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Re: Weight Training: Building Muscle
stretching is part of it but strengthening their antagonists is the most important part
stretching is part of it but strengthening their antagonists is the most important part
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So why does my lower back hurt any time I try and introduce squatting to a program? I've tried traditional high-bar and the Starting Strength low-bar style. Filmed my form, which seems ok. Certainly could do with more depth (I can manage to just about parallel), but my lower back isn't rounding, as far as I can see.
Is it normal to have a pretty constant sense of discomfort/mild ache (I wouldn't call it 'pain', per se; just a general stiffness/oreness) while sitting when you first start squatting? Doesn't hurt at all while standing/lying down. And no discomfort while actually squatting. It tends to be an after-the-fact issue.
I'm hesitant to just 'push through it' the way I would with most other minor discomfort, 'cause I don't particularly want to risk injuring my back. But I would like to get it sorted out so I can start squatting, as I am a skinny mofo who needs it.
it's not breathing, it's bracing - completely different...maybe you need to look it up too
Yes squats strengthen squats but that doesn't mean the only people who should do squats are power lifters who are going to compete.squats strengthen squats
the glutes are used at certain points of the exercise but if you couldn't rely on them soley to strengthen the glutes in my opinion
and you also can't strengthen what doesn't work
his posture is probably out of whack and stuck in lordosis so i'd maybe drop squats until he improves his hip/ankle mobility, stretches and hip flexors and quads and strengthen glutes and core and then bring them back
I was doing it wrong. 12cm.with the kneeling test it's 10cms range of motion from a 90 degree starting point but here are the rules for the standing wall ankle mobility test:
1 - hip, knee, ankle and 2nd big toe are to stay in perfect line with each other
2 - make sure your arch doesn't fall in and you go into pronation or flat feet
3 - make sure that your pushing directly down into the floor from your hips through the testing leg so your heel is taking all your bodyweight
4 - your knee must actually touch the wall, not get near it
5 - do in barefeet
now re-test and post your results