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tugs said:Just getting into 20 rep squating and was wondering about;
--do you wear a pad or heavy shirt for the bar or do you get use to the pain?
--is it imperative that you do a set of chest pullovers immediatly after you finish?
--what other exercises do you do on squat day?
thanks.
GetnBigr said:thanks Randy, I was curious about the pullovers.
homonunculus said:As far as a pad, I usually just reach into my purse (which is alway on my shoulder ever since I had a Gucci stolen a few months ago) and pull out one of my tampons. Light for light days, heavy for heavy days. Perfect!!! It makes it *very* comfy to squat with that *nasty* bar on my back. Just make sure you tuck the string out of the way: Sometimes it can tickle you on the cheek - kinda distracting. <he, he>
; ^ )
-Randy
homonunculus said:LOL. Tugs, sounds like you've been reading too much old school Joe Weider.
Joe called 'em breathing squats: superset a 20repper (with deep breathes at the top of each rep) with pullovers to stretch the costal cartilage and expand the rib cage. I wouldn't bother with those.
As far as a pad, I usually just reach into my purse (which is alway on my shoulder ever since I had a Gucci stolen a few months ago) and pull out one of my tampons. Light for light days, heavy for heavy days. Perfect!!! It makes it *very* comfy to squat with that *nasty* bar on my back. Just make sure you tuck the string out of the way: Sometimes it can tickle you on the cheek - kinda distracting. <he, he>
; ^ )
I'll squat, do leg presses, ham curls, extensions (rarely now), hacks (not as often), SLDL's (very rare on squat days). All the usual thigh exercises. Mostly its thighs by themselves. Calves are usually on another day, but not always. I use so many different splits its hard to generalize, but I can tell ya that squats count for twice the number of sets of damn near anything else (except deads), so the # of other exercises is pretty limited.
-Randy
mark mcgwire said:roflmao!!! where do you guys come up with this!!
Skip said:I remember doing the breathing squat/pullover combo when I was about..... 17, I believe. The pullovers didn't do shit but I gotta tell ya, the breathing squats upped my squat poundages BIGTIME over about 4 months. I started at 135 and went up 10lbs every week for damned near the entire 4 months. Remember, I was only 17 so my regular squat was probably only about 225 for low reps of maybe 6-10.
I would recommend breathing squats, to be honest. I think that one of the biggest things that limits a set of squats is not the strength of the muscles but the exhaustion factor from not getting enough oxygen.
Just my opinion but it did work well for me.... back in the Old School Weider Days.
Skip