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Hey community,

Just searched on google for nz bodybuilding and found this place which is cool, hopefully I will enjoy my stay and will learn lots!

Well being the last day of the week, I just finished my legs, probably not a good thing considering work in morning! :shock:

But first time in my life doing squats and was testing myself...

Did 140kgs for my 6th set.

3 sets of 12 reps...

I usually just do upper body, (which is not good I know) :lol: but am starting to get in to doing my legs on a more regular basis...

I posted a video tonight to ask if my form was ok....

It's really bad quality due to my mate recording on my cellphone lol...

Any tips would help?

And I already know I am supposed to hold my puku in but unfortunately I forgot to haha, was only till after I was like... errr gotta remember to hold tummy in lol

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-riXBpyB-Ew

Thanks!!

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Hey, nope never squatted ever LOL...

I just remembered someone telling me to keep your feet on a 45 degree angle so you don't injure your lower back and legs.

I'm not very clued up, but ok, remove the pad is the first step then?

What does that do allow me to control the weight more??...

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remove the pad is the first step then

sorry, I was been smart.

Id just try squat a bit deeper to get more bang for your buck imho $$$ :pfft:

if u take a look at some of the powerlifting vids on you tube, that could be a good start n see how the pros do it.

then take that to the gym and bust some squats.

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Oh haha...

Well at least you had a laugh at me taking u seriously :P

Ok, i'll check out some vidz, and try going a bit deeper as you say.

Also, what is a good way to get rid of fat just below the shoulder blade?

Like, it's not obvious, but you can grab it! haha...

Cheers if you could help with that :D

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Also, what is a good way to get rid of fat just below the shoulder blade?

Like, it's not obvious, but you can grab it! haha...

Cheers if you could help with that

Sorry dude, no Idea.

But welcome to squats. youll be needing new pants in a matter of months.

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as monarch king said take a lot of that weight off and squat down as low as GASP does in the second vid you may need to drop your weight down to 80kgs to get a good depth.

Your knees should always be over your toes(inline) and never mind 45 degrees keep them shoulder length or slightly wider and toes slightly pointed out!!

How to burn fat.........................DIET,INCLINE WALKING,DIET,INCLINE WALKING,DIET,DIET,DIET!!!!!!!

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LOL meeannnnn :P

Thanks man!!

I tend not to eat crap anyway so that's cool...

Incline walking huh, I feel that in my calf muscle and thigh, but didn't realize i could target my back with it?

Choice...

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just read your post again and r.e holding your stomach in who the f*ck told you that????????

When your squating light you wont need to worry bout that shit but what someone was trying to tell you was to keep your core tight and a good way to do this is to take a deep breath before you squat hold it in on the way down the push the air out as you stand up repeat each rep.

Squatting is an art form and one that can only be improved by doing it mate so just do it but definitely start light you wont get any props around here for doing partial reps.

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LOL meeannnnn :P

Thanks man!!

I tend not to eat crap anyway so that's cool...

Incline walking huh, I feel that in my calf muscle and thigh, but didn't realize i could target my back with it?

Choice...

dont piss me off now of course incline walking will burn fat all over your body keep your heart rate up(140-150) and make sure you walking at least 40minutes.

You will find the back fat is one of the first to go when your cardioing and dieting well.

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lol.....

Cool thanks dude. :D

I think my heart rate goes to like 169 !!!

I skateboard, surfboard, snowboard, do rock climbing... seems a bit high?

I'm 24 ... hmmm

Every bit of help is appreciated 8)

Well as you can tell it is my first squat haha...

So the next time I do it, i'll use the tips given to me and try again with only say 60 or 80kg and make sure I get good form.

Thanks

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so rippedsurfer has made a new account ay.

yea man your form is terrible. google some youtube vids and try to go nice and deep and just focus on form, yuo shouldnt squatting anything over 60kgs till you can get a decent 15 atg reps at it. and dont use the smith machine for squats

btw - were is that vid of you benching you were gonna post up ??

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Haha, yea snap. A bit disappointing.

After reading up on benching my form was shit, I wasn't touching the bar down to my chest. I made a diff acount coz i felt like a fucking retard, :roll:

Chest is on monday, so i'll try and use good form and get my friend to video what I actually can do with the bar touching my chest.

