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rev8ball Posts: 3,081 Joined: 2001/12/27	2005/12/07, 03:08 AM I got one of my clients to squat today 135 for the first time, and for 15, no less, and, of course, breaking parallel for each one. Now, that in itself may not be a big deal, but here are the details: 38 year old female, 3 kids, 5'4, 140 lbs., has been my client for only 4 months. She got under that bar, unracked it, looked at me in the mirror, and said "Oh, yeah.... I got this!" Kinda makes a poppa feel special *sniffle*... Here's the breakdown: 135 x 15 125 x 15 115 x 15 105 x 15 95 x 15 -------------- Michael Powerlifters - We eat raw meat, and sleep naked in the snow...
	2005/12/07, 04:38 AM U kidding? wow....that's freaking amazing....that surpasses 90% of guys at my gym....140lb woman? impressive indeed.....
retrofish Posts: 118 Joined: 2005/06/20	2005/12/07, 06:56 AM Haha thats sweet! I'm with menace most of the guys at my gym quarter squat that at best, then complain about how their knees hurt.
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2005/12/07, 08:49 AM Dude you need to come up here and help the stick boyz I saw last night. All belted up, pad on the bar, 135 and all they could manage was1/4 squats. Now they were about 6 foot 3 or so but freakin A man go deep or go home! Nice Rev, you need to video that and post it! -------------- Less Talk, More Chalk! The Men and Boys are Separated by one thing: The Squat Cage! 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
flyonthewall Posts: 1,823 Joined: 2005/01/18	2005/12/07, 12:01 PM Oh Ya...we women are strong:). Since switching from the Smith, I've worked my way up to 10X135 full squats-parallel, don't think I'm going past parallel though. Tried 145 the other day, did 6, but definetely not to parallel. It was the first time I tried starting at the heaviest and working down, so next time I'll try working up to 145. Seeing how you're all so impressed, it makes me feel like big strong girl:dumbbell::dumbbell: (Although she's littler than me, so I'm really impressed--although I am older:)) -------------- Even if you are on the right track, you will get run over if you just sit there.
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2005/12/07, 01:28 PM :) sheds a tear of joy... -------------- If you smoke or don’t wear your seatbelt, please don’t tell me the deadlift is dangerous. ============ Quoting from 7707mutt: The squat cage is holy ground. ============
coolnatedawg Posts: 813 Joined: 2005/03/09	2005/12/07, 06:11 PM thats really good -on a side note tho, how are you supposed to correctly position the bar on your back? i use a manta ray all the time because if i just go bare bar, i feel like i cant get it in the right spot and i end up resting the bar across my shoulders and nape of my neck. i saw some guy do it a lot lower like level with armpits, but i tried and A)couldnt get it that low and B) couldnt do much weight even if i could... please do explain...
	2005/12/07, 08:22 PM I get bad burns if I don't use something under the bar....I normally use a towel....not sure at what point it becomes unbearable for me...I'd say once it gets over 315...it becomes quite painful....I have done 405 for reps before without anything but the burns were quite severe....i got relatively thin skin it seems.... FOTW that's phenomenal...seriously....fukn impressive....have never seen a woman in our gym do full squat with anything more than like 55lb....even our female athletes do quarter squats with like 135 who are on volleyball team..eh...
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2005/12/07, 09:29 PM You get used to the bar. I like a lower bar, because you get better leverage. One thing most people don't realize is how to get the bar that low. At the top of your squat, you may have to almost do a shrug to get the bar up a little higher, and as you squat down, you can lower the bar. I use a manta ray every now and then, but for the most part, I like a high bar placement, unless I am doing olympic ATG squats. Just preference. -------------- If you smoke or don’t wear your seatbelt, please don’t tell me the deadlift is dangerous. ============ Quoting from 7707mutt: The squat cage is holy ground. ============
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2005/12/07, 10:01 PM I place it on my traps, over the years I have found a spot I like and I can fine it in my sleep/ I used a towel once on the bar the bar slipped and I alomost ogt hurt. Same with the pads I hate them. I have maxed at 455 and have never used a pad, but to each their own. -------------- Less Talk, More Chalk! The Men and Boys are Separated by one thing: The Squat Cage! 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
flyonthewall Posts: 1,823 Joined: 2005/01/18	2005/12/08, 09:11 AM Thanks Menace...I always knew these "thunder thighs" would come in handy one day!
bigandrew Posts: 5,146 Joined: 2002/10/21	2005/12/08, 04:11 PM I just shrug up...andkeep the bar off my spine. Doesn't btoher me....but I havethick shoulders from cheerleading for 7 years.. I find themata ray puts the bar in the wrong spot....atleast on me... But i can see how the "skinnier" guys would have a problem...with the bar....not as much meat as say me and mutt. -------------- Friends don't let friends squat high... People don't reach thier true potental, only those who seek it.
