tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24102082.post7875232707847483303..comments2023-11-05T04:42:25.107-05:00Comments on Chasing Strength: Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24102082.post-50095812182072103522007-06-11T08:55:00.000-05:002007-06-11T08:55:00.000-05:00Tracy--I love your thinking--"more has to be bette...Tracy--I love your thinking--"more has to be better!" Unfortunately, that's not always the case. Just continue to focus on high quality reps and not so much on "how many" and you'll continue to see improvements. That's where I made my mistakes: too many reps that were poor quality just to prove to myself that I could squat that day instead of walking away.<BR/><BR/>Brett--Thanks--I'll do the search on the weighted MRI studies. I believe in the past I did lose hip control--I'd bail out through the right hip. Currently since Z, I am not--I go straight down and straight up. But who knows how many reps I used to do that way? And yes, I am very lucky--she's great!Geoff Neuperthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11429352189298183355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24102082.post-59666309030672085782007-06-11T05:00:00.000-05:002007-06-11T05:00:00.000-05:00Geoff,Squats are good - my time under the bar is p...Geoff,<BR/>Squats are good - my time under the bar is proving to be some of my most productive lifting ever.<BR/>With your knee and lateral tracking - check biomech.com and search patelofemoral and look at the weighted MRI studies - very interesting stuff. Is there a chance you are losing hip control during your squat? (ie. glute med etc..) <BR/>Give you a call soon.<BR/><BR/>BTW - You are a lucky man!! (pics below)Brett Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03192435046685650988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24102082.post-13267562215688376892007-06-10T20:47:00.000-05:002007-06-10T20:47:00.000-05:00I can't believe the difference in my hamstrings (b...I can't believe the difference in my hamstrings (bigger!) and leaness through my mid-section (smaller!) since adding squats back into my workouts regularly, (only 4 weeks!). And I hadn't even taken them seriously, I just threw them into one of my combination sets. ( I mention this on my blog, BTW).<BR/><BR/>I usually train in the morning between 6:30am - 7:30am and it's much harder to get my hips warm enough to squat deep, the afternoon is a better time, no problems with depth. <BR/><BR/>I was inspired at the April RKC after your lecture on the subject (squats). And I was amazed at how many participants could squat ass to grass! (most!)<BR/><BR/>If a few squats have been this good, more has to be better, right???Tracy Reifkindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07868257020358013257noreply@blogger.com