howdy1
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Post by howdy1 on Mar 3, 2006 9:15:44 GMT -5
so in the raw meets no knee wraps ether for squats? I did 425 yesterday but had knee wraps, no suit though.
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Post by dopar66 on Mar 3, 2006 13:15:03 GMT -5
No knee wraps. It takes some getting used to. How far out are you from your next competition? if you have 6-8 weeks or more, that should give you time to get used to not having your knees wrapped. It took me about 6 weeks, then after two years with the fed, I worked on my foot and bar placement. Took another 8 weeks, but since then I've seen improvement. (Doesn't show on my meet squats though.....) :')
I guess what I'm trying to say is give yourself plenty of time to know if removing the wraps is going to cause you to have to move your feet out a little. It did me, just took a long time to figure it out.
God Bless. Doug P.
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Post by littlemuscleman on Apr 9, 2006 8:17:07 GMT -5
Heh Doug my knees are constatntly sore after my sqauts. i have tried to widen my stance some but they are still sore...any suggestions thanks chris
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Post by 3speed on Apr 9, 2006 18:09:17 GMT -5
It is hard to even guess what is causing the soreness without seeing you squat. Are you sitting back when you squat or are you breaking at the hips first and letting your knees go forward? If your knees are out past your toes, the shearing force can be career ending. Are you keeping your knees out wide when you start up or letting them collapse inward. Keeping them out is not only safer but will add several lbs to your max. Just a few thoughts.
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Post by daddieo on Apr 11, 2006 15:39:15 GMT -5
muscleman,I feel your pain.I have had two knee surgeries.The one was the big ACL and the other was meniscus scope.I have learned to warm up with stationary bike for five to ten minutes prior to squats.This seems to help.I will also do that after squating.Also what kind of assitant exercises are doing for squats?Are you doing your hamstrings and quads. ?Try varying feet position.Try with toes pointed forward or with a slight angle outward .If you place your toes to far out it might be the cause of your knee pain.I would try doing this without a bar first to see which one feels comfortable.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2006 17:17:49 GMT -5
muscleman, I also warm up with a stationary bike for a good 5 minutes and then I do leg ext. 3-4 sets of 25 reps and it seems to really help, of course I always stretch before doing anything and then again while I am doing my first couple sets of lighter squats. Hopefully this helps
Johnny O
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Post by jaynels on Apr 15, 2006 9:43:00 GMT -5
For the sore knees; a wider stance doesn't mean a better load for the knees if your knees are going forward when your going down. Have someone take a look or video it. Force your knees out when going down, put your butt back first before descent and when you force the knees it will start from the shoes pushing out also--like your trying to slide them out. Looking from the side of the lift, your knees should have little or no forward movement.
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Post by littlemuscleman on Apr 17, 2006 14:04:13 GMT -5
THANKS I WILL TRY THE BICKE WARM UP AND SEE IF THAT HELPS
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