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OK the half rep idea is a good one
im very much here for people who ego lift with awful form getting trolled by ai.
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I don’t think I’ve ever done two sqauts the same. Everyone is a special snowflake of side to side, pitching forward/backward, butt wiggling, weights sliding on the shoulder. Muscle confusion - that’s what you want right?
AI would love me.
If that’s the case you’re probably lifting too heavy. Even if your form is bad, for most people it is at least consistent at sub max loads.
It’s bad all the way up and down the weights. My body just isn’t built for squats. But I don’t injure myself and I gain muscle, so I’m happy with my messy squats.
Even with the empty bar?
Well the center of mass changes a little every time with less or more weight. So an empty bar squat looks nothing like a heavy squat, at least in terms of forward pitch.
I have no idea what my empty bar squats look like. They’re probably semi-consistent.
I don’t think your form or your pitch should differ that much with different weights. If you have the bar on the same place on your body and it’s centered over your feet then your squats should look pretty similar afaik
The links victor posted a while back (which really helped me) talked about the changing center of mass as you increase weight. It does seem to change a little, at least with me.
I’ll spare you all the math, but essentially bar path depends on the weight of the bar compared to the weight of your body. If you’re 200lbs and you’re squatting 200lbs, and you want the center of pressure to remain over mid-foot, then the bar is going to need to shift forward to the same degree as the center of mass of your body shifts back. If you’re 200lbs and you’re squatting 600lbs, then the bar will only need to shift forward 1/3 as far as the center of mass of your body shifts back (and at that point, the bar path will basically be vertical).
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Interesting thanks
I’ve been low bar squatting exclusively for years, but after my back injury a few weeks ago I started considering switching to high bar, assuming it would be easier on my back. Interesting that it’s probably the opposite case–that high bar actually requires more back strength.
I high bar squat and enjoy it being more quad dominant. I definitely notice that with less weight there some more variance regarding my form
I ran 40 miles this week, which was an intermediate goal before I go on Spring Break and then start training for a 10k. It’s not the highest mileage I’ve ever done, but last time I did these numbers I seemed to be tired all the time. Now I feel pretty good, probably because I built up very gradually and have been taking recovery seriously.
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Have you made any recent changes to your nutrition as well?
I’ve been more consistent about replenishing carbohydrates after runs and staying well hydrated, but no major dietary changes.
I’m similarly working on building my base back up, averaging about 30-32 miles a week over the last month or so. Hoping to get to a solid 40 mpw by the time June rolls around so that I can start doing a half-assed job getting ready for the Chicago marathon this fall. I’m still on the fence about how hard to try, since we’ll be taking a 10-day vacation in July with no ability for me to run on any of those days.
My biggest issue, which must be some mental defect, is that I know for a fact how important it is to stretch every day. And yet I refuse to actually do it. Is problem.
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