[quote]mr popular wrote:
There are people on this website who could see this happen at their gym, and the first thought in their head would be “yeah that’s impressive and all, but I wish he wouldn’t use that pussy neck pad and stopping above parallel…”
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Pff! If I only moved 15 inches, I could push twice that much
I actually did front squats yesterday. I did leg ext before to pre exhaust my quads and only went up to 135. I was doing reps of 20 because I have a hard time will weight heavy enough to challenge my legs. I did not try elevating my heals which I certainly will do.
I tried my hardest to lean back at the bottom. The bar (arms crossed) was pushing on my collar bones and was basically chocking me. Sucks cuz I broke my left clavicle and it sticks out a little. My back is a little sore in a good way so I’m assuming it may be a core strength issue. I’m going to get these down damn it.
[quote]its_just_me wrote:
If you suck that bad at squats, try single leg variations like Bulgarian split squats. Usually, people with long legs (compared to back) are pretty bad at squats.
Use higher volume too, and concentrate really well on the negative portion.
So if you’re used to doing say 4 sets of 5 reps, do 6 sets of 8 reps (last set being the failure set).[/quote]
I love that animation…may try that
Have you legs continued to add size since dropping the squats and moving more to machines?
What other leg exercises do you do? Any other sort of free weight exercises?
[quote]D Public wrote:
i gave up freeweight squatting…squatting did build a lot of size on my quads and also my lower back, but i injured myself numerous times back squatting…
i have a short torso relative to my legs, and it forces me to have an excessive forward lean…It just puts my back in a dangerous posistion, and I rather keep progressing on machines then stall my progress for months because of an injury…there is a lot of good machines for legs now, so it’s not really an issue…
i also don’t deadlift from the floor for similar reasons…I do partial deadlifts to mid shin …If i go lower than that then I experience rounding…
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pistol squats. good fuckin luck
Pressing… I suspect this may be largely due to the fact that I am tiny.
[quote]AccipiterQ wrote:
[quote]its_just_me wrote:
If you suck that bad at squats, try single leg variations like Bulgarian split squats. Usually, people with long legs (compared to back) are pretty bad at squats.
Use higher volume too, and concentrate really well on the negative portion.
So if you’re used to doing say 4 sets of 5 reps, do 6 sets of 8 reps (last set being the failure set).[/quote]
I love that animation…may try that[/quote]
LOL it’s the first one I came across.
Bulgarian split squats are a good secondary exercise (the kind to get in decent volume).
I like ramp up on the main lift first (conventional squats), but just a partial lift (e.g. to parallel or slightly above) and use lowish reps (e.g. 3-5 reps) to “switch on growth”, then use the secondary/volume exercises afterwards.
It’s similar to CT’s style of CNS activation first (i.e. partial movements and really heavy loads), then the higher volume after (full range, higher reps, pausing etc).
[quote]decoffeen wrote:
pistol squats. good fuckin luck[/quote]
Thanks! I knew there was one that made me feel like the most awkward fucking idiot. I think I’ve tried them 2 or 3 times and the worst thing is I feel like swearing and throwing shit I’m so bad at them…but who the fuck am I going to throw stuff at? Who thought of this tortuous exercise?
[quote]synergy93 wrote:
Have you legs continued to add size since dropping the squats and moving more to machines?
What other leg exercises do you do? Any other sort of free weight exercises?
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I just dropped the freeweight squats a couple weeks ago, so I can’t say for sure…
but, a machine is just a form of resistance, and if you progressively increase the resistance on a muscle then it will grow no matter if that resistance is coming from a barbell or a machine…
As far as the second question… i could do front squats still…The problem with front squats is that the upper back and the core will always fail before the legs which is not ideal to me…it’s an option though…
Right now Im doing hack squats instead of bb squats…
Bulgarian split squats are a good secondary exercise (the kind to get in decent volume). /quote
I do these with a barbell and my glutes get so sore the next 3 days I can hardly sit down. They also hit my quads pretty well. Makes sense b/c your weak link (lower back) is not taxed. I do 225 for 5 reps, I can’t come close to back squatting 450 for 5. I’m just now approaching 405 max.
[quote]Nards wrote:
[quote]decoffeen wrote:
pistol squats. good fuckin luck[/quote]
Thanks! I knew there was one that made me feel like the most awkward fucking idiot. I think I’ve tried them 2 or 3 times and the worst thing is I feel like swearing and throwing shit I’m so bad at them…but who the fuck am I going to throw stuff at? Who thought of this tortuous exercise?[/quote]
yeah i was going to bring up something like this for the guys who answered “none”… I’m sure everyone out there can find an exercise that they suck at… if you dont train it specifically you wont be good at it. Something like pistols or maybe oly lifts like cleans or snatches. Those are pretty technical lifts.
Maybe its not a traditional body building lift but the title of the thread is “exercises” you such at which would be swimming or sprints or rope climbs… no one in here should be answering “none” in my opinion
… oh and yeah pistols are hard
Lunges. Hate them. Step-ups too.
Incline barbell has always been a bitch for me
pull ups, my lats are just terrible it’s my biceps that does all the work.
bent over rows.I always feel as if im going to tip over when doing them.I think its just a case of strengthening my lower back with rdl’s .I tried pendleys once or twice and they seem to suit me a bit better so maybe I will stick with them for a while.
Pullup’s (through gritted teeth)
incline bb bench press, never be good at it, continue to be no good (also because I don’t use it)
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yes, my upper chest sucks LOL
Dips for me, I love doing them but if I try to do them even once per week for a short 4-6 week program my shoulder goes down the shitter
GHR’s… I struggle enough with just the negative motion. Any man who does these with weights is a legend in my book.
[quote]mr popular wrote:
[quote]its_just_me wrote:
[quote]shicks wrote:
most the guys you see at the gym doing any squat variation (which is a miracle in itself) are only squating 1/4-1/2 depth. You could move the same or more weight if you did a pussy version too. [/quote]
So if I’m building decent mass on my thighs and pushing 5 plates on each side, but not going down 100%, then that’s a pussy version…?
I hate to see someone boast about their lifts if their ROM is terrible, but at the same time I can’t stand the ROM police criticizing ROM just for the sake of it (as if every lifter who limits ROM is an ego lifter).
People act as if the limited ROM in itself is what adds all the strength. If you’re squatting 150lbs for a full ROM, do you honestly think that if you did half squats you’d suddenly be able to squat 500lbs?[/quote]
There are people on this website who could see this happen at their gym, and the first thought in their head would be “yeah that’s impressive and all, but I wish he wouldn’t use that pussy neck pad and stopping above parallel…”
I dunno, looked at parallel to me.