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Posted: 8/9/2015 11:29:06 PM EDT
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At 15 months into it that says to me you are committed. You are in texas, lots of SS coaches in texas, pay the money and go see one. It will be so worth it. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I've been lifting seriously for about 15 months now. Squatting minimum once a week, usually twice. I still suck. I got the shoes, I've watched literally hundred of hours of video. I've watched RIP, Tate, Wendler, you name it. I've read a hundred articles probably and I still suck. It happens. My thing is persistence is key. I'm gaining strength and working on it all the time. On the bright side, the other 3 lifts are coming along nicely. At 15 months into it that says to me you are committed. You are in texas, lots of SS coaches in texas, pay the money and go see one. It will be so worth it. I found a guy on the Starting Strength site that lives in Belton. Sent him an email but no response yet. The other option was Kingswood in Dallas, but he wanted $300 for 4 hours. 
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Posted: 8/10/2015 8:38:52 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I found a guy on the Starting Strength site that lives in Belton. Sent him an email but no response yet. The other option was Kingswood in Dallas, but he wanted $300 for 4 hours. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: I've been lifting seriously for about 15 months now. Squatting minimum once a week, usually twice. I still suck. I got the shoes, I've watched literally hundred of hours of video. I've watched RIP, Tate, Wendler, you name it. I've read a hundred articles probably and I still suck. It happens. My thing is persistence is key. I'm gaining strength and working on it all the time. On the bright side, the other 3 lifts are coming along nicely. At 15 months into it that says to me you are committed. You are in texas, lots of SS coaches in texas, pay the money and go see one. It will be so worth it. I found a guy on the Starting Strength site that lives in Belton. Sent him an email but no response yet. The other option was Kingswood in Dallas, but he wanted $300 for 4 hours. |
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Posted: 8/21/2015 4:20:27 PM EDT
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Aw, can't start with 100lbs? They have these fancy cage thingies so you would have to really try to hurt yourself. 
You can start wherever you want. It's been three weeks, but I just squatted 100lbs. |
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Posted: 8/21/2015 4:31:20 PM EDT
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It's been three weeks, but I just squatted 100lbs. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Aw, can't start with 100lbs? They have these fancy cage thingies so you would have to really try to hurt yourself.
You can start wherever you want. It's been three weeks, but I just squatted 100lbs. Soon you will be squatting more than me.
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Posted: 8/21/2015 4:38:28 PM EDT
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Soon you will be squatting more than me. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Aw, can't start with 100lbs? They have these fancy cage thingies so you would have to really try to hurt yourself.
You can start wherever you want. It's been three weeks, but I just squatted 100lbs. Soon you will be squatting more than me. I'm trying to go up 5lb a day, three days a week. 5x5 sets. |
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Posted: 8/21/2015 5:27:07 PM EDT
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Doing the same. Started 5x5 a little over a month ago. Squats are brutal
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Posted: 8/21/2015 6:20:17 PM EDT
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Doing the same. Started 5x5 a little over a month ago. Squats are brutal Also in my second month of SL5x5... Newb gains!
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Posted: 8/21/2015 6:38:25 PM EDT
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Doing the same. Started 5x5 a little over a month ago. Squats are brutal Also in my second month of SL5x5... Newb gains! Eat more! |
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Posted: 8/21/2015 6:42:56 PM EDT
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Doing the same. Started 5x5 a little over a month ago. Squats are brutal Also in my second month of SL5x5... Newb gains! Eat more! Shit. I was busy all day and have only eaten 1,100 calories. I'm going to get take out for dinner from my favorite steak joint tonight. Try to make up a few thousand calories and another 100g of protein from one meal. 
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Posted: 8/21/2015 6:53:59 PM EDT
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Shit. I was busy all day and have only eaten 1,100 calories. I'm going to get take out for dinner from my favorite steak joint tonight. Try to make up a few thousand calories and another 100g of protein from one meal. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Doing the same. Started 5x5 a little over a month ago. Squats are brutal Also in my second month of SL5x5... Newb gains! Eat more! Shit. I was busy all day and have only eaten 1,100 calories. I'm going to get take out for dinner from my favorite steak joint tonight. Try to make up a few thousand calories and another 100g of protein from one meal. I had a 1000 cal steak last night. 
Then I drank 400 calories of heavy whipping. 
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Posted: 8/21/2015 10:52:15 PM EDT
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Doing the same. Started 5x5 a little over a month ago. Squats are brutal Depending on your age and how much sleep you get and food I would say don't be afraid to drop down to three sets of five sooner than later. Of course get your warm-up sets in so you get the volume is well. |
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Posted: 8/21/2015 10:56:54 PM EDT
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I found a guy on the Starting Strength site that lives in Belton. Sent him an email but no response yet. The other option was Kingswood in Dallas, but he wanted $300 for 4 hours. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I've been lifting seriously for about 15 months now. Squatting minimum once a week, usually twice. I still suck. I got the shoes, I've watched literally hundred of hours of video. I've watched RIP, Tate, Wendler, you name it. I've read a hundred articles probably and I still suck. It happens. My thing is persistence is key. I'm gaining strength and working on it all the time. On the bright side, the other 3 lifts are coming along nicely. At 15 months into it that says to me you are committed. You are in texas, lots of SS coaches in texas, pay the money and go see one. It will be so worth it. I found a guy on the Starting Strength site that lives in Belton. Sent him an email but no response yet. The other option was Kingswood in Dallas, but he wanted $300 for 4 hours. Yes it is expensive but in my opinion very worth it. I went to a starting strength seminar earlier this year it was some of the best money I ever spent. |
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Posted: 8/22/2015 12:27:27 PM EDT
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I'm trying to go up 5lb a day, three days a week. 5x5 sets. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Aw, can't start with 100lbs? They have these fancy cage thingies so you would have to really try to hurt yourself.
