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« on: October 29, 2011, 05:14:15 PM » |
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I did 6 reps instead of 5, some reps were a little higher then i'd like, but overall am I going deep enough given I just hit a PR?
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Goals for November 2011:
Squat: 265 1 rm *success 2/6/11* New goal 285 1 rm
Deadlift: 405 1 rm, Current 300 x 5
Bench: 195 1 rm *2//9/11 New Current 1 rm = 200 New Goal = 225
Overhead Press: 135 1 rm
Row: 175 x 5 (strict)
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Soc187
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« Reply #1 on: October 29, 2011, 05:16:06 PM » |
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No, they are all high. Or at least they all look high from this angle
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« Reply #2 on: October 29, 2011, 05:19:45 PM » |
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higher than mine, didn't think it was possible either.
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« Reply #3 on: October 29, 2011, 05:47:04 PM » |
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shit and I was happy about hitting 230! lol
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Goals for November 2011:
Squat: 265 1 rm *success 2/6/11* New goal 285 1 rm
Deadlift: 405 1 rm, Current 300 x 5
Bench: 195 1 rm *2//9/11 New Current 1 rm = 200 New Goal = 225
Overhead Press: 135 1 rm
Row: 175 x 5 (strict)
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amatella
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« Reply #4 on: October 29, 2011, 05:51:35 PM » |
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how were they ALL high? most hit parallel
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Goals for November 2011:
Squat: 265 1 rm *success 2/6/11* New goal 285 1 rm
Deadlift: 405 1 rm, Current 300 x 5
Bench: 195 1 rm *2//9/11 New Current 1 rm = 200 New Goal = 225
Overhead Press: 135 1 rm
Row: 175 x 5 (strict)
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« Reply #5 on: October 29, 2011, 05:55:09 PM » |
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go all the way down.
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MercNil
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« Reply #6 on: October 29, 2011, 06:19:28 PM » |
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no. your upper thighs must be parallel to the floor for it to be deep enough. here, your upper thighs are not parallel to the floor, but slightly above by 2-3 inches. thus, it is not deep enough.
go deeper next time - upper thighs parallel to floor or deeper, but not too deep, because you're doing low bar squats and not high bar squats.
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« Reply #7 on: October 29, 2011, 06:59:47 PM » |
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I see that good sir, and I will make adjustments accordingly. Are there any serious flaws with form that could prevent me in doing so?
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Goals for November 2011:
Squat: 265 1 rm *success 2/6/11* New goal 285 1 rm
Deadlift: 405 1 rm, Current 300 x 5
Bench: 195 1 rm *2//9/11 New Current 1 rm = 200 New Goal = 225
Overhead Press: 135 1 rm
Row: 175 x 5 (strict)
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« Reply #8 on: October 29, 2011, 07:43:00 PM » |
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I see that good sir, and I will make adjustments accordingly. Are there any serious flaws with form that could prevent me in doing so?
yes. as the weight is high, you should decrease it by 15 percent. as you decrease it by 15 percent, practice going lower and stop for two seconds at the parallel position, then go up. things you should pay attention to: 1) before your go down, choose a place to stare at, and do so intently from the first rep to the last rep. It'll allow you to focus and not be distracted. Here, you keep on looking up down up down. hehe |
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« Reply #9 on: October 29, 2011, 07:45:44 PM » |
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I see that good sir, and I will make adjustments accordingly. Are there any serious flaws with form that could prevent me in doing so?
Like others have said, definitely go down further. As for your form, uh, gotta be honest I'm not so good at telling squat form that I could see a terrible flaw that prevents you from going down further, I will say though are you feeling it on the side/back of your foot when you go down? Have you seen youtube's "so you think you can squat?" |
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« Reply #10 on: October 29, 2011, 09:36:18 PM » |
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Some 2-3 more inches would have been Legal and another 2-3 would be deep.
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« Reply #11 on: October 30, 2011, 02:42:06 AM » |
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Generally when someones reps are high the advice is to fix foot position but since we cant see your feet its difficult to say whether pointing them out a litte more would help or not.
try it anyway though, toes out a little more, puts the knees out a little more and should make depth easier to get.
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« Reply #12 on: October 30, 2011, 03:40:47 AM » |
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Parallel isn't when someone's thigh is parallel to the ground. The size of people's thighs vary wildly
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« Reply #13 on: October 30, 2011, 06:03:42 AM » |
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amatella, I have a question for you: When you get down to the bottom of the squat and start to push back up, where are you feeling the pressure on your feet? Is it in the balls of your feet, the outside edge all the way around, or more on your heels?
As Soc187 said, check your foot position and make sure your knees are tracking out with the angle of your toes, and not forward. I was having difficulty getting low until I started focusing on that specific issue. Once I did, I no longer had any problem getting deep.
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