***Voodoochilds WS4SB Journey***

[avenged7x4lyfe]

def. buy a belt, not really sure about brand or thickness tho, ask ssj

[TrainH.]

i came here through your thread, subbed man, do work!

[pumptheiron_]

40lbs on box squat in 1 week? Wow thats insane. Subbed in this log bro.

[baco_bacon]

Strong legs bro

[voodoochild113]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Thanks guys!

[baco_bacon]

No prob, and thanks for the movie, that's interesting stuff!
Check out my log, JUST updated WO after you posted

[Galindo62]

You should really record yourself brah. Gotta make sure that your knees go behind ankles when you sit back. Good squats though.

[voodoochild113]

You should really record yourself brah. Gotta make sure that your knees go behind ankles when you sit back. Good squats though.

Yea, once I get settled into a gym I'll do it. I'm probably gonna end up joining this gym a few miles a way from me, I think it has everything I need. So maybe in a few weeks I'll record it. But I'm pretty sure my knees are going behind my ankles, today I was making sure, but I guess it's hard to tell when the bars on my back! Thanks .

[pumptheiron_]

Yea, once I get settled into a gym I'll do it. I'm probably gonna end up joining this gym a few miles a way from me, I think it has everything I need. So maybe in a few weeks I'll record it. But I'm pretty sure my knees are going behind my ankles, today I was making sure, but I guess it's hard to tell when the bars on my back! Thanks .

is the gym sick brah?

[Galindo62]

Yea, once I get settled into a gym I'll do it. I'm probably gonna end up joining this gym a few miles a way from me, I think it has everything I need. So maybe in a few weeks I'll record it. But I'm pretty sure my knees are going behind my ankles, today I was making sure, but I guess it's hard to tell when the bars on my back! Thanks .

Smart Guy.

[voodoochild113]

is the gym sick brah?

Yea man this ones probably around 4x the size of the ymca! But sadly, it's to expensive

The gym I'm probably gonna end up joining is still pretty nice though

Smart Guy.

Of course =)

[Philip81193]

Woot woot, passed you in reps. Only by 3 though :P

[Swoyer]

def. buy a belt, not really sure about brand or thickness tho, ask ssj

Ive found that a thinner belt is better for me, im guessing its about 8inches thick

[voodoochild113]

Ok I'll update for the past 2 days in a little. My squats suck.

[voodoochild113]

Here's my Thanksgiving workout

RE Upper

Bench

95x17
135x11
95x16
95x15

Lat Pulldown

100x12
100x12
90x12
80x12

Supersetted with Rear Delt Flyes

90x12
90x12
100x12
80x12

DB Lat Raises

15x12
20x12
20x12
15x12
15x12

BB Shrugs

185x10
225x10
245x10
255x10

Supersetted with DB Curls

25x12
30x10
30x10
25x11

BB Holds

205x15 seconds
225x15 seconds
225x15 seconds


And today...

ME Lower

I suck even worse than I though I did at squats. There's either 2 reasons for my box squat being so much higher:

1. My glutes+hams grew much more from my 3-4 months of max effort deadlifting and half-assing squats then my quads
2. I'm box squatting wrong

Squats

I'm going down very slowly, and I'm pausing briefly at the bottom. Depth wise: I'm definitely below parallel, close to atb

135x3
185x3
200x3
205x3
215x3
225x1 Fuuuuuuuuuuu

Leg Press

Hopefully this will help bring my quad strength up, I REALLY Feel these

# of plates

1x12
2x15
3x15
4x10
4x8

Now with no rest I did...

4x8
3x10
2x10
1x10

Those killed my legs!

Pull-Throughs

150x12
150x12
150x12

I didn't do abs b/c I felt sick

[baco_bacon]

strong reps on Thansgiving man! haha


Nice leg workout, leg press always kills my legs too

[Philip81193]

I always feel leg press in my ass more than in my quads. Anyways, your bench is great and your squats are better than mine. Good stuff man.

[Galindo62]

Why are you briefly pausing at the bottom of the squat?.

[voodoochild113]

Why are you briefly pausing at the bottom of the squat?.

It feels like I'm cheating if I bounce out of the hole. Kinda like bouncing the bar off your chest when you bench. I don't think it's making them harder though, because my sticking point is just before lockout.


^And thanks guys!

[kbismadkool]

thanks for informing me of your new log. i was wondering i never got any notifications after you came back. yes mad

[voodoochild113]

thanks for informing me of your new log. i was wondering i never got any notifications after you came back. yes mad

Fuuuuuuuuuu, I forgot! well, thanks for joining this one

Gonna do westside?

[kbismadkool]

Fuuuuuuuuuu, I forgot! well, thanks for joining this one

Gonna do westside?

i guess i can forgive you

i was 99% sure i was but then i decided i need strength gains intermediately cause i feel im a bitch lol, so basically im gonna run madcows in jan for as long as i can (my squat is going to shoot through the ****ing roof im so happy you have no idea) and then go back to BB routines...then next winter same thing.

i may run 5/3/1 tho after madcows...not sure

[Galindo62]

It feels like I'm cheating if I bounce out of the hole. Kinda like bouncing the bar off your chest when you bench. I don't think it's making them harder though, because my sticking point is just before lockout.


^And thanks guys!

well that's just silly, bouncing out of the whole properly takes skill. And bouncing out of the whole is allowed in powerlifting meets, but bouncing the bar off your chest isn't.


Well that's just my view.

[SecondSucks]

No need to pause at the bottom of your squat, and also you should be able to free squat more than what you box squat. Box squatting if done right is more difficult than free squat. It forces you to disengage the hips on the box and then explode up. In a free squat you have that constant tension and reflex on the muscles.

[Galindo62]

No need to pause at the bottom of your squat, and also you should be able to free squat more than what you box squat. Box squatting if done right is more difficult than free squat. It forces you to disengage the hips on the box and then explode up. In a free squat you have that constant tension and reflex on the muscles.

This. You should post this I'm starboarders log too.

[voodoochild113]

Thanks guys, so on Friday when I squat again I'll try to bounce out of the bottom. Also, as I said, once I get settled into the new gym I'll make a for check video for my box squats (I really am worried about the form, I don't ego lift). Well, off to go sign up to a gym!

Edit: I also think one of the reasons I was pausing was because I was so used to box squats. Last Friday was the first time doing a conventional for about 2 months

[SecondSucks]

Thanks guys, so on Friday when I squat again I'll try to bounce out of the bottom. Also, as I said, once I get settled into the new gym I'll maked a for check video for my box squats (I really am worried about the form, I don't ego lift). Well, off to go sign up to a gym!

Yeah a vid would be awesome to check out.

http://www.deepsquatter.com/strength/archives/ls9.htm

^^^ prob. the best article i've read that has to deal with box squats

[baco_bacon]

sweeeet man! in for vids

[voodoochild113]

Yeah a vid would be awesome to check out.

http://www.deepsquatter.com/strength/archives/ls9.htm

^^^ prob. the best article i've read that has to deal with box squats

Great article, thanks!

Brb typing up workout. I did horribly

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