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Scarface30 · 07-25-2007, 01:42 PM

Katt I've thought about front squats, but I am not sure how I could do handling the bar on my shoulders

. deloading is just a period of time when you take a rest, you drop your intensity like to a 15-20RM and drop a set or 2. you can do that so your CNS can rebuild itself from the previous weeks of heavy lifting.

Fitgirl thanks! yeah now that I think about it, it's me not being able to bend at the knee. when I do prisoner squats I can do them really well...maybe I will try a wider stance next time

Fitgirl70 · 07-25-2007, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Scarface30

Katt I've thought about front squats, but I am not sure how I could do handling the bar on my shoulders

. deloading is just a period of time when you take a rest, you drop your intensity like to a 15-20RM and drop a set or 2. you can do that so your CNS can rebuild itself from the previous weeks of heavy lifting.

How does one perform front squats? I thought the bar should never rest ON the shoulders, but rather just a tad back on the back of the traps....

Archangel · 07-25-2007, 04:07 PM

Great w/o BRother Scar, I would highly suggest widening your stance, some people (Myself included) cannot do a low narrow stance without pain or discomfort, due to bone structure, I simply have a heck of a time going parallel in a narrow stance, but wider than shoulders and I can go ATF!!! Just my 2 cents my Friend!!!

Scarface30 · 07-25-2007, 05:36 PM

Fitgirl here's a link to what a front squat looks likeBarbell Front Squat

as for the bar not supposed to be on the shoulders, I am not sure

Archangel thanks Arch, really appreciate it! you're 2 cents has been adding up quite a bit to give me some much needed advice

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katt · 07-25-2007, 05:40 PM

That's how my husband does his front squats. I have to hold the bar palms up resting on my delts - that works better for me.

SamEaston · 07-26-2007, 05:49 AM

Good job on the lunges - i bet your legs and butt are mucho sore today after that workout!

I've never tried front squats before - they look quite tough. Let us know how you get on with them if you decide to give them a go!

Scarface30 · 07-26-2007, 07:41 AM

hey Sam, thanks! it's kinda weird my legs do not hurt as much today as they did last week. I think I am due for a week off to re-coop because my intensity isn't as high.

as for the squats, I think I am going to try a wider stance like Fitgirl and Archangel mentioned.

Fitgirl70 · 07-26-2007, 08:08 AM

Let me know what you think about that wide stance.

ReproMan · 07-26-2007, 08:12 AM

I agree with the wide stance as well. Also stretching, stretching and more stretching!!

I believe I developed a bit of patellar tendinitis a while back and it really prevented me from squatting. Widening my stance coupled with stretching like a madman fixed me right up.

Another good looking workout btw!!

Scarface30 · 07-26-2007, 11:39 AM

Repro thanks man, I found my get up and go wasn't the norm for that workout though.

so yesterday I was telling my parents that I've never felt heat that was 40 degrees out...well today I was outside helping my dad all afternoon, took the thermometer out to where we were working...46 degrees..I have to say, you guys that live in Phoenix and the South West

katt · 07-26-2007, 12:19 PM

46 degrees???? I don't live in Phoenix or the Southwest,,, but brrrrrrr

Scarface30 · 07-26-2007, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by katt

46 degrees???? I don't live in Phoenix or the Southwest,,, but brrrrrrr

I hope you're being sarcastic lol...maybe I should add 46 celcius =

katt · 07-26-2007, 12:41 PM

oh yeah,,,,, that makes a difference

Witchblade · 07-26-2007, 01:07 PM

46 degrees celsius =

Scarface30 · 07-26-2007, 03:23 PM

yeah, it was pretty insane. although that as in direct sunlight.

and now I have a damn burn

<--not that red though lol.

SamEaston · 07-27-2007, 02:51 AM

I was in Germany on holiday one year when they were in the middle of a heatwave. It reached 47celcius on average for the week i was there. Didn't see of Germany but we spent alot of time in the freezer section of supermarkets!

Hope your burn isn't too bad, Scar!

Archangel · 07-27-2007, 06:15 PM

Enjoy the weekend BRother Scar!!!

