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What are you doing wrong? Using a PT that tells you to train with machines for 10-15 reps for 3. That's very wrong.
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That's about what I can think of at the moment. For everything U can't understand, google. If you still can't understand, ask away.

Can you go to another place with a squat rack? I know Menara Axis has it.

I say, bend your thighs, till it's either parallel or about 45 degrees against the ground. Some people cannot keep their back straight and tight if their knees are bent 45 degrees. So those have to keep their knees parallel to the ground.

However, if you're flexible, stable, strong enough to keep your back straight while having your knees 45 degrees, that's much better. It helps you handle more weight, as obviously....your legs are in a more advantageous position against the weights and can help enable you to lift more when bent 45 degrees.

Do you understand wat I'm saying? Use a drawing.

If you use a stretch, bounce reflex then you should be able to handle more weight. If you know how to use it.

How do I tell you this....i know that it's not advisable to go over the toes. However, if you read the research and try squatting ATG with your knees behind toes, see what happens. put a board, in front of your toes and squat atg. This makes sure your knees don't go in front your toes.

Now do you feel comfortable? Or do you feel like ur falling forward?

The trick is, to squat ATG with most of your weight on your heels, but if your knees do go in front your toes, then what the heck? It's just your body's biomechanical way of doing something. you're not, PUSHING your weight on the knees. You're resting your weight on the heels, but the toes going forward is just because your body's ....like that. It's natural.

What screws your knee, is when your fall forward and use your knee to get the weight up.

And yes I do martial arts, it's not that big a deal right? Nowdays, no time anymore la....studies and work.

Maybe because he's dedicated to the smith machine that's why only his ass and stuff hurts.

Nah, the soreness isn't the pointer of what muscles are right and wrong to use. Your body'll use the most efficient path to performing something, and thus perhaps the quads was the most efficient muscle to use.

However, you might be executing the squat with bending your knee first N' not lowering your hips first. There is a difference, lower your hip first.

Don't pray pray mannnnnn, those FF trainers in The Curve got Diploma and Degree in sports science brudder. Sadly, they sports science students don't really learn the benefits of the squat..

Quite sad really.

I've seen some guys squat beautifully down there, "REALLY"

They literally DROP to the back and have a "spotter" CATCH them as they "ascend" (fall) downwards. Hello! There's no imaginary chair behind your arse moron. Then they have their "spotter" support them as they go up. The guy suddenly turns to become a bloody smith machine.

Hell their knees are definitely behind their toes. But their back's turned inside and they don't hvae a single idea of what they're doing obviously.

There's one guy down there at FF Curve, I think he's doing crossfit training. He does a lot of RDL and heaven knows what. But the last time I checked, Crossfit is about compound movements. Fellow does a lot of pullovers for Crossfit aye....funny fellow. And 1/4 lunges. Cripes...

HELP ME! And no PT's com,plain. I squat, all stare. Ballz...

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Added on May 9, 2008, 3:10 pmI should So stop b****ing bout PT's.

This post has been edited by pizzaboy: May 9 2008, 03:10 PM

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I lyke.

Go go start training with JIB, get him to squat you till you shiver.

Hey, are you the one with the long hair? On menshealth?
19.5 BMI?

Actually, warming up is quite subjective. Some guys, for example Mark Rippetoe, says that he needs 10-15 minutes to warm up. I can understand I guess, old guy, creaky bones. Marc Bartley has his friends rub heat rubs on him to warm up

I warm up by working up to a 1RM or 3RM and dropping to my work-set. IT's all subjective. But generally, you should feel a bit warm, that's why it's a warm-up.

Anyway, say hi to victor for me when you see him. Say Kirks greets.

You're doing too much. That stronglifts routine, is actually Bill Starr's routine. He just changed it a bit, and called it his own, that bloody knock-off.

Anyway, you can get strong and big via the squats, deadlifts and presses as well as rows. You don't need the curls, forget the pull-downs, forget the machines at the moment.

The thing is about these movements, is you can do it 3x10 today, 5x5 tmr 3x3 the next and 1x20 next week, how unsystematic, and you'll STILL grow like a weed provided you've enough food.

