Recent content by dsar

I wish you were there when a guy at the gym was telling me not to do squats today because he got a knee injury.

What strength do you want? Do you want to deadlift 700lbs? you have to get pretty specific otherwise it's not going to happen. List everything you want out and people can help you more easily.

I always found the problem with squatting is that i was trying to hold tension throughout my back. So when i reached parallel i couldn't hold onto the tension because i was forced to push my back forwards in order to develop a vertical line from where my heels were to where the bar sits, you'll...

Bench press doesn't always make sense to me, I've seen people who can do only 350x5 and then do 485x1 it does'nt make alot of sense. The only way i can work it out is if you train with single reps nearer to 100% all the time then you're going to be very good at single reps, if you train with 10...

It's a really great exercise Here's some links for you: http://stronglifts.com/5-ways-to-improve-your-front-squat-technique/ http://stronglifts.com/5-more-ways-to-improve-your-front-squat-technique/ Even if you're using the clean grip the bars still going to be on your shoulders so if its...

You can keep going with upper body ofcourse. Front squatting has helped me alot with form for back squats and also with leg strength, maybe an idea to learn front how to front squat effectively if you haven't done so already now that you have the time out from heavy exercises. Also you can do...

Why would you be on this forum if you weren't a rookie? According to Jim Wendler "lift for 10-12 years and then start reading about shit"

I want to lose some weight towards the end of this year, around 15-20 lbs, weighing 235-240 at the moment. I am considering buying a punch bag and boxing equipment possibly a skipping rope (jump rope) to lose weight. Does anyone have any experience that a punch bag would help to lose weight, is...

Hi there, I'm new to posting on this forum although I've been lurking for a long time, I've never really needed to post before because all the information from the members is so useful. I've been following the intermediate 5x5 program, but in the past few months my bench (which is normally...