squats....ouch

[VGalanti]

i dont want to post stuff that i'm always giving advice on, so here is something stupid i did yesterdy....so actually this is advice.....lol

i start with 5 min on the treadmill, then 5 min on the bike before i hit legs...but not yesterday.

no warm up, no nothing...135 for 5, 225 for 10, 275 for 10....last rep i had a weird feeling in my back.....that was it, i'm walking around like new prisioner at rahway state prison today


WARM UP

[cdcharbo]

Thanks for the warning. I always hit the exercise bike for 5 minutes before squating, but I was starting to wonder if dong this was hurting my lifting. I was thinking that I may be using up the glucose in my muscles. I will continue to warm up before squating.

[Plato458]

Ooooooooooh sounds uch:

To follow your lead - on Tuesday I was late to the gym, missed usual NO Ex and felt like a 65kg weakling (oh I am...).

Decided that this was feeble and so carried on struggling with my routine...got to MP and started to wobble halfway through...stopped twice and forced the last two sets on willpower. Felt something twinge in my back and still feel like I've been punched between the shoulder blades two days later.

Lesson - when my form sucks - disengage ego

Px

[Roid Monkey]

im so hot all the time i don't need no freakin warm-ups. hit the squat rack and quit whining. later cheese balls

Roid Monkey for life baby~~~

[Bob 1]

I know what you mean mine sometimes comes from nowhere and as you said I am doing the Rahway shuffle for the next 5 days.

[phikappa]

You'll never catch me doing squats without stretching my groin first. Been there, pulled that.

[fitnessman]

Originally Posted by Roid Monkey

im so hot all the time i don't need no freakin warm-ups. hit the squat rack and quit whining. later cheese balls

Roid Monkey for life baby~~~

Sadly...It took 3 1/2 hours after this post until your banning.

I must be slipping.

[Minotaur]

Originally Posted by VGalanti

no warm up, no nothing...135 for 5, 225 for 10, 275 for 10....last rep i had a weird feeling in my back.....that was it, i'm walking around like new prisioner at rahway state prison today


WARM UP

I did that sort of thing a few years ago. I did squats and rackpulls in the same session. Without proper warm ups. I felt a snap above my hip, but I kept pushing. It was painful to straighten up. Long story short, I was out of work for two days with heating pads on my back, and out of the gym for two weeks, walking like a stereotypical caveman (apologies to the Geico cave guys ).

Originally Posted by fitnessman

I must be slipping.

Nah, just when you think you're winning the rat race, along come faster rats.

[michaelnel]

Originally Posted by fitnessman

Sadly...It took 3 1/2 hours after this post until your banning.

I must be slipping.

Thanks for taking care of that.

[VGalanti]

Originally Posted by fitnessman

Sadly...It took 3 1/2 hours after this post until your banning.

I must be slipping.

thank you...wow you guys are better than over at "getbig"

i love it here

[FlyingV]

To the OP; do you have any thoughts on whether just squatting with really light/no weight would be a better warmup for squats than a few minutes on the treadmill or bike....or not?

After all squatting is a very different kind of movement than those other two things. Why not warm up for squatting with actual squatting?

[Al Swearengen]

Originally Posted by VGalanti

i dont want to post stuff that i'm always giving advice on, so here is something stupid i did yesterdy....so actually this is advice.....lol

i start with 5 min on the treadmill, then 5 min on the bike before i hit legs...but not yesterday.

no warm up, no nothing...135 for 5, 225 for 10, 275 for 10....last rep i had a weird feeling in my back.....that was it, i'm walking around like new prisioner at rahway state prison today


WARM UP

That sucks and real sorry to hear about any injury, but it doesn't seem like a warm up issue per say, after all if you weren't warmed up after the 135x5, 225x10 and 275x10 then somethings very wrong.

Just sounds like an oh chit injury but warming up is good advise none the less.

[QUALITYGUY1]

Originally Posted by fitnessman

Sadly...It took 3 1/2 hours after this post until your banning.

I must be slipping.

"YOU" are thinking about fishin' too much big guy!!!

Better late than never!

[QUALITYGUY1]

Originally Posted by VGalanti

i dont want to post stuff that i'm always giving advice on, so here is something stupid i did yesterdy....so actually this is advice.....lol

i start with 5 min on the treadmill, then 5 min on the bike before i hit legs...but not yesterday.

no warm up, no nothing...135 for 5, 225 for 10, 275 for 10....last rep i had a weird feeling in my back.....that was it, i'm walking around like new prisioner at rahway state prison today


WARM UP

I need to keep pounding that into my head as well...Stretch & Warm up those muskles. I have a real nice mag resistance cycle i like to hit for 15 prior to doing legs/squats. It is when I'm in a hurry I neglect this. Hope you heal up real quick!!

[fitnessman]

Originally Posted by VGalanti

thank you...wow you guys are better than over at "getbig"

i love it here

Yah.Well...You are banned for being WAY bigger than me!



Nice to have you here!

[empresscat]

Originally Posted by VGalanti

thank you...wow you guys are better than over at "getbig"

i love it here

Yeah, the mods here don't mess around...
Keeps the signal to noise ratio high.

[VGalanti]

Originally Posted by fitnessman

Yah.Well...You are banned for being WAY bigger than me!



Nice to have you here!

At least you have a sense of humor too, nice...lol

[VGalanti]

Originally Posted by Al Swearengen

That sucks and real sorry to hear about any injury, but it doesn't seem like a warm up issue per say, after all if you weren't warmed up after the 135x5, 225x10 and 275x10 then somethings very wrong.

Just sounds like an oh chit injury but warming up is good advise none the less.

nope...a warm up issue, i have hernitaed L4L5 and had knee surgery a while back...so i need to warm up

[45BIG]

When I don't perform warmups I am paying for it for days. I go through an extensive warmup followed by dynamic stretching and some light squatting before performing the worksets. The other day I cut back on the warmup and now I am a bit more sore than usual.

[sytennison]

Originally Posted by FlyingV

To the OP; do you have any thoughts on whether just squatting with really light/no weight would be a better warmup for squats than a few minutes on the treadmill or bike....or not?

After all squatting is a very different kind of movement than those other two things. Why not warm up for squatting with actual squatting?

I think you're right. I've started doing about a half-dozen warm up sets starting with just the bar before I hit my working weight. No injuries yet! (Fingers crossed, knocking on wood, etc...)

[one2growon]

Being new to the squats, and learning to do them ATG I noticed your back really needs to be warmed up, infact as a beginnner my back was the weak point in the squat, as my legs could do more, but you really are only as strong as your back. I don't have a indoor bike here at home so I found that doing a few sets of laps running up and down the stairs and some jumping jacks loosens everything up before doing the warm-up sets. I found the warm-up to be equally as important as the work sets. Also, I've been trying to pay close attention to the way my body feels and I've notice that the meals I eat afterwards have an impact on soreness.

[GSOgymrat]

Hope you recover soon.

I don't warm up on a treadmill but I stretch and do 20 reps of squats with light weight to warm up.

[VGalanti]

thanks for the great feed back....feeling 90% better today

[Baldsnake]

First off....I like empty bar slow motion squats for warm up.

Second....Thanx Fitty for being a little slow on the button. I needed to print off some fresh sheets for the bottom of my bird cage. The face of Ahmadinejad of Iran was getting old and the Monkey looked like a good replacement.