesn’t work il ditch back squats altogether and use a specialty bar and il just avoid competitions with the event
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Do not know what I was seeing man, sorry.Forget my first input.
Watched it on the phone, just looked at the computer, those squats looked very fine Young Duke.
My bad.
Keep doing what you’re doing, you’re looking rock solid in the hole and coming up in great style.
If you can do it with a back that’s a bit more neutral it would feel better and more natural for you, But it looked darn good.
Perhaps this Is why my back doesn’t feel the best during and after back squats, that and more bracing perhaps. I dont have these issues on any other squat so maybe not idk. Also my hips but that’s the hip shift I think maybe. My lower back feels like it takes alot of the load, not the legs
If you can make the back a bit more neutral. Think don’t arch the back, bracing will be very natural, of course think brace. But even more think neutral back.
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Really been liking this lately for unlocking the hip flexors
one thought that comes to my mind, might be wrong tho, is too much focus on keeping back upright and neutral and too little focus on bracing.
Totally agree. If the back feels the load there’s a high chance bracing is off.
Hmm yes
Ok confirmed that I’m not doing next comp! Talked to coach and were going to hammer my legs, Imbalances and squat technique and really build the squat ready for the qualifier after this one. my next comp had axle squat for reps but given my squat technique and the weight, I would be setting myself up for injury. I would have had to use wraps for the comp which is stupid when my technique isnt good.
or do the competition for experience and skip the squat event?
My first competition I did for the experience even though i zeroed 3 of the events and on the farmers I only lifted the weight for 2 meters. At my next comp I’m going to zero no events and put up a decent score.
Not doing an event is shameful and a waste of the $75 entry fee. To me that’s half asking a competition. Imagine theres only one other u90kg competitor and they get there, and find out they are doing the squat event by themselves and competing against nobody. Say we are on an equal score or I’m winning but on the final event they learn they never even have to work for #1 place because I skipped the event. If that happened to me I would be pissed off. (An example because other u90kg’s are alot stronger than me, but still)
But yeah I’m going to do the comp after this as well as static monsters (log and axle deadlift comp) and crush it 
Todays training
Deads
Banded deads into contrast box jump
3 reps 80kg with 3 box jumps
2 reps 90kg 2 box
1 rep 100kg 1 box
125×1
150kg×3 170kg×2 pr 190kg× fail just no gas in tank. 3 weeks ago I pulled an easy deficit single of 180kg. I’m feeling a bit sick but still, I was supposed to do 190 then 200 next week (final week, week 12) bad sessions happen.
Rdl
3×6 80,100,120kg these were good atleast
Was this still with bands? Sometimes your log is a little hard to read, haha.
As you said: It happens. I liked your statement about competition. Failing an event is no big deal but not giving it your all is a shame!
No way not with bands 
il try to format my log a bit better.
Indeed man, the human body isnt perfect so not every session will be a good one! What matters is trying your best and never quitting even if you have a bad session. If a session is bad find the problem if there is one or if not just move on
Strong DL Young Duke.
Well done.
today’s training
Strict press
Isometric push at sticking point ×6 seconds rest 3 minutes before overhead.
Strict press 40kg×5, 3 min rest isometric push 6 seconds. 3 min rest 45kg×5, Iso push then 50kg×5. This was a rep PB and it said rep pr
Soo
50kg×14 strict press. Massive pr!! First time ever but I blacked out racking the bar. Only got one side of the clips and the other half hung out and I was on my arse, lucky the bar didnt fall on me lol. I’m a hit disoriented now but woah lol
80 external rotation pull aparts throughout session
