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Tough way to do it for sure since you are only doing the bottom portion of the squat which is the most difficult. I used to do those too, and also practice doing sets where I would pause at the very bottom and hold it for a count of 5-10 before coming back up. Those pause reps are tough, ever try those?
I have to give that one a try, but what was that horrible noise in the background? Is that what you call music!
good shit bro
damnit....i gotta start recording some of my workouts
i dont like to lockout either
unless i take a break midset (3 to 5 secs and a deep breath)
then resume
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If I remember correctly, Ed Coan was a big fan of those to help improve the squat for powerlifting. I've never really done them much though.
I tell you what, they really made my squat stronger fast. I started doing them some when I was training at the gym with John Parillo. We would do legs starting around 7:30 PM or so and not finish until about 2 hours later at 9:30 pm or so. It was so instense that I could barely drive home and then id lay in bed not able to sleep. Most leg nights id not fall asleep until after 1 o' clock am. It didnt mesh well with teaching, as I had to be at school by 6:30 am.
Doing those rest pauses at the bottom really strengthens you coming out of the hole. Id usually hold it just below parallel. I was using about 365 lbs for 10 of those rest pause reps while holding for a count somewhere between 5 and 10. You can vary the time you hold it. Some guys also pause at different points in the squat too. If you wanted to strengthen the top portion of the movement you can pause about 1/4 the way down for your count and then go all the way down and push back up for a rep. Those are a bitch.
I want to see a video of you doing squats with no hands on the bar