Finally got a video!! Please critique me.
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Holy shit does that look like it hurts. After your squats hwere do you feel it the next day? First off the bar is WAY too far up your neck. Try squeezing your shoulder blades together and bring the bar down. I'd like to see you try and bring your ass to the ground. I like the effort on depth but your ass needs to be dropping not your chest. Try looking up to slightly to avoid having the weight on the toes.
Just my thoughts . . . .
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AngryMuscles
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i'm not sure..couldn't download the file..too big for me..T_T
nothing wrong with high bar squatting. thats how some people squat.
too much back and not enough legs. typical mistake. it shows a lack of leg strength and a stronger back than legs. some heavy leg presses and hacks will be good assistance work for this.
all those squat would have been redlighted for depth at a meet. get that ass down as deep as it will go. start with 135 if you have to.
stay more upright, drop down in weight and start over. also do some upper back work to strenghten you upper back as its getting rounded of pretty bad (face pulls, pull a parts, etc....). core strength is lacking as well. hit some heavy ab work and do some posterior core work 2xw.
too much back and not enough legs. typical mistake. it shows a lack of leg strength and a stronger back than legs. some heavy leg presses and hacks will be good assistance work for this.
all those squat would have been redlighted for depth at a meet. get that ass down as deep as it will go. start with 135 if you have to.
stay more upright, drop down in weight and start over. also do some upper back work to strenghten you upper back as its getting rounded of pretty bad (face pulls, pull a parts, etc....). core strength is lacking as well. hit some heavy ab work and do some posterior core work 2xw.
Mudge
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Yep, I bend my knees on the way down through my GM, so I probably dont look too different. I would say you probably go down further than myself, but its hard to say since I never took a clip of me actually doing it. I definitely get that feeling in the hams though when I go deep with them.
At the moment I am doing 12-15ish reps on the GMs to take it easy on my body overall, so I'm not using a lot of weight either.
At the moment I am doing 12-15ish reps on the GMs to take it easy on my body overall, so I'm not using a lot of weight either.
joshbeam1
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THANK YOU Mudge.Mudge said:
I caN'T believe so many people thought I was attempting a squat. Yes, I may try with lighter weights to switch it up, but like how the heavier weights hit my hammies and lower back. I'm pretty new to GM's so thats y I posted the vid. Didn't know if I was doing them right or not. 
joshbeam1
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Well...like I said I'm pretty new to GMs so I thought if I went lower I could get a good back workout AND leg workout all in 1. I dunno?? U suggest me doing them differently?? not so low. Am I not suppose to bend at the knees much?? Oh...i am getting $$ together so u don't always have to keep doing this for free. I'm planning on paying u, hopefully in the next month, depending how much I get for my stereo.pullinbig said:
Thanks. And next time i'll make sure to post what i'm doing
joshbeam1 said:Well...like I said I'm pretty new to GMs so I thought if I went lower I could get a good back workout AND leg workout all in 1. I dunno?? U suggest me doing them differently?? not so low. Am I not suppose to bend at the knees much?? Oh...i am getting $$ together so u don't always have to keep doing this for free. I'm planning on paying u, hopefully in the next month, depending how much I get for my stereo.
Thanks. And next time i'll make sure to post what i'm doing
there are numerous variations of gms. i like bottom up gms off the pins, band neck gms or seated seated when i do them. knees slightly bent, cept for seated. but thats me and everyone has their own favorite. i go in spells on gms. there are so many posterior movements.
Mudge
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I was doing my GMs in a power rack for awhile, partials (pins set), with up to 335ish (its not my best movement for sure). Going full deep I honestly dont think I've ever done more than 2 plates for 12, and even then I occasionally pray that nobody is anywhere near my backside. I go more for reps on these lately to give myself a break, hopefully this 3rd week is my last easy week before I start working heavy again.
Anywho, good luck...
Anywho, good luck...
Who is Mike Jones?
http://www.2girls1cup.com
pullinbig said:
Yeah
blackbeard
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what type of GM are you attempting to do?
it looks as if you are doing GM/squats but you are doing it in the wrong order..
if you wanna do a GM/squat you first push the hips back, keep a tight low back arch bending to about para with your torso then you descend into a full squat..to come up you ascend just as you would in a reg squat (not bent over like you were)
I really dont recco you do rounded back GM's unless you really know what the hell you are doing..the risk isnt worthe the reward..youll do just as well with arhceed GM's, concentric GM's and GM/Squats
it looks as if you are doing GM/squats but you are doing it in the wrong order..
if you wanna do a GM/squat you first push the hips back, keep a tight low back arch bending to about para with your torso then you descend into a full squat..to come up you ascend just as you would in a reg squat (not bent over like you were)
I really dont recco you do rounded back GM's unless you really know what the hell you are doing..the risk isnt worthe the reward..youll do just as well with arhceed GM's, concentric GM's and GM/Squats
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