RickRock13
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Diesel and Dermacrine sounds like a great combo 
Seems like you should be able to go heavier on squats. Go for it, just keep form and go low.
week1 pics updated on post #2
my squats are horribly weak because I haven't done them in years. I got hit by a car in the Marines and I stopped doing them. I think I could move my squats up a little but nothing drastic. Maybe once they get the muscle memory back.
I am really embarrassed by my squat, which is what has kept me from doing it for so long. Hopefully this diesel blows my legs up and I get that muscle back\\\
Also, my left trap never grows, anyone know anything good for that?
My squats are not the best either, but not because of my legs getting neglected...my form just sucks and for some reason I cant go real heavy. I can kill leg presses, leg extensions, and even hack squats, but them damn squats....I don't know I just suck at them.
Try smith machine squats. I did those today and could go heavier. Also try some box squats too.
My squats are not the best either, but not because of my legs getting neglected...my form just sucks and for some reason I cant go real heavy. I can kill leg presses, leg extensions, and even hack squats, but them damn squats....I don't know I just suck at them.
Just ease it up and be patient using good form... you'll get there.
It is easier to go heavy on Smith machine squats for me because I feel like I have a way out if I can't get the weight up.
I always get a little nervous in the squat rack going heavy and low for that reason.
Hopefully someday I can get past that
Thats what I have been doing, I have set them to the point that is about 1" lower than I can go, and then I try to let the bar touch before I go back up.
**** seems to be working so far
Great advice DW. Don't sacrifice form on squats.
**** smith machine. Keep at the free weight squats and just set the safety's in the squat rack to about where you break parallel that way there's no worries buddy!
Yeh that does make a lot of sense, and thats what I will probably try next time. I think its all mental with me. Just something about having 300+lbs. on my back that makes me feel vulnerable.
Keep killin it Indy...5x5 is something I am going to try sometime. It looks pretty effective.
I agree you feel nervous and you don't wanna go out like a punk the gym in front of everyone but you just gotta keep doing things the right way and with time your get stronger and be putting up big numbers in no time
That's funny about the guy trying to correct form. I had a dude like that at my gym. Had the worst form ever on almost every exercise but yet he'd try to tell ppl how to do the exercise and that they're using bad form.... :lmao:
Oh yeh man I feel ya. Everybody is an expert in the gym and wants to tell you how to lift, but their form sucks and think its cool to hang a couple 45s on a curl bar and do half reps while they are jerking that sh*t up on top of the fact that they only do Chest and arms rotating days...lol