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Originally posted by Hectorjelly View PostUnbeknownst to me my trainer saw me squatting last week, he wasn't happy with my technique at all. So I spent all last week working on depth and technique and have just gotten back to slowly doing bigger weights. I found taking videos helped a lot, here are two from today.
One set of 5 @ 110Kg, and one 140kg.
I would rather the depth was a bit lower, but they are all parallel or below.
Feedback welcome!
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I did so many squats last week the skin on my neck got quite sore towards the end, is there anything you can do about this? Grin and bare it? God knows how lurkers neck is.
Edit: I also can't remember how to embed youtube clips, I thought it was automatic
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Originally posted by Hectorjelly View Post
I did so many squats last week the skin on my neck got quite sore towards the end, is there anything you can do about this? Grin and bare it? God knows how lurkers neck is.Profit before people.
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Originally posted by Hectorjelly View Post
I would rather the depth was a bit lower, but they are all parallel or below.
Feedback welcome!
I did so many squats last week the skin on my neck got quite sore towards the end, is there anything you can do about this? Grin and bare it? God knows how lurkers neck is.
Adjusting your hands could help. You don't need to grip the bar like a bench press just hold it against your shoulders. It might seem unnatural, but try it with your thumb on the same side of the bar as your palms. It'll put your arms and shoulders into a better position, and might help with neck irritation.
Also, watch your knees don't collapse inwards, they didn't there but was a small shudder inwards something to watch.
Try actively pushing knees out wards at the bottom and on the way up.
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Plus side: Depth is great and technique is solid (you're not a danger to yourself!). You have a great deal of room for progress. That 140 was very strong.
Negative: You've got a number of little habits that you could correct. You seem very soft under the bar. You tap the bar before you squat. Grip the bar from the outset and try to break it over your back. Never open your palm. Imagine you're clinging the bar for your life.
Next, you take way too many steps in your set up. I do this too but usually only take four. Looks like you are constantly readjusting your leg position before you descend. Practice this after you squat with a lighter weight on the bar. Just unrack, walk it out to your squatting stance and walk it back in. Don't even squat. Burn the steps into your brain.
It worries me when you say your neck hurts. Try moving the bar a bit lower. I get the sense the bar is just sitting there on top of your back and you're using your hands to balance it rather than to take control of it if that makes sense.
In answer to what i looked like after squatting so much. Here's a pic in my log from the last cycle.
It shows the stark contrast in our bar positioning if nothing else! This is not necessarily a bad thing though as high bar has its advantages.
Key point is you have a decent squat but plenty of ways you can improve to make it better.
Feel free to drop in to Ballymun Leisure Centre and train with me at some stage if you think that would be beneficial. Love talking about this stuff!
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Thanks a lot for the advice guys, I really appreciate it.
I'm aware of the step issue, Lloyd mentioned it before. I made a big effort today to just take two steps back and that seemed fine. I also made an effort to not adjust my feet. To be honest this is me getting myself mentally ready to squat rather than really needing to adjust my feet, so I'll cut it out.
You are right about the bar position, I can open my palm because the bar is just sitting on my back (I could probably take my hands off the bar if I wanted). I tried moving the bar a little bit down but it felt ridiculous. I'll try lower positions with a very low weight and see how I get on.
I will definitely take you up on your offer sometime soon if it suits you.
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Originally posted by Hectorjelly View PostThis week I'm finishing a 6 week conditioning & technique course with my trainer, we did a lot of work on stretching and technique, my squat more solid than it was. I haven't lifted anything heavy for a while, next week it will be back to the heavy weights
Goodlyckwoth it and kept us posted
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I'll be training on my own for the next 6 weeks. Going to concentrate on three things, squatting, military press & running. Here's the goals
Squat - 160kg to below parallel
Military Press - 50kg
5km run - Sub 22 mins.
Haven't ran in a very long time, hence the unambitious running target.
Week 1 Day 1
Squat
Bar * 10
70kg * 8
100kg * 5
110kg * 3
130kg * 1
140kg * 1 * 1 * 1
Wide Arm Pull ups 4, 3, 2
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Took a week off due to insomnia, a cold and lethargy. Back on track now
Week 2 Day 1
5 sets
10 low extension bicep curls
10 high extension bicep curls
10 40kg Squats
10 Sets
10 40kg Squats
10 Press ups
Week 2 Day 2
5 Sets
10 70kg Squat
5 Pull ups
Holiday coming up soon so I need to push on quickly with the squats if I'm going to make my goal.
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