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Anybody do "bro squats"?
Posted on 4/2/15 at 10:59 am
Posted on 4/2/15 at 10:59 am
I noticed today a guy wearing a tap out t shirt with a blue tooth in his ear...he is obviously a medical rep cause he comes in with scrubs on all hours.
He is abut 6'3" and 225 and decently stron but not as big and strong as he could be. He loads up the bar with 315 and I noticed he is broing it down to a 45 degree angle hip to knee and grunting. He did this for every set no matter the weight. Anyone else do these bro squats. Like you are too cool to go at least parallel?
He is abut 6'3" and 225 and decently stron but not as big and strong as he could be. He loads up the bar with 315 and I noticed he is broing it down to a 45 degree angle hip to knee and grunting. He did this for every set no matter the weight. Anyone else do these bro squats. Like you are too cool to go at least parallel?
Posted on 4/2/15 at 11:00 am to Tiger Ryno
Maybe he has a bad lower back and doesn't want to hurt it
This post was edited on 4/2/15 at 11:01 am
Posted on 4/2/15 at 11:01 am to Tiger Ryno
With a back or knee injury going parallel or below causes more pain in my experience.
Posted on 4/2/15 at 11:01 am to DirtyMikeandtheBoys
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Maybe he has a bad lower back and doesn't want to hurt it
More likely that he is just a bitch.
Posted on 4/2/15 at 11:02 am to Tiger Ryno
It's actually harder and more damaging to stop prior to parallel to change direction.
Posted on 4/2/15 at 11:02 am to DirtyMikeandtheBoys
Then he shouldn't do 315 and do the squats the right way. No shame in moving down in weight. By stopping halfway, the pressure is solely on your back and not on your legs.
To answer your question OP, no. Do it light, do it right.
To answer your question OP, no. Do it light, do it right.
This post was edited on 4/2/15 at 11:04 am
Posted on 4/2/15 at 11:05 am to RATeamWannabe
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Maybe he has a bad lower back and doesn't want to hurt it
More likely the OP didn't think about that
Posted on 4/2/15 at 11:05 am to TMRebel
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Do it light, do it right.
Posted on 4/2/15 at 11:07 am to TMRebel
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To answer your question OP, no. Do it light, do it right.
I have flexibility issues and cannot squat parallel without coming up on my toes. That's without weight.
I tried all kinds of fixes for it and nothing worked. Decided to stick to leg press, deadlifts, glute bridges, and DB lunges.
Posted on 4/2/15 at 11:07 am to TMRebel
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Do it light, do it right.
wrong
When in doubt, add more weight
Posted on 4/2/15 at 11:07 am to TMRebel
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Then he shouldn't do 315 and do the squats the right way.
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Do it light, do it right.
Posted on 4/2/15 at 11:11 am to Tiger Ryno
There is a guy at my gym that's like this. We must be on similar schedules because every time I go in to do legs he is there taking up the squat rack.
He goes in with no stretching, loads the bar up with 315, and does 3x5 of some wimpy half reps. Its only a matter of time before he realm messes up something doing that with no warmup
He goes in with no stretching, loads the bar up with 315, and does 3x5 of some wimpy half reps. Its only a matter of time before he realm messes up something doing that with no warmup
Posted on 4/2/15 at 11:13 am to Tiger Ryno
Proper bro squat technique
Posted on 4/2/15 at 11:14 am to baseballmind1212
This guy also supersets leg presses and lunges in between so he takes up half the dam gym to do his half as workout. Thankfully I was done squatting already.
Posted on 4/2/15 at 11:15 am to hawgfaninc
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maybe he has a bad back
Well this half arse bro squat will make it worse.
Posted on 4/2/15 at 11:17 am to Tiger Ryno
Oh screw that. I'm lucky I can walk to my gym and have a pretty open schedule. If I go into a situation like that at 5 I just leave and go back at 9.
Posted on 4/2/15 at 11:28 am to TigerFanatic99
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It's actually harder and more damaging to stop prior to parallel to change direction.
True - as long as proper form is followed, throughout, the lifter should always go as low as flexibility allows - again - without breaking form to "go lower" - the natural pause at the bottom "in the hole" as they say - is the cue to contract the glutes, initiating the concentric phase of the lift. Too many people view this as a quad/knee movement and that is why they get hurt. The squat is a rare combination of press, posterior chain, AND full body exercise, with the primary muscles involved are the glutes, with the quads secondary. The rest of the body supports the lift, more or less, isometrically - although there is some shortening/lengthening of the hamstrings and lower back muscles - these are more heavily involved in the eccentric phase of the lift.
Anyone squatting with heavy weight and simply cannot go to parallel - I would recommend getting an evaluation with a professional trainer and determine if it is simply natural (unlikely), the result of other medical/structural issues with the back and/or hips, or that flexibility needs to be improved.
Proper form is to squat back, then down, keeping the knees in line with the toes (no buckling inwards, so the toe line should be adjusted to insure this), feet slightly wider than shoulder width, and the knees should remain "behind" the toes throughout the lift - no bending at the waist, only at the hip crease, to the limit of the lifter's flexibility. The "press" or concentric motion should be initiated by contracting the glutes and "press" upwards - the best visualization is to imagine the feet pressing downward and puncturing the floor- with the body reversing the motion of the eccentric phase, up, then forward to the standing position. Back neutral throughout - spine "noggin to tailbone" remaining in a straight line throughout - no sideways motion and no bending of the waist in either direction.
It is so simple a child can do it.
This post was edited on 4/2/15 at 11:29 am
Posted on 4/2/15 at 11:52 am to Tiger Ryno
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but not as big and strong as he could be
Unless you're his grandmother, it sounds like you have a gay crush.
Posted on 4/2/15 at 11:53 am to BayouBlue386
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With a back or knee injury going parallel or below causes more pain in my experience.
Not everyone's anatomy is the same. Going parallel can cause your meniscus to catch on the epicondyle of your knee tearing it. This can be done while lifting light weights.
Posted on 4/2/15 at 12:06 pm to Tiger Ryno
I rarely see anyone doing squats at the local anytime fitness.
I squat to parallel or below because I'm awesome
I squat to parallel or below because I'm awesome
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