The rippetoe way (driving the butt straight up all the way without pushing your chest/traps into the bar) or driving the butt forward and your traps/upper back into the bar at the same time like described in this thread?
http://www.pendlayforum.com/showthread.php?t=3364
Granted the link...
Considering you need a caloric surplus to gain muscle, won't you have to be on a surplus to build a six pack too? (and go on a cut later on to make them visible). I have seen many people doing abs only during a cut thinking since the abs will show only at a low bf they might as well start...
lol :p
What meds are you on? And regarding the squats, why don't you drop down the number of sets to 3 with maybe a light day on wednesday. I think you should see faster progress that way.
Why do you do two sessions at the same weight before moving on?
BTW, it's amazing you're still on a beginner program (and doing 5 sets across!) at such a heavy weight! Keep up the great work.
Thanks SC.
Would it be right to say then that this guy is completely off the mark:
Got this from madcow's diet page:
http://stronglifts.com/madcow/Topics/Diet.htm
But doesn't a high body fat indicate that a person is already eating more than is required or is it that continued weight gain is the only indication of someone being in a calorie surplus irrespective of how fat he is?
I recently moved on to an intermediate strength routine (bill starrs 5x5)...
New Question : Does a person with a high body fat (20%+) need to be on a calorie surplus to be able to add muscle? Or at the other end, can an overweight individual be on caloric deficit and still add muscle? If so, till what body fat levels do you think he can continue to do so?
Thanks
Thanks again for the replies.
Tried out the vertical shinned box squats and I can say I have never felt that kind of tension in my hamstrings during my normal squat. I guess that's one of the things I would have to work on to get the bounce.
On the "one and the quarter" squats, I can...
Thanks for the replies.
Would getting the bounce far below parallel be better in terms of being able to lift more weight than just going to parallel and coming back up without any bounce?
I tried going deeper today but still could not feel any bounce (I think my back was rounding a bit...
How do you bounce out of the bottom of a squat? Im not talking about divebombing into the hole and rebounding back but the bounce you are supposed to get when the hamstrings are fully stretched at the bottom.
Is it something you can really feel or it's something that just happens as long as...
Do you do anything to ensure minimal strength loss when sick? Especially if the sickness takes a toll on your appetite and you are unable to eat as much as you normally would.
Congratulations. Were you really planning to go for 495 today or just gave it a try since it must have seemed attainable? If not, what would you attribute such a big jump to?
Please do post those videos. I have found that whenever I try to have a more upright torso my hips come down which causes them to rise faster than the shoulders on the way up. The only way to counter this seems to be to tighten up the hamstrings which causes the hips to start from a higher level...
Do people get obese because they do not know much about what makes a good diet or is it because they simply can't keep their hands and minds off of things they love to eat?
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