Tuesday, September 12, 2006
Less than a month, exactly one change in training, and more than twenty-thousand words of research documentation
So it's been a while. I could make excuses about how my research and general life.... but I won't.
I've been training but not in the way I would like. Mostly upper body work because the ongoing war with the tendons and ligaments in my legs seems to be at a stalemate. So at the moment it's just bench press, shrugs, lat pull down, rows, curls, and basic push-ups for my actual gym work. Aside from that the legs are getting lots of stretching and I'm doing lots of core work. I have been trying a couple new stretches with my legs including one to try and stretch the hips/glutes which I think is helping. I say this alot about stretching but everything is connected and practicing my squat technique has been worrying a I'm starting to get a stretching pain up my back (didn't used to happen). The articles I've sifting through are helping with the squat. I've got an idea to rig up a mirror system at home so I can see my technique from the side and adjust it. I used to feel I was going to fall forward all the time, but now I find myself more on the heal of my foot and starting to tumble back. The whole technique is fine with heavy weights on shallow (quarter squats). I REALLY want to go deeper. One article stated the most common error that people who squat make is that they are too much "over" their ankles. Meaning that they are leaning the knees forward over the feet using the ankle instead of keeping the ankle straight and bending the knees such that the body is behind the feet. That's the best description I can give. Would really appreciate comments on this. Hope I didn't lose anyone in my absence. I'm still committed to this. It's always in my mind. I do now and always will define myself as a rugby player.
I've been training but not in the way I would like. Mostly upper body work because the ongoing war with the tendons and ligaments in my legs seems to be at a stalemate. So at the moment it's just bench press, shrugs, lat pull down, rows, curls, and basic push-ups for my actual gym work. Aside from that the legs are getting lots of stretching and I'm doing lots of core work. I have been trying a couple new stretches with my legs including one to try and stretch the hips/glutes which I think is helping. I say this alot about stretching but everything is connected and practicing my squat technique has been worrying a I'm starting to get a stretching pain up my back (didn't used to happen). The articles I've sifting through are helping with the squat. I've got an idea to rig up a mirror system at home so I can see my technique from the side and adjust it. I used to feel I was going to fall forward all the time, but now I find myself more on the heal of my foot and starting to tumble back. The whole technique is fine with heavy weights on shallow (quarter squats). I REALLY want to go deeper. One article stated the most common error that people who squat make is that they are too much "over" their ankles. Meaning that they are leaning the knees forward over the feet using the ankle instead of keeping the ankle straight and bending the knees such that the body is behind the feet. That's the best description I can give. Would really appreciate comments on this. Hope I didn't lose anyone in my absence. I'm still committed to this. It's always in my mind. I do now and always will define myself as a rugby player.
# posted by aProp @ 7:18 PM 
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I'm getting the idea that stretching and volume are the keys to fixing my own squat technique, sounds as though you're in the same boat.
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