how long does it usually take to squat your weight?

[Arioch]

Somtimes, it can also just be someone not actually making the connection, where they realize that they need to push their legs out on the way up, and just never seem to manage. Something as simple as tying a piece of string around the legs that they must push out against to maintain tension can work miracles.

 

[TheProject]

The Project has a combo factors going on. Spinal curvature, 26 years of inactivity, weak back, weak hips, etc...he's come a LONG way.

I understand about "making the connection." Squatting has always felt natural to me, but just last week I finally started to feel like my bench is coming together. I used to have to think about everything along the way...feet out, shoulder blades together, press back, elbows down, etc... Just this last week it started to become one movement. That's where I'm trying to get Project on his squat.

Yep, I've come a long way, but I've still got a long way to go. Squats are still really tough for me, and I've got to concentrate all the way through to try and keep my form. I still don't have it down, and lose my form on the last set. I'm finally getting to the point where I can arch my back. When I started, I couldn't arch it at all.

I think Hannibal is still afraid to watch me deadlift.

 

[Hannibal]

I think Hannibal is still afraid to watch me deadlift.

Still feel a bit sick to my stomach to watch you squat....give me time and I will work up to watching you deadlift...



it's not pretty

 

[TheProject]

Still feel a bit sick to my stomach to watch you squat....give me time and I will work up to watching you deadlift...



it's not pretty

Hey hey hey! I'm not that bad at squatting now, am I?

I've gotten a lot better!

And yeah, I can arch my back on command, for the most part.

 

[Hannibal]

You know I am just giving you shit Proj....you have made a tremendous amount of progress in the short time I have seen you lifting.

And yes the squatting is getting better as long as you remember to center the damn bar....

 

[Temple]

Squats work the glute/hams, deads work the lower back...not apples to apples.

If you're squatting right, and 99% of people don't, it won't hurt your lower back. If it hurts your lower back, it's because your lower back is weak...I speak from experience on that one.

When you set the bar on your shoulders, hold it low, grip wide, and squeeze your shoulder blades together. Pull the bar down on to you. Push your head back, not looking back, but neck into the bar. Arch your back HARD. This is ALL BEFORE YOU EVEN LIFT THE BAR OUT!! Then, arch the bar off the pegs, and back up into a wide stance. I do box squats, so I'll explain it that way. You sit BACK BACK BACK. This takes ALOT of hammie and hip flexor strength. You rest just long enough on the box to do this one key thing: You release the hip flexor, and WITHOUT EVER LOSING THE ARCH IN YOUR BACK, you flex your GLUTES to pop back up...NOT YOUR QUADS. When you look at a side view, the end of the bar should be traveling straight up and down. If your lower back hurts, you're doing it wrong.

I GOT IT.....I GOT IT......I GOT IT GOT IT GOT IT!!!!!!! I thought I was doing then right until I read this but now I really GOT IT! Oh and my ass hurts instead of my knees for a change!!!!!!!!!!

 

[TheProject]

You know I am just giving you shit Proj....you have made a tremendous amount of progress in the short time I have seen you lifting.

And yes the squatting is getting better as long as you remember to center the damn bar....

Yeah, I know you're just giving me shit!

What, being left handed doesn't mean I can be off to the left of center?

 

[Dingo12]

Female athletes do tend to have 'knock knees' this is because their hips tend to be wider than males. Womens feet also have a higher tendancy to be 'flat' thus increasing inward rotation at the knee joint.

When I squat I use a weight light enough to enable me to hold good form, ass-to-the-floor and concentrate on keeping my knees straight.

 

[Gladiola]

Oh my, my head is spinning.

My low back is sore sometimes from squatting - & I've already decided to do Good Mornings for lower back - as well as regular dead lifts (always did SLDL before & that's it).

Since I shouldn't do the low back training on leg day, back day is already pretty full, I think I'm going to add a 5th day of strength training for low back & abs.

But for now, I want to be sure my squat form is as ideal as possible. I have a VERY short torso. I'm 5'4", but long legs & short torso. My glutes are pretty strong though. I think tonight I'll tell my partner to check that the bar is moving perfectly vertically (straight up & down), is in line over heels, & my back stays arched (like my tailbone should be pointed behind me, right?

I'm just worried that I'm doing something wrong since there are so many factors involved & most ppl do it wrong!

 

[Arioch]

Why should you not train your lower back on the same day you are squatting? It is already getting some work. Finish it off, then work on your recovery.

You can add an extra day of light reverse hypers to help recovery if you do not have bands or something similar, as well as some ab training.

The bar will never move in a perfectly strait line, and the shorter your torso, the more you will lean forward when you squat. This will require more back and hamstring strength than someone who is not built like a baboon. Also, it means that you will have a harder time ascending in a straight line than someone like Spatts, who has a longer torso.