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14-03-2005, 04:08 AM
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| Making Progress Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, CANADA Posts: 198 Rep Power:  |  It's a good point Garry brought up about the warm-ups. I guess Garry and I being a bit older (I'm 35, I think I recall Garry mentioning he was 37) we realize how important warm-ups are to training longevity. Another important part of training longevity is selecting weights that you can handle in good form and through a full range of motion. When I talk about squats I mean real squats. The majority of guys I know who claim to be able to squat 315 lbs. (or say 150 kg) do no more that a curtsy! Better to lower the weight and do things properly. If you have ever closely watched Olympic weighlifters then you'll know what I mean when I say "ass-to-the-grass". When these guys complete the first part of the snatch or clean & jerk they are "butt to the platform" low. It takes tremendous courage to really drop into the hole deep during your squats. Although this doesn't really relate to your question per se, I thought that since I have been promoting full-range high-rep squats I would post a link I have to a guy squatting his bodyweight 98 times. This guy doesn't go super low but he does squat to what I would consider a minimal efffective depth. What blows me away is that he continues to go just as low despite his obvious fatigue. A lot of guys start to shorten their range of motion as they increase weight or as they fatigue during a high rep set. I was so inspired by this video footage that I tried it myself. I put my bodyweight on the bar with a goal of 50 reps. At 20 reps I felt great (because I am used to the demand of 20 rep squats), at 30 I was really sucking wind but I still felt strong, at 40 reps my legs were getting shaky but I was determined to get 50 no matter what. I got 50 and my legs were sore for 5 days. Check this out. * Note - this video is like 10 minutes long, you may want to fast forward through reps 22 to say 75. The guy couldn't get 100, but damn did he want it. What guts! http://www.marunde-muscle.com/forum...hread.php?t=153 ______________________ You don't win friends with salad |
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14-03-2005, 04:11 AM
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| Making Progress Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, CANADA Posts: 198 Rep Power: | The link did not open. Just go to www.marunde-muscle.com On the first page you will see "Sarge's insane squatting" Click on it to get a description and the video. Cheers, GTForce ______________________ You don't win friends with salad |
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14-03-2005, 11:28 AM
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| Making Progress Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, CANADA Posts: 198 Rep Power: | One more thing : Garry, is that you in your avatar? If so, you are large and in charge mate! Your arms look just as big but more cut than before. ______________________ You don't win friends with salad |
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16-03-2005, 01:17 PM
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 Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: north east Posts: 255 Rep Power: | why are so many people havin a hard time believin the pics of me :shock: , it is honest, no really it is, kev tell em  i was only 17 stone when that was taken arms about 19.75 so a bit under me best but thanks.its the age old debate with squats aint it, full or partial, both have there advantages but i must admit i'm of the full squat club if your guna work a muscle properly then it needs to be over as full a range of motion as possible but god they are killer when you get up to heavy weights and after i injured my knee a few years back i've neglected them, to be honest i'm just too scared of crippling myself for another 2 years. and yeah as you get older injuries become a real pain warmups are essential especially before the heavier movements and some injuries just never seem to heal properly. ______________________ If its not nailed down EAT it. |
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