yeah i hope to see the deadlift (poundage) increase too. I just started deadlift 2/3 weeks ago but i`m using the machine ones where the handles are on the side. I only use the barbell on weekends when its not so crowded so tat i can use the squat rack's barbell...

try changing ur foot position during squats? perhaps toe pointing straight instead? i dunno if it helps but try to find an angle that wont hurt. but do not force urself and cause any injuries oh~...I play basketball too, and realized that the explosiveness have improved!

Yeah, it is quite impossible to keep knees behind toe...as long as i feel the muscle contraction and my back is not rounded so as my @ss, i`m happy with that posture

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Added on November 6, 2008, 7:13 am
according to this journal, i started back in 11 July 2008. Around 4 months liao. I started squat 2 months after I picked up bodybuilding.
If i`m not mistaken, I started around 40~60 kg and i am dying with that weight. I still remember that my @ss hurts for almost a week after squatting and i barely can get up from my bed...
Wow, everyone recommending front squat...kena google adi! How's training for u? any latest pics?

not rude bro, no worries, there is this deadlift machine in the gym, something like smith but instead of a barbell in front of u, the bars are at the side of u..which means its like doing deadlift using DB..those 2 bars are tied together...perhaps its a smith-machine deadlift:)