*** The 2014 Gym Rats Thread ***

jernau_gergeh said:
Interesting how Kirkman talks about not pushing knees out and not trying to lift by loading the hips and posterior chain - kinda the opposite of what is currently repeated as conventional wisdom.

I see lots of guys in the gym using the Rippetoe 'butt up' technique to get them out the hole when squatting and you can see the centre of gravity going back and then forward, so the bar does not travel in a straight line upwards.
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http://breakingmuscle.com/mobility-recovery/moderating-the-knees-in-versus-knees-out-squat-debate

Realise the Chinese teach what they consider the best squatting technique as an assistance lift to the competition lifts - same foot position, same movement pattern when standing up etc (btw, notice that Kirksman himself doesn't have very 'Chinese' proportions). Squatting for people trying to squat the most amount of weight will always be slightly different.

(skip to 2:30, and they're wearing CF tees because that was the gym they were filming in lol)
 
wozza2k said:
I'm still impressed by the 'look no hands' squat....
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Here's one of Coach Wu's athletes doing it:

He can squat normally too!
http://instagram.com/p/tJBYZcIfsI/?modal=true

They do it to teach balance and drill the idea that you don't need to have a vice like grip on the bar, or indeed to 'over-tighten' the upper body because they think all that stuff messes with your ability to maintain balance/feel/channel the load into your legs and keep the weight over the middle of the foot. If you balance the load, then you're just sitting down/standing up and the bar shouldn't roll you forward or back.

There's a cool guy on YouTube called the PhysioDetective who demonstrate's something similar in terms of tensing up too much:


A very common cue given to those who squat are to set tight in the shoulders, make sure your ribs are down and the abs are on, switch your glutes on and then take a deep breath in, hold it and then squat.

There is nothing wrong with that...to a point. However, there is a problem when you set a lot tighter than the task requires. That affects the brain's ability to coordinate and respond to minor perturbations. In other words, if you set really tight, your body can't respond well to keeping your balance. It is a case of NOT matching the tension or effort to the task...

Remember, I am not saying to get loose and sloppy in your technique. Still maintain a straight back and be safe. Just don't worry about turning everything on...I guarantee your brain will sort that out for you. Just tell it what you want to do (maintain position throughout the lift) and it will sort it out. If it can't, be patient, drop the weight a little and practice more!

Good luck!
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I probably would still try to get out of the habit of supporting 180kg with your chest.

Yesterday was my first weights session after a long break. I didn't realise it had been almost two weeks. Damn laziness. I ache all over today.
 
FrenchTart said:
I probably would still try to get out of the habit of supporting 180kg with your chest.

Yesterday was my first weights session after a long break. I didn't realise it had been almost two weeks. Damn laziness. I ache all over today.
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Awesome. :cool:

I just had a rather unpleasant leg day (as opposed to my other, normal leg days) and am feeling quite battered, too... :D

A combination of that, plus a rather heavy snatch session on Sunday night, mean I feel like I've been through a cement mixer...
 
mrthingyx said:
Awesome. :cool:

I just had a rather unpleasant leg day (as opposed to my other, normal leg days) and am feeling quite battered, too... :D

A combination of that, plus a rather heavy snatch session on Sunday night, mean I feel like I've been through a cement mixer...
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Bro plz no need to gloat.

I took a day off yesterday to recover from a heavy stag weekend and decided to spend about 2 hours abusing me legs and shoulders, I feel strangely fine right now which probably means it'll creep up on me tonight and I'll go full OAP hobbling round the house.
 
Don't want to speak to soon, but squats are starting to feel good form-wise. I got to 57.5kg before my hip flexors crapped out a couple of weeks ago due to poor form. I'm back up to that weight now and feeling solid even when it becomes tough. Should hit a 60kg PB on Thursday and bodyweight squats within a couple of weeks.

Narrowing my grip on the bar seems to have helped a lot.
 
One More Solo said:
Don't want to speak to soon, but squats are starting to feel good form-wise. I got to 57.5kg before my hip flexors crapped out a couple of weeks ago due to poor form. I'm back up to that weight now and feeling solid even when it becomes tough. Should hit a 60kg PB on Thursday and bodyweight squats within a couple of weeks.

Narrowing my grip on the bar seems to have helped a lot.
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Nice work! :cool: Keep it up
 
One More Solo said:
Don't want to speak to soon, but squats are starting to feel good form-wise. I got to 57.5kg before my hip flexors crapped out a couple of weeks ago due to poor form. I'm back up to that weight now and feeling solid even when it becomes tough. Should hit a 60kg PB on Thursday and bodyweight squats within a couple of weeks.

Narrowing my grip on the bar seems to have helped a lot.
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This sparks a question about your core and thoracic bracing...
 
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