Down as fast as you can while keeping tight and your form solid. Any slower wastes energy that you need for the concentric.
Up as explosively as you can (again, without compromising form).
Well, that’s what I do.
[quote]DaveForner wrote:
micro[/quote]
I bow to your superior knowledge and ability.
[quote]scj119 wrote:
If you’ve never tried it how do you know you won’t like it? Pushing your belly into a belt forcefully helps tremendously with form (particularly balance, proper weight distribution and keeping your chest up)[/quote]
Well, I think I squatted with a belt once or twice years ago, didn’t like it and haven’t done it since. I was basically just putting my hand up as someone who squats heavy without a belt. Maybe it’s one of those things where it would be beneficial once I got past the uncomfortable stage, but it’s not really something I’m going to pursue at the moment.
[quote]Spock81 wrote:
N E WAY
I suppose it’s all mute anyway.
Or is it moot.
It’s a moot point.
mote
[/quote]
I think the term you’re looking for is “moo point.” It’s like a cow’s opinion, it doesn’t really mean anything.
RE: Squatting Speed
[quote]MaazerSmiit wrote:
Down as fast as you can while keeping tight and your form solid. Any slower wastes energy that you need for the concentric.
Up as explosively as you can (again, without compromising form).
Well, that’s what I do.[/quote]
Basically what this guy said.
Hey there, well well aren’t you a spitfire? I skipped through your log. You’re killing it!
I thought I’d post here instead of that thread as I didn’t want to derail it. Good info going on there. I was going to copy and paste what I said in my PM but it isn’t there.
So this is what I said…I think.
"Hahaha, you are excited! You even spelled OMG wrong. 
That is cool that you learned ASL and studied Deaf Studies in school. I’m just kinda surprised that there weren’t many other deafies there. There should be ASL meetups or DNO - Deaf Night Out where all deafies gather and just bullshit around.
You could ask your ASL teacher where’s the best place to meet deafies. If you let me know where you live, I could try and find a facebook group that holds deaf events in your area.
Keep practicing though! Teach your son ASL too!"
[quote]Nutso wrote:
Hey there, well well aren’t you a spitfire? I skipped through your log. You’re killing it!
I thought I’d post here instead of that thread as I didn’t want to derail it. Good info going on there. I was going to copy and paste what I said in my PM but it isn’t there.
So this is what I said…I think.
"Hahaha, you are excited! You even spelled OMG wrong. That is cool that you learned ASL and studied Deaf Studies in school. I’m just kinda surprised that there weren’t many other deafies there. There should be ASL meetups or DNO - Deaf Night Out where all deafies gather and just bullshit around.
You could ask your ASL teacher where’s the best place to meet deafies. If you let me know where you live, I could try and find a facebook group that holds deaf events in your area.
Keep practicing though! Teach your son ASL too!"[/quote]
HELLLLLLLOOOO!!
Well, I already got my certificate, so I don’t really have a teacher anymore, heh.
BUT, back in school we went to TONS of Deaf events and volunteer thingies. I usually got so nervous beforehand my stomach would just be in knots. I also typcially just followed my classmates around and tried to look busy because I was too scared to socialize with anyone. I’m gonna take a wild guess that is the reason why I was the only one in the class that never really made any Deaf friends :-(.
I did really well on all the other assignments though! I was also way better visually than I was at signing. I could always understand what was being said to me, but sucked at saying anything back.
I had a tutor for a while too, she was like a second mommy to me, ha-ha.
HIIIII my precious-nesses!
Squats
115 x 6
135 x 5
145 x 3
155 x 5
165 x 1
belt on
165 x 1
175 x 1
175 x 1
belt off
155 x 6 sets of 2
cleans to military press
65 x 6
75 x 3
90 x 1
90 x 1
85 x 4 sets of 2
chin ups x 5
DB curls
20lbs
2 x 12
back ext. x 25
K form felt pretty good today. Some reps were slow, but none were crumbly. THAT is a big deal. Usually when shit feels at all hard, I crumble like a…like a…soup cracker, LOL.
Life news:
Nothing really. I’m depressed. I hate living at home. My dad drives me nuts.
WAh
Wah
WAHHHHHHHHHHHHH…!
My dad is an anxious mess (like me), but it’s annoying because he would NEVER admit that his thoughts or actions are a result of his anxiety. Nooooooo, they’re all rational and SANE. 
I know I’m crazy, and I know the things I do and think are typically RETARDED. I would NEVER be so foolish as to think I’m doing anything based on justified paranoia.
BUT he thinks it’s all REALLL.
FUCK FUCK FUCK. He is like everything I hate about myself, and it’s so out there all the time.
OMG you’re going to FALL.
OMG THE STOVE IS HOT YOU WILL BURN YOURSEKlf because clearly you are too stupid to see the HOT SURFACE LIGHT ON
OMG YOU bought something online, now they will steal your credit card number and you’ll lose every penny you have!!!
