Gym And Supplement Discussion

[Trozzle]

1 set at 50% of working weight to check for potential injuries etc

[No Crust Racing]

Haven't ever really bothered for anything beyond the first exercise, really good stretch first then some light reps of whatever the first exercise is then by the time I'm done on that I'm usually already warmed up or things get warm from racking weights etc.

[bozodos]

that's actually what I meant yeah, before the first exercise more than anything! (coming from a sedentary office worker)

[No Crust Racing]

I'm an officer worker so I do a lot of mobility stretching first.

[bozodos]

before I squatted today, I squatted at bodyweight with my hamstrings touching calves and held the position for 20 seconds - that helped a lot to loosen me up to start squatting!

[No Crust Racing]

That's the sort of thing I'd be doing before squatting when it was first up.

[Birds]

Work through the motion itself without weight first, it's not hard. If you can do it without weight you can probably do it with. If you can't do it without weight you likely can't do it with.

[Trozzle]

I actually find it harder to do the proper motion without weight haha....though it's leg day for me today, definitely going to give just squatting for a minute a go before I get into it.

[-FIGJAM-]

I actually find it harder to do the proper motion without weight haha....though it's leg day for me today, definitely going to give just squatting for a minute a go before I get into it.

ye old TTT said that in the past

[markos]

That should set off alarm bells

[Birds]

If you can't do it without weight, your mobility sucks harder than a hoover.

Yes it's easier to stabilise the body with added weight that you can move around; circus acrobats use a bar on the tightropes. But you shouldn't have to depend on it to do the movement, else you probably have stability/form issues in the movement when using weight too.

[-FIGJAM-]

Anyone watch Olympia? Heath won followed by Kai.

Felt sorry for Kai he looked shattered

Cutler made top 10 but not final 3, Wolf took third place

Edited September 29, 2013 by -FIGJAM-

[Kenna802]

I missed it. I saw the results that cutler got sixth. I honestly thought a lot of people had him booked in to win

[markos]

Jay was lucky to make the Top 10

Heath is flawless and Greene is a freak

[-FIGJAM-]

Yeah I didn't pit Cuttler woth much of a chance.

Personally hoping Kai would take ot away but of of the top 3 I thought Wolf had the best bod of the lot.

No idea how the judges determine the winner of these events

[TM7GTR]

Yeah I didn't pit Cuttler woth much of a chance.

Personally hoping Kai would take ot away but of of the top 3 I thought Wolf had the best bod of the lot.

No idea how much money the judges ask for from sponsors to determine the winner of these events

fyp brah

[Birds]

Subjective competitions suck a big one

[No Crust Racing]

*cough* Drifting *cough*

[Trozzle]

Any kind of competition that relies on the opinion of another to decide a winner is bound to be flawed as all f**k from the beginning

[No Crust Racing]

Squatting question as I've been thinking about what I may have been doing wrong previously to aggravate my back/leg.

In the lowest point of the motion, I notice my butt will tuck under a little which implies some rounding in the lower back, is that allowed/a problem/should be avoided etc?

Or should I only go as low as I can before my butt wants to roll/tuck under?