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I got hurt a little Sunday while Squatting, the bar slipped on me and I got a little shoulder strain so the bench was a little shaky. I took 3 days off the cut but I'll get back on it today, going to push the reps just a little higher, while I let this strain work out.
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I got hurt a little Sunday while Squatting, the bar slipped on me and I got a little shoulder strain so the bench was a little shaky. I took 3 days off the cut but I'll get back on it today, going to push the reps just a little higher, while I let this strain work out.
Hey Buck,
Dave Draper sells an apparatus on his site that might interest you.
Hey Buck,
Dave Draper sells an apparatus on his site that might interest you.
Okay I did find. It's like a safety bar. Thing is that I'm committed to the Squat this year. Even if I have to go lighter for a while to work on the setup and the form, that's okay.
Okay I did find. It's like a safety bar. Thing is that I'm committed to the Squat this year. Even if I have to go lighter for a while to work on the setup and the form, that's okay.
I guess i forgot to mention it was called "Top Squat".
Silverbacks kick ass!
fwiw, safety bar squats are great, however they tend to put alot more emphasis on the quads than a traditional squat, and may act as a crutch leaving you in trouble when you mvoe back to bb squatting. just my .02 on the subject.
Hope the shoulder feels better man.
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fwiw, safety bar squats are great, however they tend to put alot more emphasis on the quads than a traditional squat, and may act as a crutch leaving you in trouble when you mvoe back to bb squatting. just my .02 on the subject.
Hope the shoulder feels better man.
I agree, I want full Squats. Shoulder feels good already.
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I tried to get into the low bar position and my shoulders said FU. So I thought okay let's bring the bar position up, still try with the flat shoes and see if I have the mobility for that. So I set at the bottom of the traps on the shelf but above the rear delts, very secure set, that bar ain't going anywhere. I have to say that I was very happy with the session. It's not quite the athletic movement of the low bar but I was able to hit the bottom beautifully and was able to keep really good form. Abs are getting stronger without me working them directly
I tried to get into the low bar position and my shoulders said FU. So I thought okay let's bring the bar position up, still try with the flat shoes and see if I have the mobility for that. So I set at the bottom of the traps on the shelf but above the rear delts, very secure set, that bar ain't going anywhere. I have to say that I was very happy with the session. It's not quite the athletic movement of the low bar but I was able to hit the bottom beautifully and was able to keep really good form. Abs are getting stronger without me working them directly
This is how I squat most of the time. I have been dropping the bar down below my delts a little more lately, but like you said, that bar isn't going anywhere at the top. One less thing to worry about means more focus on the rest of your form.
Strength doesn't come from physical capacity. It comes from indomitable will. -Gandhi
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I really prefer the shorter sessions not that I'm doing any more volume but the intensity is better. Really happy with my pressing. The fixed bars only go to 110 but throwing more than that up into position would be pretty hard anyway. There's only one rack in the place and I don't want to tie that up for overhead press.
If I can just work up to sets of 10 with 110 that would be great.
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Better. First session with the Chucks, very quickly got the form down. Had to push a little to open up the hips on the first couple of warmups but then we were good. So the setup and the form are down, now I just got to do the work. Was still too sore on the Abs, I'm getting enough indirect work on them now, but I like to do a set to test. With the Chucks I was able to get much greater ROM on the calve raises so I dropped the weight and will work back up. Real nice pump with that.
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Pulled something in my back when I was doing curls on Friday. Saturday morning it was locking up pretty good, so I don't know maybe I'll be out for a little bit, but hopefully back by Tuesday.
Rest your back up. Hopefully it's a short temporary setback. I've been doing some walking outside lately. The weather is turning better so why not get out on some trails for cardio, right? Sure beats the treadmill.
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Been stretching and doing mobility work and went to the chiro this morning. It's still locked up but better. I'm going to give the Squat a try on Friday and hopefully I'm back on. The run is something I've been thinking about, that I feel i'm not in great shape and need to incorporate a little cardio. I was surprised I was able to cover that much ground I just went slow and kept the stride short. I think the work I did on the Elliptical with the weighted vest this winter helped, wind was fine.