OMG YOU’RE COMPUTER IS SLOW OMG VIRUIS Omggggggggggggggggggggggg AHHHHHHh
FYCJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJOJdigjifdj get ME OUT FO THSIJ Tdskogjdkljgkhldfjgkldf
So ya.
I dunno what else.
BYE
G’day Matey’s!
Front squats
95 x 5
115 x 3
125 x 1
130 x 1
135 x 1
140 x 1
125 x 2 sets of 2
120 x 2 sets of 2
deadlifts
205 x 3
205 x 3
belt on
210 x 3
210 x 3
215 x 2
220 x 2
225 x 2
230 x 2
standing ropey cable abs
2 x 25
facepulls
2 x 25
patrick bateman abs x 35
K good day today!
Too sleepy from this for life news.
BYE
Holla, holla, holla!
Squats
145 x 5
155 x 3
165 x 2
belt on
170 x 1
175 x 1
180 x 1
180 x 1
Belt off
155 x 4 sets of 2
160 x sets of 2
Bench
115 x 5
125 x 3
first/last paused
130 x 1
135 x 1
135 x 1
135 x 1
130 x 2
125 x umm 5 sets of 2 I think? Either 4 or 5 sets of 2
No, I know it was 5 sets of 2 cause I was only gonna do 4 so that I did 5 back off sets total, but I got too much anxiety so I did one more.
6 back off sets JENN !!!
EVERYTHING ^^^^ above paused
Um plate side bends
35lbs
2 x 15/side
Db tricep ext.
2 x 12
K goooooOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD
!
Ran outta time to do back stuff so I have to make sure I do some tomorrow, no matta what!!!
LIFE NEWS:
Guy I met never texts me anymore. I don’t know how I feel about this. I might not care…
I think I am curious as to why though.
I don’t think I did anything dumb. I wasn’t annoying AT ALL! Which is a big deal for me cause I am a very annoying person HAHA.
I didn’t overly text or message him or anything. I do that…
In fact, if anything I UNDER texted.
HOWEVER, this proves to me that I am capable of meeting and communicating with males, so just as long as I continue to leave my house on occassion I WILL MEEt the love of my life!!!
WILLWILWILLLLLLLLLL!
WILL!
“You just gotta put yourself out there.”
I feel like I am going through withdrawl of something, and I am not sure what.
I have this strange feeling inside like I am bothered and uncomfortable, and it’s really annoying.
I wish I could be a sex toy tester for my job. Someone has to do that, right? They can’t just assume all dildo’s are great and produce good O’s, etc.
I could like, write reports on masturbating, hAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.
Um, ya, I’ll probably regret saying that later after my post workout high wears off…
OH WELL, it’s just the internet, no one will see it, HEH.
BYE
Your training looks really solid.
And don’t lose confidence with the man situation. Like you said, keep putting yourself out there and good things will happen.
[quote]giterdone wrote:
Your training looks really solid.
And don’t lose confidence with the man situation. Like you said, keep putting yourself out there and good things will happen.[/quote]
Thanks Git-ster :)!
K front squats
Oops I mean, hey.
Front squats
85 x 6
95 x 5
115 x 3
125 x 1
135 x 1
140 x 1
140 x 1
This was good. Last time I front squatted 140 made me feel like I’d never get to 145… Today 140 made me feel like I could get 145, well, today, heh.
125 x 4 sets of 2
Deadlifts
205 x 3
205 x 3
belt on
210 x 3
215 x 3
225 x 2
230 x 2
230 x 2
230 x 2
I wanted to work up to 235 today, but the second rep on the 230’s felt too strained to add weight. Next time mayhaps.
DB row
50lbs x 8
45 x 10
40 x 13
Lat pull down
2 x 12
Medicine ball straight legged sit ups
1 x 50
leg lifts
1 x 25
K pretty good ! Deadlifts coulda been more solid, but whateveskies.
I was worn out from walking to and from wal mart yesterday with my mommy.
I bought Thor.
It’s weird how maxing out on squats doesn’t make me tired, but a fucking 40 minute walk puts me into bed before 9, LOL.
Stupid fresh air…
BYE
Are you proud you can almost out front squat me?
[quote]DaveForner wrote:
Are you proud you can almost out front squat me?[/quote]
OHH YAaaa, just like 125lbs more to go.
You stilly goose.
HEY/HI!
Squats
135 x 5
145 x 3
155 x 3
165 x 1
Belt
175 x 1
175 x 1
180 x 1
180 x 1
Wasn’t sure how today was gonna go cause warming up felt hard, BUT 180 ended up feelin’ perfect!
belt off
155 x 3 sets of 2
160 x 3 sets of 2
Benching
85 x 6
115 x 5
125 x 2
135 x 1
135 x 1
135 x 1
135 x 1
130 x 4 sets of 2
125 x 2 sets of 2
EVERY SINGLE REP PAUSED*****!
