squat question

[danny81]

when squatting i read you shouldnt have to wide a stance if you are squatting for sports like football, basketball, boxing, etc.

i prefer the wide stance not to wide mabyby a little wider than shoulder width apart. is this going to make that much of a difference?

 

[P-funk]

your answer lies here

 

[danny81]

thanks. well as an MMA practitioner i guess i should have my legs a little closer than, but i agree that the gym is for general workouts. and the reason i do the wide is beacause i have weak tendons and the wide stance seems to not hurt my knees. so i figure i will do this for a few months just until i get my base strenght up and my tendon strenght up then i will mess around with the width.

 

[P-funk]

how did you come to the conclusion that you have 'weak' tendons?

maybe you are just...WEAK.

 

[danny81]

oo. trust me i am weak. but i also have weak tendons. i came to that conclusion because my knees hurt when i squat down. also for some reason my upper body is much stronger than my loweer. i DB bench 50 pds 4x10 and i squat 20 pds 4x10

 

[DontStop]

Weak knees is everyones excuse.
I have bad knees...I'm still squatting.

 

[Hoglander]

danny,

try wearing a tank top shirt and cutting off all your hair it might help you bump up to 21 pds 4X10

 

[danny81]

its not my excuse i still squat. read my ournal i squat DL and do lunges.

 

[danny81]

hoglander get a fuckng girlfreind you fag. your 43 and you like to troll little kids.

 

[Hoglander]

If you're whatever age you say you are I'm a space alien from the planet Flart.

 

[danny81]

stfu you pussy bitch you think your cool cuz you can diss someone 1/3 your age over the internet you cant even do it to my face.

 

[Hoglander]

Start a poll to see if you are a real person in the view of others. I'll buy into the numbers and apologize big time. I'll even buy into other categories such as.. "He's just a persona but I like him just the same."

 

[danny81]

how about you make the poll. and stop being tuff on line. you are obviously a bitch and wouldnt do anythng to me if you met me. why do you hate me anyway

 

[KelJu]

Weak knees is everyones excuse.
I have bad knees...I'm still squatting.

Same here. My knees pop and grind like crazy. I take joint health supplements, but they don't do much. But, look on the bright side. My knees don't hurt me anymore today than they did 2 years ago. Maybe they will hold up for another 30 or 40 years, before I need knee replacement surgery.

 

[KelJu]

your answer lies here

Jesus Christ P, your writing skills are off the chain. I like your style, because it holds my attention better than a lot of other sports training writers.

 

[Hoglander]

OK danny I'll chill for now.

 

[danny81]

alright. Kel ju what do you take for your knees? i take 3-6-9 and some glucosamine its ok.

 

[KelJu]

hoglander get a fuckng girlfreind you fag. your 43 and you like to troll little kids.

That was a nice jab.

 

[danny81]

lol. thanks.

 

[P-funk]

Jesus Christ P, your writing skills are off the chain. I like your style, because it holds my attention better than a lot of other sports training writers.

wow...thanks.

 

[The Monkey Man]

Jesus Christ P, your writing skills are off the chain. I like your style, because it holds my attention better than a lot of other sports training writers.

wow...thanks.

 

[Witchblade]

Ah jeez man, that pic is gross.

 

[P-funk]

it is from his private collection.

 

[danny81]

i almost threw up when i saw that pic.

 

[Todd Bostrom]

Go Heavy - Go Wider

Please excuse me, I have not read the other posts.

When you squat to reach maximal #'s, go with whatever feels the best(as long as you're getting down far enough and you have good back position). You can then go back and use a narrow stance(in the same line as you would if you were running) and either do back or front squats. This will work the muscles more closely related to running.

 

[FishOrCutBait]

I lol'd

wow...thanks.

I Agree with kelju

you write very well

 

[juggernaut]

just wrap your knees and stop acting like a little homo bitch.

 

[Stewart14]

Hate to break the homo vibe going on here, but I actually have a question about squats, go figure...

I am wondering what are the differences between a traditional back squat and a DB (or trap bar) squat? Is it a huge negative to take the load off the spine? Or to rephrase, is it a good thing to responsibly load the spine?

Are you missing anything by squatting with the weight in your hands as opposed to on your back?

 

[P-funk]

just wrap your knees and stop acting like a little homo bitch.

wrapping your knees is even worse! That forces that patella back into the joint and creates more sheering forces. Not good advice at all.

 

[P-funk]

Hate to break the homo vibe going on here, but I actually have a question about squats, go figure...

I am wondering what are the differences between a traditional back squat and a DB (or trap bar) squat? Is it a huge negative to take the load off the spine? Or to rephrase, is it a good thing to responsibly load the spine?

Are you missing anything by squatting with the weight in your hands as opposed to on your back?

The difference is that the load is not on your spine.

I don't have people squat with a trap bar though. We deadlift with it. We get more in a deadlift position and use our hips.