Man of Honour
Not really, if your gym doesn't get arsey about it then just go barefoot.
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Not really, if your gym doesn't get arsey about it then just go barefoot.
Soldato
I always barefoot (with socks ofc, to avoid scum on my feet).
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Hey guys. Currently completed workout 24 on stronglifts. I'm finding that I'm shattered by the time I get to the last workout. Yesterday I decided to do BOR's first and squats last. By the time I got to doing squats, I could barely do my target weight with decent form, and also struggled on the weight I did on Monday. Is this just what is expected to happen during the later weeks of the program, or am I doing something wrong?
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Man of Honour
Eat more, rest more. It's to be expect as you go up in weight lifted your body will need more time and energy to recover.
I think that squatting barefoot has caused my old knee injury to come back due to the lack of arch support causing my knee to have more torsional forces going through it.
I need to find myself some decent shoes for squatting for when my knee is better.
Man of Honour
You may be better off working on the underlying issue rather than getting shoes to work round it.
Exactly what's going on is hard to work out , but hopefully I will do with the help of my physio girlfriend
I originally injured my left knee a few years ago by cycling. Eventually it recovered, but my left leg muscles are noticeably smaller than my right. This summer I did plenty of cycling, but last week it "went" again on a ride. The injury itself is a bit odd, the pain whilst cycling was anterior, but symptoms when walking etc are posterior. This is the same as last time I did it though.
There wasn't anything different about the ride, so I don't think that it was caused by cycling. The only things different are that I had been squatting more (frequency) than previously and that I've started using the leg press and hamstring curl machine.
Once it has recovered enough to squat again, I'll make sure I have decent footwear and review my form carefully.
Soldato
I'd probably drop the press and curl machines tbh. Record yourself squatting and post them up in the form thread. Guys here can point out if you are doing anything wrong.
I don't like SLDLs, and doubt I'm strong enough for bodyweight hamstring curls, so I don't see what else I can do for my hamstrings?
Once I've recovered enough to squat again, I'll be posting a video.
Associate
barely did it but did it?
then that's exactly how it should be for every work out
I'm getting really knackered near the end though. I havent been sleeping as much as I should due to uni. I'll try and sort that out, and increase food intake and see how it goes
You don't like SLDLs?
Glute ham raises, weighted hip pops (depending, but really glutes), etc...
Think of reasons why you CAN as opposed to why you CAN'T.
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that's the point, it's meant to be hard it's meant to make your body think "****ing hell i barley survived that I'm going to have to get stronger" not "meh that was fine, i'm good as i am"
* Buy some valslides and do valslide hamstring curls.
* 1-leg RDLs with DBs or a KB
* Pull-throughs with band or cable stack
* KB swings
Soldato
Just reminded me, I have some slides at home to do some work with!
Soldato
These are awesome - had forgotten about them. May need to include in my next program... will obviously need the wife's permission before doing them on the carpet...
Man of Honour
Is there anywhere to get valslides from that isn't £50+? :/