135 felt like 115 today. I so badly wanted to do 140 cause i KNOW i had it in me today, but I was too nervous to ask anyone to spot me cause everyone looked busy :S. AND no one was alone, they were all talky talky with other people so I didn’t want to interrupt.
I dunno.
I have a feeling in a year I’ll be benching 135 x’s like 50 singles HAHA.
hammer curls
20lbs x 12
25 x 8
25 x 8
Anyway, pretty good day overall!
Life news:
My legs look less fat and more muscley. It’s very exciting.
Though it could just be cause I am on these anti biotics for my bladder infection and it makes me feel like anything I could possibly eat would be gross.
EXCEPT FOR right now I am really craving rice pilaf. I wonder if my mom will make me some. I really suck at cooking rice. I am better at making shepards pie than I am at making rice. Which is sorta weird cause shepards pie takes a long time and rice is just putting water and rice in a pot.
My kids first school christmas concert is tonight, WOOT! He’s nervous and I’m excited, should be great!
BYE
SUP YO, YO SUP?
Really good day today, but before I begin, I am sure you are all just dying to know if my mommy made me rice pilaf or not…
WELL…
YES! YES she did, and it was/is yummmmmmy! Yummtastic to be exact.
K front squats
85 x 6
95 x 5
115 x 3
135 x 1
140 x 1
145 x 1
130 x 4 sets of 2 ← All those felt really good, I was surprised!
Deadlifts
205 x 3
belt
215 x 3
220 x 2
225 x 2
230 x 1
235 x 1
240 x 1
245 x 1
I decided to add some singles to my deadlifting cause for 230 x 2 the second rep is strained-ish, but a single at 245 feels perfect. It’s only logical that I would do that, non?
ummmmmmmm
Cable ropey abs
1 x 25
x 15
x 15
ramped to whatever weight
facepulls
2 x 25
back ext. x 25
NG pull ups x 5
patrick bateman abs 1 x 40
I figured out why I kept feeling like I was going through withdrawl!
IT WAS MUSIC WITHDRAWL!
When I lived in Edmonton I walked to and from the gym, which is 30 mins each way, and listened to music the whole time.
Also, to and from the grocery store.
Now I live far away from everything because sherwood park is a, everyone MUST have a car, snob town, shit hole!
No more walks = no more music!
I always got so into it too.
I’d imagine myself on a karaoke stage and everyone thinks I am going to suck, then he chili peppers come on and I sing AMAZINGLY.
Then the video of my performance somehow ends up on you tube and ANthony K. sees it and they invite me to do a duet with them on their tour and ya.
I picture that scenerio in my head for every sonG AHHA.
I’m wearing really nice clothes in my head though…
I guess if I ever did go to a bar to do karaoke I would make an effort to put on nice pants or something.
Anyway, I forget what my point was. OH YA, WITHDRAWL.
So now from 2pm-3pm, while I wait for my kid to come home from school, I will go for a walk.
I did this yesterday and all my post lunch anxious feelings of emptiness magically disappeared.
KBYE
This log is full of awesome.
squaaaaaaaaaaaat boooty
one day Ryan Gosling will see you front squatting 135 for reps while wearing yoga pants and will propose on the spot
Those deadlifts are coming along nicely 
[quote]browndisaster wrote:
one day Ryan Gosling will see you front squatting 135 for reps while wearing yoga pants and will propose on the spot[/quote]
HAha! That is the nicest thing ever!
Except change Ryan Gosling to…Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm…
OH ! Robert Downey JR.
Or maybe Nick Stokes from CSI. Except he kinda cries a lot, and it’s semi vag-drying, LOL.
Oh well.
HI HO HEY HI!
Squats
145 x 3
155 x 3
165 x 1
belt
170 x 1
175 x 1
180 x 1
185 x 1
belt off
155 x 2 sets of 2
160 x 3 sets of 2
165 x 1 set of 2
Cleans to military press
65 x 6
75 x 5
85 x 2
90 x 1
95 x 1
85 x 5 sets of 2
plate side bends
25lbs x 15/side
35lbs x 12/side
45lbs x 8/side
DB shrugs
30lbs
2 x 12
K dandy day! 185 shoulda felt easier, but hopefully that will be the case next time I do it…
Rice news:
Rice is now making me feel like puking. Yesterday I felt like rice was the greatest thing in the world and I was going to eat it every day for the rest of my life.
Now it makes me sick to my stomach.
I think I want potatoes.
Not sweet potatoes though, they make me feel like vomiting.
I can’t wait until i’m off these stupid anti biotics. This is taking foREEEEEEVVVVVEEEEEERrrrrrrrrrrr!
BYE