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Old 01-16-2009, 02:30 AM
DragginByU DragginByU is offline
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How heavy is your squat?
I started off just using single 45lb plates on each side and in the beginning, 90lbs on each side was unfinishable in the 3rd set. The day I think I may have injured it I went fopr 215, which I had previosuly been doing 195 for about a week. I don't try to go too heavy and add weight everytime I goto the gym like the program says, I just cant do it. So I lift with a weight until it becomes comftorable (at most 3 visits to the gym) then add more and start over.

Where was the bar positioned? (on traps, lower than traps, back of your neck, etc)
I position the bar (and foam pad) on my traps, trying to keep it off the top of my spine becuase it causes me pain and when Im trying to concentrate on my form I dont want to be in pain from my neck. I do like examples say, I try to place it on a comftorable spot on the traps and pull it down onto my traps instead of just holding it there.
What were you looking at? (floor, ceiling, hot chick doing lunges, etc)

When you squat, do you push with your heels or your toes?
Sitting by my computer now and trying to recall correctly, I believe I push off pretty evenly. I pay attention to foot position so I dont lose balance. Im not on my heals, however Im not on my toes either, I am trying to keep a good foot planting. This is also the reason I don't goto the ground, becuase when I do I feel my heels coming up natrually and don't want to lose balance.

Where does your chest point? (down, up, sideways, etc)
I try to keep my chest pointed straight ahead. Also, my head is pointed straight ahead as well and I am looking in the mirror in front cand concentrating on the movement.


I hope this will help, funny you should mention the computer chair thing. I am a network engineer so I spend about 12 hours a day inside a chair, that may be the root of the problem, with the improper lifting worsening the issue. I only military press 35's on each side, I guess I could step it down to 30's, but the problem being, I havent seen any gains on that lift if any. I feel like I'll be stuck on 60 + bar forever.
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