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*.* 2013 General Fitness Thread *.*
Welcome to 2013! Now get your ass in top physical condition!
**From the 2012 Thread** If you want to get back into lifting, or need a new lifting routine, START HERE: http://startingstrength.wikia.com/wi...inner_Programs If you have questions about the SS programs, look here: http://startingstrength.wikia.com/wiki/FAQ Keep in mind that you're a novice lifter for a longer period of time than you think you are. Novice lifting can last anywhere from a few months to a year or two, depending on how hard you hit the weights and where you started. Once you've reached the point where you don't make regular progress on the SS program, you are ready to move on to the intermediate stage, which can last you for a good number of years. Find it HERE: http://madcow.hostzi.com/5x5_Program/Linear_5x5.htm If you're a very advanced lifter (many, many years of CONSISTENT weight training), then there are lot of programs out there, and which one you pick is simply a matter of preference. If you're really that advanced, you should know what works for you and what doesn't by this point. |
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I'm actually shocked how thin your frame looks in that photo. Some heavy weight lifting is going to be good for you and will blow your mind. I bet your body responds pretty damn well given your starting point.
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Ok, another question on squat form, do you try to get your thighs below parallel?
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Ok well I always go below parallel. I was reading some kind of argument online that it's not useful for anything...
I can feel it working out my stomach a little when I go below parallel vs just parallel. Not sure if this is a good thing or a bad thing. |
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WTF are you talking about??? Glute and hamstring activation is key to squatting and is greater at and below parallel. Doing half assed squats is barely working anything but the small muscles in/around your hips. You aren't doing shit for your quads/hams and you surely aren't building any athletic performance benefits.
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Best squatters in the world or Olympic Lifter and they go lower than anyone else. There is nothing dangerous about it if you focus on form and flexibility first before adding weight to the bar. Those who say it is dangerous results from that person's own errors to not teach themselves the correct way to do the lift and nothing more. And yes....your ****ing knees can go past your toes! That is the proper way to force the hips into a natural tracking pattern and activate your posterior chain for squatting when going below parallel.
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Thanks for all the help.
Looking at myself struggling in the mirror at the gym is one of the god damn best feelings in the world. And then finishing a set, putting the bar down, seeing myself with a face of dripping sweat and vascular arms makes me feel like I'm a man. lol |
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It's the greatest feeling in the world. I value my days in the gym. If I miss them, my mind/body feels completely different. I love waking up early on Saturday mornings just to get to the gym and squat. It should make you feel good. It gives you purpose and goals to shoot for anytime you step into the gym for 60 minutes. Where else can you accomplish so much physically and mentally for quick gratification and a huge endorphin release (probably only sex)? I'm thinking if you stick with it...you'll get bit by the lifting bug, Buck!
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Either way is fine but anything above parallel is wasted movement.
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Ripptoe/SS squat form: So you think you can squat (these are really good) Theres a so you think you can bench series by Dave Tate that is awesome also. |
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But, as with most of my other lifts, I've been getting much stronger lately. I remember only a couple months ago I was struggling to put up 195 a few times. |
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