Thread: yet another squat question

Yea, your stance plays a big part in something like this.

I would say to lighten up the weight a little and go for a few more reps. Maybe you're not properly warmed up or you may be sacrificing form for weight. The weight will come, it always does, just make sure that your form is perfect.

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If you build it they will come

I keep my stance just wider than shoulder width apart, with my toes pointing almost straight ahead. Squats are the first exercise I do after my warmup.

Maybe I'll just stick to a lighter weight for a couple of weeks. I've pulled my groin before playing hockey. You feel it pop and there is no mistaking the pain. I do NOT want to experience that pain ever again. It freaking hurts like hell.

As a side note, I have started doing deadlifts. I'm starting off light (120lbs), but what a great workout they are! Do four sets of deadlifts (not the stiff legged ones) and you really feel like you've hammered your quads and glutes.

[This message has been edited by I Are Baboon (edited 03-28-2001).]

How wide is your stance?

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train hard!

Yeah Deads are great. I did squats yesterday, and I go for a lighter weight doing 15-20 reps, how much do you use for squats and how many reps are you doing?

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Thoughts are more powerful then Matter

Originally posted by ZONE:
how much do you use for squats and how many reps are you doing?

I do one warmup set of squats with just the bar (15 or so reps).
Then I do:
135 x 10
135 x 10
155 x 8
155 x 8
155 x 6

A month ago I was able to squat my body weight (185) six times. But since I am using better form now, I'll have to build back up to it.

I like doing deadlifts. No one else does them, but it's just a good exercise.

My hip and groin used to hurt then I started to use the Ad & Ab ductor machine. I dont know if it was in my head or what, but it seemed to work.