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Front squat form check
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by
quark »
Thu Jun 21, 2018 10:21 am
This is my first attempt at a front squat. What needs to be fixed?
How do I keep the weight off my hands without choking myself?
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Last post by quark
Sat Jun 23, 2018 6:37 am
Benching with a slingshot.
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by
ChasingCurls69 »
Sat Jun 09, 2018 11:50 pm
So I tried this the other day as my overload bench variation, but had a lot of trouble with the slingshot staying in place, and then with my bar path...
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Last post by mgil
Sat Jun 23, 2018 4:37 am
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Last post by Sumo
Fri Jun 22, 2018 4:23 pm
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Last post by Cody
Thu Jun 21, 2018 3:00 am
Squat - do we look down?
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by
quark »
Mon Jun 11, 2018 1:11 pm
I was watching the IPF Worlds and noticed that approximately no one looks down while squatting. Looking at videos here, including at the recent...
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Last post by Shaun
Wed Jun 20, 2018 12:07 pm
Knee cave in the squat
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by
RobUK »
Sun Jun 17, 2018 4:54 am
Is it always bad?
My knees naturally bend inwards (used to drive my tennis coach mad when serving).
Keeping them out on the descent is no problem...
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Last post by RobUK
Mon Jun 18, 2018 6:15 am
Speeding up Eccentric
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by
CamLeslie »
Fri Jun 15, 2018 9:44 am
Any tips for speeding up the eccentric portion of the squat and bench? Here are some vids I took last night. My squat looks like a 5-0-4 tempo squat.
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Last post by Sumo
Fri Jun 15, 2018 4:59 pm
Squat form check
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by
hsilman »
Wed Jun 13, 2018 3:10 pm
I honestly think it's totally fine BUT a few extra sets of eyes can't hurt as I finally get back into decent weights.
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Last post by Toxguy
Fri Jun 15, 2018 6:33 am
Squat Form Check Please
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by
TheFlush »
Wed Jun 13, 2018 6:30 am
Age 50, Weight 50 pounds too much. 220x5 set 6 on MM template.
I would appreciate any sage advice.
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Last post by DrHades
Wed Jun 13, 2018 1:14 pm
New to Sumo, what do you guys think?
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by
CamLeslie »
Fri Jun 08, 2018 10:37 am
Thinking about switching to sumo after years of back rounding frustration. What does everyone think?
Best Recent DL:
Sumo Test (First two tennis...
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Last post by Sumo
Sun Jun 10, 2018 4:19 am
Low Bar Form Check Please
Replies: 21
by
TheCheat »
Thu May 17, 2018 1:34 pm
Trying to switch from high bar to low bar and it's turning out to be a bit more of a different beast than I was anticipating. Not really used to...
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Last post by mgil
Sat Jun 09, 2018 4:23 pm
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Last post by Shane
Thu Jun 07, 2018 4:52 am
Hello. Deadlift Check
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StevRossi »
Sun May 27, 2018 4:06 pm
Just joined I'm 36 and 180lb. My journey started with Strong lifts then Starting Strength. Pleased to see some of the old logs I have missed on SS...
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Last post by ChrisMcCarthy1979
Wed May 30, 2018 12:15 am
Squat Work
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by
LexAnderson »
Mon May 21, 2018 7:42 am
Some 3x3x340 and 3x2x340 squats from 5/18/2018. Let me know if you guys see anything that needs to be worked on or addressed to get better. Thanks!
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Last post by alek
Thu May 24, 2018 7:38 am
Greg Nuckols & Omar Isuf squat video
by
quark »
Thu May 24, 2018 6:30 am
Lots of information in about 2.5 hours. The text under the video (on the youtube website) has links to chapter timestamps.
Perhaps the most relevant...
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Last post by quark
Thu May 24, 2018 6:30 am
Bench press lockout
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by
convergentsum »
Wed May 16, 2018 8:18 am
Hi, here's today's top single.
I notice my elbows aren't completely straight at lock-out. Is this a problem? If so, how can i fix it?
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Last post by convergentsum
Thu May 24, 2018 12:01 am
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Last post by chrisd
Wed May 23, 2018 10:08 am
Switching to High Bar ... Worth it or Nah?
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by
quark »
Thu May 17, 2018 6:16 pm
I'm thinking of switching to high bar squats because my form seems better than with low bar.
I've always done low bar squats. My low bar form has...
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Last post by PatrickDB
Sat May 19, 2018 6:20 pm
Low Bar squat 215×3 Form Check?
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by
FixingLifting »
Mon May 14, 2018 2:58 pm
Hey exodus strength!!! I'm a 16 years of age and I'm very interested in lifting and really want to get my numbers up. Before I can do that I need to...
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Last post by Murelli
Wed May 16, 2018 4:16 am
Switching to Low Bar... Worth it or Nah?
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TimK »
Tue May 08, 2018 7:03 pm
I have a meet coming up on 8/4 and I am considering switching to low bar in the hopes that it would result in hitting higher weights. Also, I tend to...
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Last post by ChrisMcCarthy1979
Wed May 16, 2018 12:42 am
Squat form check
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by
nkupianist »
Tue May 01, 2018 9:46 am
I'm posting for a general form check on my (high bar) squats. A couple things I've noticed that I'm open to any cues on fixing:
Some knee cave that...
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Last post by Cody
Tue May 15, 2018 10:11 am
Good mornings...
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by
mbasic »
Sun May 13, 2018 2:12 pm
....have no idea wtf I'm doing. Never ever have done these my whole life
Please help.
Cannot deadlift due to weird lat injury and thought this would...
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Last post by ChrisMcCarthy1979
Mon May 14, 2018 9:05 am
Bench eccentric speed with 85%+ loads
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by
Mugaaz »
Wed May 09, 2018 12:38 pm
I have a problem with eccentric on bench when it gets heavy. My eccentric gets super slow, to the point that the ascent takes less time than lowering...
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Last post by TimK
Fri May 11, 2018 7:45 am
How to high bar squat?
Replies: 31
by
quark »
Wed May 02, 2018 3:27 am
As someone who has always squatted low bar, I'd like to try high bar. I'd like to make sure I have a good enough understanding of the technique,...
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Last post by DannyP
Mon May 07, 2018 1:05 pm
Keeping myself honest: squat depth
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by
DannyP »
Mon Apr 30, 2018 5:43 pm
Any and all other form issues aside, first and second just below parallel, third right at (possibly a butt hair above)?
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Last post by DannyP
Mon May 07, 2018 11:56 am
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