help with squats

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Am30 Posts: 69 Joined: 2004/11/28	2005/01/20, 04:02 PM i tried squats for the first time the other day and i had trouble balincing the barbell any ideas? thanks -------------- -Andrew

nellyboy Posts: 209 Joined: 2004/07/09	2005/01/20, 04:05 PM what do you mean by balancing?
Am30 Posts: 69 Joined: 2004/11/28	2005/01/20, 04:09 PM it kept tipping on each side and it made it really difficult to go down and it ended up rolling of my shoulder
nellyboy Posts: 209 Joined: 2004/07/09	2005/01/20, 04:11 PM how much weight were you using and did you notice if you were leaning to one side more than the other on the way down?
bigandrew Posts: 5,146 Joined: 2002/10/21	2005/01/20, 04:11 PM One......grab the barbell 1st with your hands.....on the rings or whereever. Now just slid under it.......you should naturally find the center, by your hands being on the bar. two.....yoru stance is too close. three........you have weak secondaries(abbs, hams, lower back,etc.) four...too much weight for a beginer. -------------- My drinking squad, has a cheerleading problem!!
Am30 Posts: 69 Joined: 2004/11/28	2005/01/20, 04:15 PM the weight was 185. another problem i have is the rack is either too high or too low so i cant slide right under it. -------------- -Andrew
nellyboy Posts: 209 Joined: 2004/07/09	2005/01/20, 04:17 PM don't they have adjustments?
Am30 Posts: 69 Joined: 2004/11/28	2005/01/20, 04:18 PM nope there welded on -------------- -Andrew
Am30 Posts: 69 Joined: 2004/11/28	2005/01/20, 04:28 PM what should i do any ideas i want to squat but it is a minor setback. -------------- -Andrew
nellyboy Posts: 209 Joined: 2004/07/09	2005/01/20, 04:35 PM how much higher and lower, maybe we can figure out something
Am30 Posts: 69 Joined: 2004/11/28	2005/01/20, 04:40 PM well my its about at the top of my head and the low one is mid way down my back -------------- -Andrew
nellyboy Posts: 209 Joined: 2004/07/09	2005/01/20, 04:43 PM man....that is tough, is this a home gym?
Am30 Posts: 69 Joined: 2004/11/28	2005/01/20, 04:46 PM no i have a membership to one -------------- -Andrew
nellyboy Posts: 209 Joined: 2004/07/09	2005/01/20, 04:50 PM try to get those guys to buy a decent squat rack, if that doesn't work, you may be forced to get creative. how bout a smith cage...i normally hate the things, but i'd rather see you use that safely than to fall over with a ton of weight during a squat.
DX14AG Posts: 1,055 Joined: 2004/07/22	2005/01/20, 04:50 PM You should try spreading your hands out further. DX
Am30 Posts: 69 Joined: 2004/11/28	2005/01/20, 04:59 PM ok, ya i dont want to fall over thanks for all the advice -------------- -Andrew
nellyboy Posts: 209 Joined: 2004/07/09	2005/01/20, 05:01 PM sorry i couldn't do much for ya...i hate not being able to help
Am30 Posts: 69 Joined: 2004/11/28	2005/01/20, 05:19 PM its fine not much you can do about the rack thanks alot though -------------- -Andrew
nerraw Posts: 236 Joined: 2003/03/09	2005/01/21, 10:25 AM stand on a beer crate, or find a step or two and use those to elevate yourself to the bars height. If that fails, take advice from above. 1) Smith machine. 2) Lower weight 3) Ask someone to spot for you
bigandrew Posts: 5,146 Joined: 2002/10/21	2005/01/21, 01:35 PM I wouldn't stand on anything, that and accident waiting to happen. Simply use the lower one.......I prefere to unrack the weight with my legs, and not on my tippy toes like I see some people do. Just get under the bar, center your self....drive up, walk back and squat. If anything it will help you have a stronger lower back..........or you can do a front squat of zechular squat, since its about chest level. -------------- My drinking squad, has a cheerleading problem!!
Am30 Posts: 69 Joined: 2004/11/28	2005/01/22, 04:15 PM thanks ill go with the lower of the two. i dont want to stand on anything because i tend to be a klutz. -------------- -Andrew
Am30 Posts: 69 Joined: 2004/11/28	2005/01/24, 05:32 PM i went with the lower and i adjusted my stance wider and it worked i was able to get 200lbs. thanks for all the advice -------------- -Andrew
oho_23 Posts: 6 Joined: 2005/01/22	2005/01/26, 11:12 AM how do you a squats