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2005/12/08, 04:17 PM LOL Meaty Mutt! that is kind of wrong somehow -------------- Less Talk, More Chalk! The Men and Boys are Separated by one thing: The Squat Cage! 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
coolnatedawg Posts: 813 Joined: 2005/03/09	2005/12/08, 10:38 PM yea... well i actually did some good mornings the other day and the bar placement seemed nice for squats... and this would make sense since my traps have grown so i might start being able to do them w/o any pad. i still get the marks where it looks like i got scratched to hell tho... ill just say i found a rough girl hahah. and yea, every since i lost weight the bones around my neck protrude more so the weight just kinda sat on them...
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2005/12/09, 12:29 AM =========== Quoting from coolnatedawg: i still get the marks where it looks like i got scratched to hell tho... ill just say i found a rough girl hahah. ============= Your learning fast. I've already used that excuse once or twice. You are officially a weightlifter. -------------- Pain is only temporary, it is in your mind. If you can still walk, then you can still run. ============ Quoting from 7707mutt: The squat cage is holy ground. ============
	2005/12/09, 01:50 AM I got big traps ...it's not about that...but the skin itself for me is overly thin...this is in part why I have such nasty stretch marks ....it really burns/scratches my skin...placing bar lower on the back is very very awkward for me and very difficult to balance.. lol...another problem after getting those burns is that they last quite a bit...so even when u get through first couple of sets...the bar becomes unbearable on following sets...eh...guess I am not a meaty menace...lol....
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2005/12/09, 08:52 AM Sissy Menace LOL seriously if you need the pad use it. I just have a thick skin I guess. Also I love that scratch/burn on my neck, plus my 3 yr old "doctors" me after my squats casue he thinks I am broken! LOL -------------- Less Talk, More Chalk! The Men and Boys are Separated by one thing: The Squat Cage! 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
	2005/12/09, 02:47 PM i'll stick with the towel...the pad is too thin....damn I doo sound like a sissy....LOL
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2005/12/09, 02:49 PM Yes you do -------------- Less Talk, More Chalk! The Men and Boys are Separated by one thing: The Squat Cage! 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
rev8ball Posts: 3,081 Joined: 2001/12/27	2005/12/16, 02:40 AM When I first told my client that I posted this here, she first got embarassed, but now, she wanted to make sure that I keep you guys updated. She's real proud of herself. LOL...Funny girl... 140 x 12 135 x 15 125 x 15 115 x 15 95 x 15 -------------- Michael Powerlifters - We eat raw meat, and sleep naked in the snow...
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2005/12/16, 08:49 AM Nice! -------------- Less Talk, More Chalk! The Men and Boys are Separated by one thing: The Squat Cage! 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
rko Posts: 102 Joined: 2005/10/30	2005/12/17, 01:20 AM Amazing "5'4, 140 lbs" only been in your hands for 4 months and she can do that. :surprised: -------------- Success rests not only on ability, but upon commitment, loyalty, and pride.
arondaballer Posts: 1,054 Joined: 2003/06/14	2005/12/17, 10:58 PM Menace, I do not use a towel or pad or anything, but who cares if you sound like a sissy? As long as you're squattin, you're doin WAY more than the average lifter. Most are too big of pussies to do it period. Your goal is to squat as much weight as possible by building up lyour posterior chain's strength and power. You can do this even with a pad on your neck. So just keep bustin your butt. -------------- I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is the moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle-victorious. --Vince Lombardi "Decide what you want, decide what you are willing to exchange for it. Establish your priorities and go to work." H. L. Hunt
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2005/12/18, 07:57 AM He is still s sissy!:big_smile: -------------- Less Talk, More Chalk! The Men and Boys are Separated by one thing: The Squat Cage! 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2005/12/18, 01:24 PM Hey! Play nice.
rev8ball Posts: 3,081 Joined: 2001/12/27	2006/07/26, 05:56 PM Just wanted to update you guys on this monster of a client. Yesterday was her leg day, and this is what she worked up to: Squat: 200 x1 (a true "no no no" squat), and she blew it up. SLD: 125 x 8 Box squats (leaning into a smith): 100x8x2 Walking lunges: 30 DBs each hand x12x2 Box step-ups/downs/squats: 60x12 Seated calf raises: 125x8 Leg extensions: 120x8 *superset* Leg curls: 100x6 I almost hurled just watching her. And, remember, she's 5'4", 140 lbs., and 39 y/o, with 3 kids! -------------- Michael Powerlifters - We eat raw meat, and sleep naked in the snow...
ecle5c Posts: 1,312 Joined: 2003/07/10	2006/07/28, 05:22 PM Wow, 200 lbs!!!!! That is crazy, she will be squating even with us soon at this pace. That is very impressive though man or woman. Especially after that little time, and actually doing the squat right.
Elantraa Posts: 53 Joined: 2006/08/26	2006/09/18, 07:42 PM DAMNNnn son. i love it when true intensity is shown and people are pushing themselves in the gym. now its almost two months later, i wonder how strong she has gotton can we get an update rev8ball?
	2006/09/19, 09:43 PM That's freaking impressive......I bet she's prolly squatting 225+ now....which pretty much is more than 2 guys at my gym....myself included....LOL