damn gotunk grats 543kg no joke at all. especially impressed by that huuuge deadlift. squat 200+kg next time gogogogo
finally got a form check video
88kg/195lb x5 squat.went from 210 - 195 because of knee pain. went down to where my glutes started feeling stretch, gotta go lower. trying to fix form.
funkie : good to know that there aren't many major problems in my squat. why was the second rep so good though? i seemed to be more balanced on the way down and fluent on the way up, but i'm not quite sure why the second rep was much better than 1 and 3.
The key to watch for here is bar path. You'll notice that on your first and third reps, tracing the bar path yields kind of a "J" shape, as you tip forward ever so slightly at the bottom of the squat. This J needs to be a straight vertical line, which it is in the second rep. You've probably heard this cue a thousand times before, but I'll repeat it; think about sitting back into a chair to get the desired bar path. This will also allow you to get all the way to parallel, which you're just barely missing.
On June 04 2012 04:46 Vitruvian wrote: The key to watch for here is bar path. You'll notice that on your first and third reps, tracing the bar path yields kind of a "J" shape, as you tip forward ever so slightly at the bottom of the squat. This J needs to be a straight vertical line, which it is in the second rep. You've probably heard this cue a thousand times before, but I'll repeat it; think about sitting back into a chair to get the desired bar path. This will also allow you to get all the way to parallel, which you're just barely missing.
shiiiit thanks for that. it's much more obvious now lol. i definitely have to improve that aspect of my squat.
edit: Oh yeah, this morning I did 100 reps of squat again, this time with weights under my heels, and I must say my form was pretty damn good all the way. And afterwards I went upstairs and did 10 chinups for the first time in my life.
edit: Oh yeah, this morning I did 100 reps of squat again, this time with weights under my heels, and I must say my form was pretty damn good all the way. And afterwards I went upstairs and did 10 chinups for the first time in my life.
Went by a store recommended to me on my way home. Got myself some bitching lifter shoes. Adidas power perfect 2, was between them and a pair that are apparently officially sponsored for the olympics but they were like twice as expensive and I don't think I'm at the level where it'd make a difference.
Can't wait to try them out, they felt great in the store ^^
I love how a single good session at the gym and make your day from 'I should floss babyfaces with barbwire' to 'Even my whiny mother seems to be shitting rainbows today'.
On June 01 2012 03:21 GoTuNk! wrote: @ reign/Jupiter and anyone with wrist problems
Get a pair of powerlifting Wrist Wraps, and you can get back into training asap unless you broke a bone or something. They are like having a new pair of tendons.
Gotunk could you send me a link to the wrist wraps you are talking about? Thanks man
On June 05 2012 02:00 Osmoses wrote: Went by a store recommended to me on my way home. Got myself some bitching lifter shoes. Adidas power perfect 2, was between them and a pair that are apparently officially sponsored for the olympics but they were like twice as expensive and I don't think I'm at the level where it'd make a difference.
Can't wait to try them out, they felt great in the store ^^
oh fasho just ordered some adipowers today, lookin forward2it
Thanks I'll try some of those out the next few weeks. I don't have acces to chalk unfortunatly, but getting my grip stronger is gonna help for more stuff so I might as well do some work.