You can start wherever you want. It's been three weeks, but I just squatted 100lbs. Soon you will be squatting more than me. I'm trying to go up 5lb a day, three days a week. 5x5 sets. I went from 45lb squat to 275lbs in 18 months. It goes up fast, especially if you're dead lifting and other accessory work that carries over. |
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Posted: 8/24/2015 4:19:49 PM EDT
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I started 5x5 last week so I can appreciate the newb gains.
I bought the book Starting Strength, it is an awesome resource. Dang 50+ pages on the squat alone. |
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Posted: 8/24/2015 6:21:43 PM EDT
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I started 5x5 last week so I can appreciate the newb gains.
I bought the book Starting Strength, it is an awesome resource. Dang 50+ pages on the squat alone. 67. It has 67 pages on squats... Long ass read, but it's worth it. |
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Posted: 8/24/2015 7:01:05 PM EDT
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I started 5x5 last week so I can appreciate the newb gains.
I bought the book Starting Strength, it is an awesome resource. Dang 50+ pages on the squat alone. I'm no fitness expert but my friend started lifting with me did the 5X5 and the Boring But Big assistance program with me. He made huge gains in 3 months in both size and strength. He just did the 4 basic lifts, squat, dead, bench and press, 5 X 5 and then BBB (5 X 10). Once lift a day, 4 days a week. No other lifts, no nonsense. Just straight bidness.
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Posted: 11/8/2015 5:06:37 PM EDT
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This is a great thread. Squatting against the wall was a real eye opener for me.
Starting strength had me way too far forward. |
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Posted: 11/8/2015 9:32:17 PM EDT
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This is a great thread. Squatting against the wall was a real eye opener for me. Starting strength had me way too far forward. Explain. |
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Posted: 11/8/2015 11:23:37 PM EDT
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I had been doing isolation lifts, sets of 10 or 12, etc. I had never done squats. I decided to try complex lifts for strength. I got Starting Strength and gave it a shot. My deadlift and bench are good, my press is ok, my squatting sucks. I should not have said Starting Strength had me using bad form, I should have said I had focused on a few specific pointers from Rippetoe and as a result my form sucked. Eyes on the floor, point your nipples at the floor has me leaning too far forward. I am sure I was at fault, misinterpreting, etc., but it is what it is. I have trouble getting parallel or below, no matter how far down I go, as my knees are going too far forward. I found this thread and am getting a lot out of it.
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Posted: 11/8/2015 11:35:27 PM EDT
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I had been doing isolation lifts, sets of 10 or 12, etc. I had never done squats. I decided to try complex lifts for strength. I got Starting Strength and gave it a shot. My deadlift and bench are good, my press is ok, my squatting sucks. I should not have said Starting Strength had me using bad form, I should have said I had focused on a few specific pointers from Rippetoe and as a result my form sucked. Eyes on the floor, point your nipples at the floor has me leaning too far forward. I am sure I was at fault, misinterpreting, etc., but it is what it is. I have trouble getting parallel or below, no matter how far down I go, as my knees are going too far forward. I found this thread and am getting a lot out of it. Post video of your squat. Re-read what he says on knee position. And head position. And how to start the movement. And the bar placement over the middle of the foot.
Seriously though, post video. While not impossible, it is difficult to learn how to squat correctly by yourself. Knees too far forward would actually require less forward lean. Unless you are doing a good morning. And how on earth did a wall tell you that you are doing it incorrectly? |
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Posted: 11/9/2015 6:20:31 AM EDT
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Post video of your squat. Re-read what he says on knee position. And head position. And how to start the movement. And the bar placement over the middle of the foot.
Seriously though, post video. While not impossible, it is difficult to learn how to squat correctly by yourself. Knees too far forward would actually require less forward lean. Unless you are doing a good morning. And how on earth did a wall tell you that you are doing it incorrectly? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I had been doing isolation lifts, sets of 10 or 12, etc. I had never done squats. I decided to try complex lifts for strength. I got Starting Strength and gave it a shot. My deadlift and bench are good, my press is ok, my squatting sucks. I should not have said Starting Strength had me using bad form, I should have said I had focused on a few specific pointers from Rippetoe and as a result my form sucked. Eyes on the floor, point your nipples at the floor has me leaning too far forward. I am sure I was at fault, misinterpreting, etc., but it is what it is. I have trouble getting parallel or below, no matter how far down I go, as my knees are going too far forward. I found this thread and am getting a lot out of it. Post video of your squat. Re-read what he says on knee position. And head position. And how to start the movement. And the bar placement over the middle of the foot.
Seriously though, post video. While not impossible, it is difficult to learn how to squat correctly by yourself. Knees too far forward would actually require less forward lean. Unless you are doing a good morning. And how on earth did a wall tell you that you are doing it incorrectly? Probably talking about wall squats where you squat next to a wall and don't let your knees hit. It's good for teaching you how to sit back into the squat instead of bending your knees and keeping hips locked. |
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Posted: 11/9/2015 7:23:58 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Do these to teach you to sit back into it Box squatting is the best way to learn/teach squats IMO. Also use a safety squat bar if you have access to one, if not do front squats. Both will teach you to sit back and use your hamstrings. |
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Posted: 11/16/2015 9:18:31 PM EDT
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I have a hard time with tight chest/shoulders doing squats. I have to almost touch the plates in order to get my wrists flat on the bar. My hip flexibility is slowly coming around, but not
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Posted: 11/16/2015 9:39:03 PM EDT
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I have a hard time with tight chest/shoulders doing squats. I have to almost touch the plates in order to get my wrists flat on the bar. My hip flexibility is slowly coming around, but not chest. Anyone have some good chest stretches? 
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