Scarface30 · 07-27-2007, 07:18 PM

thanks Arch! I'll try. playing golf tomorrow morning and maybe on Sunday so that'll be a good time.

so I went to the gym today and I TRIED to work out, I had no motivation at all. it was the first time I ever went to the gym to workout and left before I had completely finished, which pissed me off. so this tells me I NEED TO TAKE A WEEK OFF, in my opinion at least. no deloading, just relaxing + some cardio. coming back the week after but not using the program I have now, just gonna kind of wing it for 2 weeks, because then I'll be outta the gym again for my course.

**Gazhole** · 07-28-2007, 03:17 AM

Good call, dude.

No point forcing something out. A week off will do you some good anyways!

Scarface30 · 07-29-2007, 10:36 AM

played 9 holes of golf yesterday, was gonna do 18 but it was so friggin hot! carrying a golf bag around for 3 hours does get tiring! I also went for a walk, about 4-4.5kms last night too.

start the my job tomorrow working outside painting sign posts, firehydrants, mowing, pruning trees that sort of thing, 3 weeks of work though..yay..why couldn't they hire me back at the beginning of the summer?!

oh well, 3 weeks is better than no weeks!

SamEaston · 07-30-2007, 08:53 AM

Wow, you're going to be working outside in the heat - better make sure you don't get fried!

Enjoy your week off from the gym - you've worked hard and when you get back you'll be raring to go!

Triple Threat · 07-30-2007, 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Scarface30

so I went to the gym today and I TRIED to work out, I had no motivation at all. it was the first time I ever went to the gym to workout and left before I had completely finished, which pissed me off. so this tells me I NEED TO TAKE A WEEK OFF, in my opinion at least.

That's always been a sign for me. If you're not mentally there, it's time for a break.

katt · 07-30-2007, 09:19 AM

Yup - what he said - I'd take a week off also

Scarface30 · 07-30-2007, 03:40 PM

Sam, Triple Threat, katt this week - no gym, starting my new job so I'd like to get used to working 8 hours a day before I work 8 hours a day then go to the gym.

today was a good first day. it friggin POURED(sp?)! I was outside cutting some grass with the whipper snipper and then it just started to fall! 4 hours using a whipper snipper must add up for burnin some Cals doesn't it? haha...after lunch it was a bit more laid back.

Malley · 08-01-2007, 11:45 AM

So you going to use the program me and you talked about?

DOMS · 08-01-2007, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Scarface30

Sam, Triple Threat, katt this week - no gym, starting my new job so I'd like to get used to working 8 hours a day before I work 8 hours a day then go to the gym.

today was a good first day. it friggin POURED(sp?)! I was outside cutting some grass with the whipper snipper and then it just started to fall! 4 hours using a whipper snipper must add up for burnin some Cals doesn't it? haha...after lunch it was a bit more laid back.

Whipper snipper? I take it that's what Americans would call a weed whacker?

Whipper snipper sounds a lot like whipper snapper, which is an old slang term for a child.

07-25-2007, 01:42 PM	#211
Scarface30 C'Nucked Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Halifax, Canada Posts: 1,740 Photos: 2	Katt I've thought about front squats, but I am not sure how I could do handling the bar on my shoulders. deloading is just a period of time when you take a rest, you drop your intensity like to a 15-20RM and drop a set or 2. you can do that so your CNS can rebuild itself from the previous weeks of heavy lifting. Fitgirl thanks! yeah now that I think about it, it's me not being able to bend at the knee. when I do prisoner squats I can do them really well...maybe I will try a wider stance next time
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07-25-2007, 04:07 PM	#213
Archangel High Intensity Freak Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Intensity Island Posts: 10,178 Photos: 4	Great w/o BRother Scar, I would highly suggest widening your stance, some people (Myself included) cannot do a low narrow stance without pain or discomfort, due to bone structure, I simply have a heck of a time going parallel in a narrow stance, but wider than shoulders and I can go ATF!!! Just my 2 cents my Friend!!!
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07-25-2007, 05:36 PM	#214
Scarface30 C'Nucked Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Halifax, Canada Posts: 1,740 Photos: 2	Fitgirl here's a link to what a front squat looks likeBarbell Front Squat as for the bar not supposed to be on the shoulders, I am not sure Archangel thanks Arch, really appreciate it! you're 2 cents has been adding up quite a bit to give me some much needed advice!
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07-26-2007, 07:41 AM	#217
Scarface30 C'Nucked Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Halifax, Canada Posts: 1,740 Photos: 2	hey Sam, thanks! it's kinda weird my legs do not hurt as much today as they did last week. I think I am due for a week off to re-coop because my intensity isn't as high. as for the squats, I think I am going to try a wider stance like Fitgirl and Archangel mentioned.
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07-26-2007, 08:08 AM	#218
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07-25-2007, 05:40 PM	#215
katt Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 4,115 Photos: 37	That's how my husband does his front squats. I have to hold the bar palms up resting on my delts - that works better for me.

