dijos Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 Last week, I saw someone squatting on the bench. he was somehow facing the bar, straddling the bench, getting under the bar and squatting. I think I actually stared....but no pic. 1 Quote I realize I have an unhealthy attachment to my jump rope. TRX opened my eyes to new levels of discomfort. Link to comment
Oramac Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 Last week, I saw someone squatting on the bench. he was somehow facing the bar, straddling the bench, getting under the bar and squatting. I think I actually stared....but no pic. o_O I mean, I suppose if he wants to train parallel depth by sitting on the bench, I can sorta-kinda-ish understand that. But with the bar?!? Yea, that's odd. Quote "Someone ever tries to kill you, you try to kill 'em right back." - Captain Malcolm Reynolds Current Challenge Also, I Agree With Tank™ Link to comment
Silo Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 Was he doing box squats? Bret Contreras has them in his Strong Curves programs and a lot of women go fairly heavy with them. Quote 2016 goals: Hit goal weight. Build muscle.2015 goals: Get stronger, stop loathing squats and get better at them - DONE!!!2014 goal: Lose 52.5 lbs. - DONE!!! 12/13/14 MFP Link to comment
SpecialSundae Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 Box squats was what I was going to say. Evil, horrible things! http://youtu.be/9XWdFNNX2KA?t=1m5s Like this? Quote Link to comment
Silo Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 Here's another link: http://bretcontreras.com/dynamic-effort-box-squats-and-acceleration-improvements-interview-with-scott-taylor/ Quote 2016 goals: Hit goal weight. Build muscle.2015 goals: Get stronger, stop loathing squats and get better at them - DONE!!!2014 goal: Lose 52.5 lbs. - DONE!!! 12/13/14 MFP Link to comment
Hardcore Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 That... that would have been a thing to see Quote "No, I beat my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize." 1 Corinthians 9:27 Link to comment
Dleffe Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 He may have been hitting 2 birds with one stone. Box squats for training, doing it on the bench for revenche! Quote Link to comment
El Exorcisto Posted February 27, 2015 Report Share Posted February 27, 2015 He was doing box squats. I'm doing them as deadlift assistance now but they apparently are having greater carry over to my high bar which doesn't make a lot of sense. Box squats are great. Quote My training log Spoiler 2016 Hudson Valley Strongman presents Lift for Autism (USS), April 16th Contest report 2015 Hudson Valley Strongman presents Lift for Autism (NAS), April 18th Contest report Eighth Annual Vis Vires Outdoor Strongman Competition (Unsanctioned), August 1st Contest report "What's the difference between an injury that you train around and an injury that you train through?" "A trip to the hospital" Link to comment
dijos Posted February 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2015 the thing is that the bench is next to the squat rack, and there are a ton of benches and boxes around. 1 Quote I realize I have an unhealthy attachment to my jump rope. TRX opened my eyes to new levels of discomfort. Link to comment
IrishMartian Posted March 23, 2015 Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 Last night at my work camp gym this... gentleman... was doing stretching with resistance bands in the squat rack with his towel hanging up, drink bottle, iphone and obnoxiously loud pill speaker all placed strategically to say 'I am using this equipment'. Every so often he'd leave all his stuff and walk to the other side off the gym and wave small dumb bells around, then come back to the squat rack and balance on one foot and do more stretches/yoga things. It was maddening. Waited 15 minutes and then gave up. Quote Link to comment
Rurik Harrgath Posted March 23, 2015 Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 I'll just leave this here... 1 Quote [Level ??] Rurik, the Thunderer Class: Stormborn War-Shaman (Path of Giants Barbarian/Conquest Paladin/Elemental Domain Cleric) BRUTALITY 11 | FINESSE 10 | VIGOR 11 | INSIGHT 14 | WILL 13 Equipment: Studded leather armor, war club, plus adventurer's pack containing rations, rope, and nature-based potions. "Rangers have to at least give up on pants. It's a special rule we enacted after Rurik became a Guild Leader.” – DarK_RaideR "Did I just get my ass kicked by a member of Metallica meets History Channel's Vikings?" - Wild Wolf "By the Well-Oiled-and-Meticulously-Groomed Beard of Rurik!" - Tanktimus the Encourager Link to comment
El Exorcisto Posted March 23, 2015 Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 Oh the joys of being able to curl, squat, press, bench, stretch, and do chin-ups in my rack without anyone getting worked up about it. #justgymhermitthings On a more serious note, IrishMartian, did you ask if you could use the squat rack to... squat? I don't know commercial gym etiquette but from what I've gathered it's a supreme douchebag that doesn't let someone else work in. Quote My training log Spoiler 2016 Hudson Valley Strongman presents Lift for Autism (USS), April 16th Contest report 2015 Hudson Valley Strongman presents Lift for Autism (NAS), April 18th Contest report Eighth Annual Vis Vires Outdoor Strongman Competition (Unsanctioned), August 1st Contest report "What's the difference between an injury that you train around and an injury that you train through?" "A trip to the hospital" Link to comment
IrishMartian Posted March 23, 2015 Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 On a more serious note, IrishMartian, did you ask if you could use the squat rack to... squat? I don't know commercial gym etiquette but from what I've gathered it's a supreme douchebag that doesn't let someone else work in. He was pretty settled in and I tried the not so subtle hints, but he wasn't having any of it. Got the secondary problem that this is a work camp, so the people in the gym are people I work with. Makes it awkward. Also motivating to try and drag my ass out of bed and try to do it in the morning. Quote Link to comment
El Exorcisto Posted March 23, 2015 Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 Don't be subtle but don't be an asshole either. Just walk up and ask if you can get your squats in between his sets. 1 Quote My training log Spoiler 2016 Hudson Valley Strongman presents Lift for Autism (USS), April 16th Contest report 2015 Hudson Valley Strongman presents Lift for Autism (NAS), April 18th Contest report Eighth Annual Vis Vires Outdoor Strongman Competition (Unsanctioned), August 1st Contest report "What's the difference between an injury that you train around and an injury that you train through?" "A trip to the hospital" Link to comment
Rookiebeotch Posted March 24, 2015 Report Share Posted March 24, 2015 I currently superset FrontSquat with BenchPress. I move the bench away for the squat reps, though. Quote Current Challenge March 2016 Second Challenge First challenge, Battle Log Link to comment
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