yet another squat question

[I Are Baboon]

I figure since this is the best damn exercise you can do, any question about them is worth asking. Soooo....

The last two times I have done barbell squats, I have felt tremendous pressure on my right groin. Am I doing something wrong? I think my form is better than it's ever been. I haven't pulled the muscle (thank God), it just feels a bit sore when I am done with the sets. Once I walk around for a minute, the soreness goes away. Anyone have any take on this? Maybe the muscle is just adjusting to the correct form I'm now using.

 

[Large And In Charge]

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 Are Baboon]

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).]

 

[Arnold]

How wide is your stance?

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train hard!

 

[ZONE]

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

 

[I Are Baboon]

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.

 

[Mule]

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.

 

[Scotty the Body]

The bar should be resting on your shoulders not your balls, no wonder your groin hurts.

Hahahaha, I'd do like the others said, drop the weight a bit and go for higher reps, I do 4 sets, one warmup and 3 working.

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