07-26-2007, 08:12 AM	#219
ReproMan Señor Member Elite Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Stuart, FL Posts: 6,921	I agree with the wide stance as well. Also stretching, stretching and more stretching!! I believe I developed a bit of patellar tendinitis a while back and it really prevented me from squatting. Widening my stance coupled with stretching like a madman fixed me right up. Another good looking workout btw!!

07-26-2007, 11:39 AM	#220
Scarface30 C'Nucked Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Halifax, Canada Posts: 1,740 Photos: 2	Repro thanks man, I found my get up and go wasn't the norm for that workout though. so yesterday I was telling my parents that I've never felt heat that was 40 degrees out...well today I was outside helping my dad all afternoon, took the thermometer out to where we were working...46 degrees..I have to say, you guys that live in Phoenix and the South West
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07-26-2007, 12:19 PM	#221
katt Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 4,115 Photos: 37	46 degrees???? I don't live in Phoenix or the Southwest,,, but brrrrrrr

07-26-2007, 12:41 PM	#223
katt Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 4,115 Photos: 37	oh yeah,,,,, that makes a difference

07-26-2007, 01:07 PM	#224
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07-26-2007, 03:23 PM	#225
Scarface30 C'Nucked Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Halifax, Canada Posts: 1,740 Photos: 2	yeah, it was pretty insane. although that as in direct sunlight. and now I have a damn burn <--not that red though lol.
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07-27-2007, 06:15 PM	#227
Archangel High Intensity Freak Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Intensity Island Posts: 10,178 Photos: 4	Enjoy the weekend BRother Scar!!!
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07-27-2007, 07:18 PM	#228
Scarface30 C'Nucked Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Halifax, Canada Posts: 1,740 Photos: 2	thanks Arch! I'll try. playing golf tomorrow morning and maybe on Sunday so that'll be a good time. so I went to the gym today and I TRIED to work out, I had no motivation at all. it was the first time I ever went to the gym to workout and left before I had completely finished, which pissed me off. so this tells me I NEED TO TAKE A WEEK OFF, in my opinion at least. no deloading, just relaxing + some cardio. coming back the week after but not using the program I have now, just gonna kind of wing it for 2 weeks, because then I'll be outta the gym again for my course.
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07-29-2007, 10:36 AM	#230
Scarface30 C'Nucked Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Halifax, Canada Posts: 1,740 Photos: 2	played 9 holes of golf yesterday, was gonna do 18 but it was so friggin hot! carrying a golf bag around for 3 hours does get tiring! I also went for a walk, about 4-4.5kms last night too. start the my job tomorrow working outside painting sign posts, firehydrants, mowing, pruning trees that sort of thing, 3 weeks of work though..yay..why couldn't they hire me back at the beginning of the summer?! oh well, 3 weeks is better than no weeks!
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07-30-2007, 09:19 AM	#233
katt Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 4,115 Photos: 37	Yup - what he said - I'd take a week off also

07-30-2007, 03:40 PM	#234
Scarface30 C'Nucked Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Halifax, Canada Posts: 1,740 Photos: 2	Sam, Triple Threat, katt this week - no gym, starting my new job so I'd like to get used to working 8 hours a day before I work 8 hours a day then go to the gym. today was a good first day. it friggin POURED(sp?)! I was outside cutting some grass with the whipper snipper and then it just started to fall! 4 hours using a whipper snipper must add up for burnin some Cals doesn't it? haha...after lunch it was a bit more laid back.
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08-01-2007, 11:45 AM	#235
Malley Senior Member Elite Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Illinois Posts: 10,008	So you going to use the program me and you talked about?
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