me and atg squatting

[scott_donald]

well today i did loads of snatches about 25 singles... all good etc but again max weight was only 40 kg...

then thought i would try and do some heavy singles squatting - both front and back... but once i got to bellow parallel my hip flexors fired and i either struggled to get low or had nothing till above parallel... talking 100kg only for both...

so i then did a pl squat with 200kg and did a very easy triple... like it was nothing...

what can i do...

[TheBigEasy]

25 single snatches...you must be spent ;)

Seriously, it sounds like you burned yourself out. This has happened to me. Try going heavy first then finish with the high reps and light weight. Worked for me...JMO.

[cal62887]

try improving your Hip Flexor strength by doing Romanian Deadlifts followed by hanging leg raises....

[Chrisx9118]

Wow that is a massive gap. 100kg to 200kg.... i would say just add in some light A2G squats and get used to them.

[Thaigga]

these are AMAZING for getting yourself out of the hole when your ATG squatting http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/Hamstrings/BBGluteHamRaise.html These also help for getting out of the hole too http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good-morning <good mornings also added prolly 150lb to my deadlift. And i would practice ATG front squats more to get used used to being down there. It will help your olympic lifts alot :)