Sign In | Sign Up
Powerlifting
 
Squat Check (Help)
Today's Activity
 

Fletch1986
Level 3

Join date: Aug 2007
Location: Texas, USA
Posts: 3974

BreathIn wrote:
Ah cool I get it now (was trying to put back of hand on the wall behind me, couldnt figure out how back of hand was meant to be on wall with thumb down).

Cool mate, I'll work on the stretch and rolling.

Would adding curls help in any way? I find them boring as hell so Ive never done more than a set here and there every few weeks.


Your biceps run underneath your deltoids so keeping them healthy can help keep your shoulder healthy. It will also help prevent biceps tears during pulls. They can help elbow health too. So just get a light cheap set of db's for home and crank out some curls every now and then. Hammer curls, concentration curls, supinated grip curls, pronated grip, whatever. Just do some.

They require very little of your recovery reserves. However, I would avoid doing a lot of work before deadlifting.

  Report
 

BreathIn
Level 0

Join date: Nov 2012
Location: New Zealand
Posts: 49

Ok so Ive got the front angle squat video for you to check out.

Shoes arrived yesterday so this was the first time using them. For whatever reason the 3rd and 4th sets felt a lot better than the first 2. Possibly should have added sets to my warm up to really get used to squatting in the shoes. Dunno.



Cheers guys.

  Report
 

Mathew Bertrand
Level 0

Join date: Feb 2005
Location:
Posts: 551

Hey man, so sorry I haven't been able to be on here lately, new job and my own lifting commitments and it pisses my gf off when I'm on the laptop and we don't have much time together.

Overall squats are looking great, I'm not worried about your knees at all.

There do seem to be some minor imbalances, and you're twisting ever so slightly, but overall looking great, just keep up with the hip warm up and it should go away.

  Report
 

BreathIn
Level 0

Join date: Nov 2012
Location: New Zealand
Posts: 49

All good mate, congratulations on the new job hope its treating you well. Got to keep the miss' happy!

Doing the max rep set of 220 tomorrow so Ill film that, then onto testing my 1rm next week. Need to figure out what to do programming wise after that. Should I look at figuring out what my maxes are for lifts? I have an idea of where they are at but I havnt pulled singles in deadlifts or back squatted singles ever.

Been doing the warm ups religiously have also added a few hip/groin moves as that is an area that gives me alot of pain. Found a great video on mobility wod using a lacrosse ball tied to a barbell in the armpit, really been freeing up my entire shoulder/upper back area fantastically.

  Report