They're just strong movements you see. And at the moment, I don't even see why you need a routine like "stronglifts billstar knockoff". You just need to increase weights at every dammed set, hit all five reps, move to the next exercise and do the same, in good form.

Go home? Rest. Grow.

Forget bicep curls la......not yet.

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Added on May 21, 2008, 8:03 amkirks is my real name btw.

This post has been edited by pizzaboy: May 21 2008, 08:03 AM

I'll say this and you'll think "Pizzaboy menyampah lah" but machines, abs machines...is an absolute waste of time

I've always had this question to ask. Why men want tetek besau?

Awohh.....what a mind squeezing answer.

I definitely don't want every muscle in my body to be big.

Hypertrophied muscles are pointless unless they're equally matched with sarcoplasmic muscular growth and an efficient CNS pathway. Trust me young padawan, you do not want big oblique muscles and huge gluteal muscles.

Strength+Fitness>Big big muskel

Fun? It's actually tedious. 6 months to practice the clean and jerk and snatch form with a bar, before I could honestly call my technique close to perfect, with the bar. That didn't include the weights yet, and the weights, you can add another 2 months learning how to pull the bar overhead and squat under for the snatch.

And no not commonwealth, SEA games first. Commonwealth, lagi 6 tahun mungkin boleh lah....anyway, i'm coming over KL this Thursday, would like to meet up with ya guys. PM me man

Hey yuan wu, here's what I think is your squatting problem

1. You have a muscular imbalance, your left quadriceps are weaker than your right, and your knees cave in when you rise from the squat. Address that with single leg squats or reduce the weight and correct your form.

2. Your hips aren't tight enough, your weight is moving all over. Your weight isn't on your hips and hamstrings. It's on your knees. Look at your own video and see, you aren't stable. You ARE lowering your hips but I think you break the movement from the knees. I can't exactly explain this on a forum.

3. You're doing a high bar squat, with a ***** pad. What gives? If you're doing a low bar squat, that's still ACCEPTABLE.

4. You "good morning" the weight up like an American powerlifter. Strengthen your back, keep it arched but not hyper-extended.

5. You're not SITTING between your feet. You're doing somewhat of a "box squat with no box". If I ask you to sit, you're going to curve your back..and fall forward.

6. You're trying WAY too hard to keep your knees behind your toes. If you ever want to learn to "sit" in your squat, forget that.

It seems like there's many, but I think it can be corrected, when you learn to "sit" in your squat.

Also I'll actually be coming on Wednesday. I'll be with SydG in the mornings about 10AM, to visit Bkt Jalil to get some information. Then we can chill out anywhere. Just pm me your num

Don't make things so complex. Do a version of row, which you can FEEL your lats, upper back ...or the entire back structure working hard at it. You can even use dumbbell rows if you'd like to lessen the strain on your lower back.

Back training...it'd be better to use the bb'ing style of it. Something where you can feel the contraction, burn and what not whn you're doing it. Where you can feel the stretch la and all that.

The nama all different, but it's really up to how it feels good for you. In fact, doing pull-ups I feel nothing on my lats. But it feels more of a stretch when i'm doing close grip chin-ups. See? Different people, different methods. No textbook for weightlifting la.

That's sorta good thing right? I felt the pump a few times and it was rather painful. Hated it.
Btw do you mean you don't feel a stretch on your lats and back at all when you're training them?

I NEVER taught cheating. I only advocate cheating in nonsensical movements because they're not worth the time.

Aren't there any other fitness first centers?

Sorry eh...my max BS is only 180KG not 190KG.

If your legs aren't sore till you can't walk, for at least 3-4 days, you're not using enough weight. Anyway, this cannot be achieved like in a random time. You first have to build your work capacity by going through 2-3 weeks with 50-55-60% of your 1RM for 5 sets of 20 reps.

Then play around 60-65% and try hitting about as many reps as possible ABOVE 20 reps for two sets for about 2-3 weeks.

Then finally work to your BODYWEIGHT and then try to hit 50-60x for two sets. Try to hit above 120 reps in that two sets. Do this for another 2 weeks.

Then try your 100 rep bodyweight squats. The preparation takes between 6-8 weeks, then you try it once and you walk away wit loads of extra muscle.