i think # 3 4 5 are the reason y it hurt for me... didnt really go atg just parallel and probably wearing lacoste doesnt help either ( usually squats without shoes but the staff said that you have to wear shoe since it a new community center rule :( )

I do have difficulty donating blood because of low blood pressure.

Maybe I should go get checked out.

I use lacostes to squat sometimes and they're not too bad, kind of like chucks because of how flat and how thin the soles are. Maybe you should think about investing in a pair of weightlifting shoes like the addidas power perfect because of the elevated heel

meowjin you need some thoracic mobility, take a foam roller and stick it under the bottom of your shoulder blades and lie over it on the ground. stay there for a few minutes

gotta get some more flexibility in the muscles of your front

i'm similar to you, you have a strong bench so chances are you're pretty tight in the front

thnx bro im afghan

Had the same problem a couple months back. It's probably due to the lack of glute activation. Make sure you're squeezing your butt at the top after every rep, and really focus on using your ass during squats.

will do tomorrow! thanks mang.

anyone have any tips to fix the "butt wink" when squatting low?

Little things that will help but not fix are to widen your stance a bit and turn your toes out more.

Are your hips shooting up first? are u leaning forward too much? Not keeping a neutral spine (ie. not arching or arching too much)?
Film yourself squatting your working sets next time *back & side view* so we can get a better idea how your squats look like. Just like fcukedd said deactivation of glutes can be one of the reasons. Perform glute bridges to have an idea if it is that case. You should feel all the stress on glutes and minimal lower back if at all.

i will on friday i was about to film it so i can see what i did wrong but was working out alone so didnt have anyone to film my squats that day and kinda scare that i might snap something if i try to do it again

wow pk has made some sick gains from being pinner as fuck long ago.. son i am proud

woooo 55.10 on the first grouse grind in 3 years.
feelsgoodman

First time trying ice water immersion for my knees, came out sorta numb afterward, but it worked.

what is your cut diet? that's sick progress

hella cheap diet, made this chart in march

http://i.imgur.com/ZjqTQws.png

it goes something like 15-16x bodyweight in calories
1.5 x bodyweight in protein
26% of calories from fat
remainder calories from carbs

1 carb = 4 cal
1 pro = 4 cal
1 fat = 9 cal

celltech of peace

i want to workout i hate you so much real work

Lyle McDonald (UD2.0, Bodyrecomposition.com) is on Dr Drew's podcast today. Pretty basic stuff but still pretty interesting:

#052: Lyle McDonald and Mike Catherwood | Dr.Drew

Just started layne nortons PHAT routine but I modified it into a 4 day plan instead of the original 5 days. (upper power/lower power/upper hyp./lower hyp.)
in his article on simplyshredded, he says that you should do EITHER deadlifts or squats.
If I only do squats and only deadlift once a month, will my deadlifts go down by a lot?
For those of you that did this routine, how did you deal with the soreness? Did you still go 100% effort on the hypertrophy days?

When I did that routine I did squats then deadlifts almost right after. I don't think your deadlifts are gonna go down that much unless you lose a lot of weight. IMO you should be able to maintain those lifts if not better. Just do what the routine says about going 65-70% because the first 2 weeks will be really exhausting if your body isn't used to the volume and once your body adjusts you can decide after that.

Hit the 350lb deadlift yesterday for 5x5. Woke up like :sweetjesus:

Reverse band squatting with Vince. I wasn't going to film today but ended up having some fun with bands.

Wow 5 plates you guys are nuts

:lawl: @ 3:44