Thu, Sep-30-04, 11:01
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Senior Member
Posts: 382
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Plan: Currently on PSMF cycle
Stats: 198/157/150
BF:? No thank U !!
Progress: 85%
Location: Ladner, BC
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Originally Posted by Built
I normally do squats once a week. Sometimes, I go heavy (135 lbs) in short sets, sometimes, I go lighter in multiple, longer sets (last week I did 3 sets of 24 squats with 95 pounds as part of my current cutting programme), it all depends on what I'm doing at the time.
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Wow, I am starting with a light bar across my shoulders so I can concentrate on proper form and feeling it BIG time!!
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Originally Posted by Built
Proper squat form is weird - you need to stick your ass OUT, as if you're sitting back onto a chair that's a little too far away, and your chest out. Back should be ARCHED. Knees over toes, not in FRONT of toes.
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I was watching myself in the mirror (shiver..) and was doing them just as you described. My legs are so long and I have a short fat (not forever, just for now!!) torso so I felt really gross while doing them. I found that in order for my feet to be perfectly planted in the floor I didn't have a choice but to arch my back and stick my chest out. Good to know it's the way I SHOULD look!!
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Originally Posted by Built
Start LIGHT - I start people using nothing but their own body when I show them this exercise. Once you can do three sets of 8 with no pain the next day, it's time to add dumbbells.
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Again, that is all the weight (other than a pretty light bar...maby 5-8 lbs???) that I am doing. Will once a week be enough to improve at this light weight?
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