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so rippedsurfer has made a new account ay.

yea man your form is terrible. google some youtube vids and try to go nice and deep and just focus on form, yuo shouldnt squatting anything over 60kgs till you can get a decent 15 atg reps at it. and dont use the smith machine for squats

btw - were is that vid of you benching you were gonna post up ??

LMAO if it is him he has a whole new attitude funny that after getting chooped down to size.....I see our mate gymstas been very quiet this weekend too luigi. :pfft:

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My 2c worth - don't worry 'bout the pad on the bar.

But, take the weight back down, and aim for slow, consistent reps, with good depth, thighs approx parallel to the deck, like Gasp.

Keep your head up and chest out, will help with posture and form.

For bodyfat, sort the diet out and train hard - one without the other is pointless.

As for HR, using the rough formula (220-age) your max HR is around 196, so 169 is about 86%, not bad, room to go harder!

What are you actually training FOR ? Weight loss, lean muscle gain, fitness, strength, other sports, what?

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Just fitness in general and mass I guess... also would like to get that really fit look going.

I guess that only comes with lots of cardio and diet like TonganTerror was saying.

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Haha, yea snap. A bit disappointing.

After reading up on benching my form was shit, I wasn't touching the bar down to my chest. I made a diff acount coz i felt like a fucking retard, :roll:

Chest is on monday, so i'll try and use good form and get my friend to video what I actually can do with the bar touching my chest.

yea allgood bro. at least your admitting it, moving on.

heres a vid i took a while back. these are front squats. but will give you an idea of a better depth

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My 2c worth - don't worry 'bout the pad on the bar.

But, take the weight back down, and aim for slow, consistent reps, with good depth, thighs approx parallel to the deck, like Gasp.

Keep your head up and chest out, will help with posture and form.

For bodyfat, sort the diet out and train hard - one without the other is pointless.

As for HR, using the rough formula (220-age) your max HR is around 196, so 169 is about 86%, not bad, room to go harder!

What are you actually training FOR ? Weight loss, lean muscle gain, fitness, strength, other sports, what?

Pretty sure if he cardios with that heart rate he will burn muscle as well as fat hence the 150HR what are your thoughts on that team fatboy??This is how ive always trained when leaning up.

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LMAO if it is him he has a whole new attitude funny that after getting chooped down to size.....I see our mate gymstas been very quiet this weekend too luigi. :pfft:

Yerrr felt like a right retard after that lol...

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LMAO if it is him he has a whole new attitude funny that after getting chooped down to size.....I see our mate gymstas been very quiet this weekend too luigi. :pfft:

Yerrr felt like a right retard after that lol...

as luigi said moving on now you can get some serious gains by being open to constructive criticism its all up from here boy \:D/

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As for HR, using the rough formula (220-age) your max HR is around 196, so 169 is about 86%, not bad, room to go harder!

Pretty sure if he cardios with that heart rate he will burn muscle as well as fat hence the 150HR what are your thoughts on that team fatboy??This is how ive always trained when leaning up.

Yes, popular wisdom says if you want to do cardio for fat-loss, aim for 65% MHR, cardio for CV fitness around 85%. But, of course if you do cardio at 85% you'll dump bodyfat too - just that some of the weight you lose could be muscle.

If it were just about HR, then folks wouldn't advocate Hi-intensity Interval training as a fat-burner. I'm starting to think that the amount of muscle loss is as much about dietary support pre, during and post-workout.

I'm looking for a couple of articles from the Pman on this - they were useful.

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As for HR, using the rough formula (220-age) your max HR is around 196, so 169 is about 86%, not bad, room to go harder!

Pretty sure if he cardios with that heart rate he will burn muscle as well as fat hence the 150HR what are your thoughts on that team fatboy??This is how ive always trained when leaning up.

Yes, popular wisdom says if you want to do cardio for fat-loss, aim for 65% MHR, cardio for CV fitness around 85%. But, of course if you do cardio at 85% you'll dump bodyfat too - just that some of the weight you lose could be muscle.

If it were just about HR, then folks wouldn't advocate Hi-intensity Interval training as a fat-burner. I'm starting to think that the amount of muscle loss is as much about dietary support pre, during and post-workout.

I'm looking for a couple of articles from the Pman on this - they were useful.

ll have a look also he always has some bloody good informative articles if not a little confusing at times lol.

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