jumpshot903
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After trying to fix my form in my squat for quite some time reading articles, watching videos I finally came to the realization as to why I can't squat properly and adequately move up in weight. After doing a few stretches namely a butterfly stretch I realized my hips are insanely tight, I always knew this but never correlated it to squatting or if I did never implemented anything. But now I realize it is likely one of the driving forces to why my squat is 200lbs lower then my deadlift and progressing at a snails pace.
For reference my max deadlift is 530 my max squat is 335, I can leg press 810lbs for reps and can do barbell lunges up to 245 for a few lunges.
When I'm squatting heavy my hammys and quads never give out but rather I just simply can't do the weight, I feel as though I'm more then strong enough to do the weight and much more I really think I have a 405 pound squat in my legs but not in my hips.
I've been incorporating a hip mobility circuit in my warmups everyday now including foam roll, lax ball roll, leg swings, squat stands, spidermans, overhead squats, lateral squats, rotational squats, and various leg and hip stretches including kneeling hip flexor stretch.
Has anyone dealt with tight hips during squats and found a way to cure them? and is this a viable reason for as to why I have been stuck around 315-345 for some 12-16 months now?
For reference my max deadlift is 530 my max squat is 335, I can leg press 810lbs for reps and can do barbell lunges up to 245 for a few lunges.
When I'm squatting heavy my hammys and quads never give out but rather I just simply can't do the weight, I feel as though I'm more then strong enough to do the weight and much more I really think I have a 405 pound squat in my legs but not in my hips.
I've been incorporating a hip mobility circuit in my warmups everyday now including foam roll, lax ball roll, leg swings, squat stands, spidermans, overhead squats, lateral squats, rotational squats, and various leg and hip stretches including kneeling hip flexor stretch.
Has anyone dealt with tight hips during squats and found a way to cure them? and is this a viable reason for as to why I have been stuck around 315-345 for some 12-16 months now?
