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I'm another big fan of front squats, although like a lot of people use cross hand grip.

While I was at a hotel gym before xmas they had an oly bar but no rack so I thought I'd have a go at doing some by cleaning into it - after about three reps my grip slipped on one side so i was just balanced on my delts. Had to switch into cross hand to stop it from crashing into their nice laminate floor, but I was kind of stuck then. I had to shuffle round the other sideto get the attention of my mate on the treadmill to help me take it down safely! He looked at me pretty oddly initially as I appeared from behind a pillar.
 
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I have been training now for about 4/5 months and not ONCE have I felt DOMS in my bloody back! So frustrating!
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I very rarely get DOMS in any muscle. I put it down to my body type and training type: I'm aiming purely for strength. You can't argue with the numbers though: my lifts keep going up so I'm not too fussed.:)

Do you do heavy deadlifts?
 
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Ha, Morba you're mental...........!

Back and Tri's tonight...... Gunna ditch my close grip chin ups for lat pull down, and maybe swap my seated low row (machine) with one arm row's on a bench with dumbells!
 
p4radox said:
I very rarely get DOMS in any muscle. I put it down to my body type and training type: I'm aiming purely for strength. You can't argue with the number though: my lifts keep going up so I'm not too fussed.:)

Do you do heavy deadlifts?
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Ye I do back once a week and I ALWAYS include heavy deadlifts 3x8 reps
 
I was reading up on the benefits of "Non" Failure training. I.e. Not training to failure, but still doing 'enough', and how it is like cardio training - if you train for too hard/long you'll just build up lactic acid and the like, whilst not really achieving much else. I think the same can be said for DOMS, to a degree. If you are getting massive amounts of DOMS you are probably doing too much. You should be able to feel like you have done a workout for a day or two, but not have any real discomfort, and definitely no pain.
 
Did scissor squats for the first time today, they are a fairly nice exercise

When supersetted with 300kg leg press though, they're just mental :( Nearly cried
 
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I was reading up on the benefits of "Non" Failure training. I.e. Not training to failure, but still doing 'enough', and how it is like cardio training - if you train for too hard/long you'll just build up lactic acid and the like, whilst not really achieving much else.
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Not necessarily. Stopping short of failure doesn't mean you need to use any less load or do any more reps as I'm sure you're aware. When I do't train to failure i'll use all the same loads I normally will. I'll accelerate the weight each rep where possible and stop just before the rep is going to be slow and stressful for the CNS. I really like this approach, especially when pyramiding as it leaves some in the tank, so to speak. Also keeps me feeling fresh :)
 
Scissor squats? Sounds odd! Will have a look for them later!

No one home when I got home today so did some back work.
Deads first 200kg 5x5 \o/
That kinda killed my forearms /o\
 
/o\ LOL! :D

200 5x5 is good going. :)


I had a pretty good session too

100kg 5x5 front squats
180kg 5x5 hack squats
50kg 4x8 single leg curls
996lb 3x6 leg press
150kg 3x10 calf raises.

Over 21Tonnes of effort - quite happy with that.
 
Yeah it's too light :( I know how that sounds, but I find leg press machines really easy - that was stacked. Though they all vary a lot. That's why I do squats first :)
 
I did 300kg for 3 sets of 10 earlier and the last set I nearly died. Didn't help I was super setting with squats but still.... Was so hard :( I think I'm a long long way off 400+ :(:p
 
Your squat has only recently started to improve though yeah? When your squat is powerful and "easy" you'll start to find the leg press a lot more comfortable to whack on some load.
 
Yeah, since starting free weight squats a month or two back my form and general feel with squats has improved massively.

I'm really enjoying legs so much more these days. I still dread it at the start as I know the pain will be bad, but while I'm doing it, I love it, just that feeling you get, it's just pure satisfaction knowing how much you've pushed in one session

When I'm really struggling in sets. I think of the estimated total I've lifted so far, and just think with every rep that weight adding onto it. Takes my mind off the pain and pushes me to keep going to make that weight total look even more impressive
 
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