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Back feels better today, very happy about that. But damn I don't want to go through that pain again.

Going to wait at least a week before I try anything again, and it'll be a sumo deadlift from now onwards and very lightweight.
 
Tinuva said:
interesting fact. Arching back on OHP is not exactly bad form in competition, in fact lifters used to use it in the olympics to be able to do heavier weights on OHP, as well as later use push press, which wasn't easy for the judges to spot, and thus because of those 2 facts, the OHP was removed from the olympics, and now you get the clean and jerk and the other lift instead.
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Agree, form means little in olympics, it's hard to judge. Clean and press is about getting the weight above your head and holding it there for x seconds.
 
Does doing squats make u guys sore the next day? I'm generally not sore the next day.

Granted I am still doing quite light squats (50 to 55kg, bodyweight 62kg) because I don't wanna stress my knees too much. It's not an exercise I enjoy due to knee issues (past and present).

This talk about proper bench form makes me wonder. If my form is not correct, perhaps that is why I am not sore the next day unless I do several sets of incline dumbbell press and flat dumbbell press in addition to the standard 5x5 bench press...
 
It depends on how much time you spend on your legs between IMO. If you spend alot of time sitting, you'll likely feel it more when you train legs. If you spend your day on your legs, then likely no. That is just my opinion though. Pity about your knees - what really gets me is Mike Chang's explosive leg workout. Google that and give it a try.
 
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It depends on how much time you spend on your legs between IMO. If you spend alot of time sitting, you'll likely feel it more when you train legs. If you spend your day on your legs, then likely no. That is just my opinion though. Pity about your knees - what really gets me is Mike Chang's explosive leg workout. Google that and give it a try.
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Yep, i spend too much time sitting during the day... I have been going out more at night lately and moving about so maybe that will help.

OK, will just keep at it, doing squats every workout if possible and see if there's an improvement in how the knees feel.

Is higher reps (say 8 reps) and lower weight worse for knees than say 5 reps and higher weight? Squatting to parallel.
 
I think it depends on the nature of the problem... if it's joints, more reps would be worse I think, if it's ligaments, heavier weights. The explosive workout is lighter weight but involves jumping squats and lunges... very very good for quads. You'd have to try it before you can tell in your situation if it would work or not.
 
Holy crap there's a lot of calories in mince and pasta.

Had spagetthi bolognaise(?) about 500 grams and it racked up 1400 calories.
 
ryan411 said:
Yep, i spend too much time sitting during the day... I have been going out more at night lately and moving about so maybe that will help.

OK, will just keep at it, doing squats every workout if possible and see if there's an improvement in how the knees feel.

Is higher reps (say 8 reps) and lower weight worse for knees than say 5 reps and higher weight? Squatting to parallel.
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I cant really tell. The thing about Squats are, they are actually good for your knees, not bad for them like running is bad for knees.

Now I do remember have some slight pain in the knees when I started out, but as I got stronger in all my lifts, all my pain went away. According to powerlifters you will encounter problems when you go super heavy for your weight class. So I expect for my bodyweight at 72kg, if I do 170kg squats, 200kg deadlifts ect then I will be back in the class where weightlifting hurts you.

For now, mostly I feel great, as long as I am not stupid and do stupid **** at home when I work in the garden or do DIY.
 
Yip, will do a 3 to 4 min warm up on the rowing machine from now on to get blood flowing before squats. One of the guys at gym doing Starting Strength suggested it as he said it helped him on squats.
 
I hate doing legs. I generally do it once a week and I get punished for my laziness week after week. I battle to walk up or down stairs for about 3 days afterwards lol.

But, there is no denying that squats are one of the best exercises out there. I generally stand a 20kg dumbbell upright on the floor and touch it when I squat down. I would rather go slightly lighter on weight and have the power through my full range of motion. I tore ligaments in my knee playing football at school, which sometimes leads to my knee dislocating. I have found that Cycling, Squats and leg curls really are great for building the support muscles around your knees. If I stop gym for a week, I can already feel the difference in my knee stability.
 
Velenoso is right, I made a miscalculation.

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It is still a lot though, the pasta alone has 139 calories per 100g.
 
Where does one buy liquid chalk? Or normal chalk?

Scraped a chunk of skin off my left shin doing deadlifts earlier on without realising it :( If i don't wanna wear tracksuit pants while i deadlift can I buy those crossfit compression socks then? :p

edit: Dang, these things are expensive!! http://shopcrossfitreebok.com/mens-1/compression-apparel.html

US$50 and upwards! :eek:

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Amped as fukk for tomorrow.

Gonna get a video up of OHP, gym does not allow recording so it's gonna be a short vid.
 
InternetSwag said:
Amped as fukk for tomorrow.

Gonna get a video up of OHP, gym does not allow recording so it's gonna be a short vid.
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Looking forward to that, my OHP is weak as fukc but I will stay on 30kg strict form until i feel it starts to get easy. Had one of the more knowledgeable VA dudes critique my form on OHP, squats and deadlifts. DL he said was perfect, squats need work so I will keep it light for now and watch that my knees don't go over my toes.
 
It is, knees not going over toes, is bodybuilding form, and will lead to half squats and/or you losing balance. Powerlifting suggests you do take your knees over your toes, so that you can keep the line that the bar move in, straight. You need to have the weight even on your feet, so that you dont fall forward or backward. Just as your push your ass out backward, your knees need to move out forward when you go down. Especially if you want to do heavier weights whilst going down to parallel.
 
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