Front squats are bs for sprinters, again the technique thing, squatting between the knees, etc. I do back squats at 3-4 plates.
Why do you think front squats are BS for sprinting? I recognize that back squats hit more muscle mass and allow for more load, which obviously has its advantages. I often rotate the two.
Front squats are bs for sprinters, again the technique thing, squatting between the knees, etc. I do back squats at 3-4 plates.
Why do you think front squats are BS for sprinting? I recognize that back squats hit more muscle mass and allow for more load, which obviously has its advantages. I often rotate the two.
Also, curious about back extensions and volume. Haven't done them much before and I'm relatively new to properly training myself for power and speed. I assume they're more of an accessory exercise done towards the end and not something you'd want to load too heavily. Maybe 3–4 sets in the ~10 rep range? I could imagine supersetting them with some broad jumps or bounds. Love to hear your thoughts Sprintgeezer!
The answer is that anything from the floor takes more technique, and bad technique leads more easily, and inevitably, to injury.
I do from the ground high-catch cleans at 2 plates, they are great.
Front squats are bs for sprinters, again the technique thing, squatting between the knees, etc. I do back squats at 3-4 plates.
I also do squats after the jerk, weight high as in the 2nd half of snatch. Excellent for balance. I do those with only 1-1.5 plates.
Also with only 1 plate, I do behind-the-neck power torso twists. I never recommend them, but they have worked for me.
Excellent are sit squats, to hit that back-side. I do them at 2 plates.
It’s all good. Go to the floor if you can, work on technique. Speed comes from high power over small time intervals (explosiveness); strength comes from more weight over longer time intervals. I mix up these two regimes because they are both important.
And always, weighted back extensions!
Flo’da man, how’s it going? I am in the mountains right now, doing 60m uphills, up a 40-degree slope. BRUTAL! Good to see you still around👍💪
It’s going well! Lifting has been going great after some hiccups with illnesses, I’ve been running at most twice a week, and did an actual extensive tempo session last week so starting slow and steady and hoping to maybe try a couple 400s during the summer
How do you even run up that slope??? How many reps you hitting a session?
Also, you giving your sprint rundown for indoors or waiting til real races?
Good to hear that you’re better and back to training!👍
Hey man, indoor 60’s are real! Great race, I like the pressure cooker of indoors. Nowhere to hide, like a boxing ring. I’m just too busy these days, and the threads on here are now more personal rather than track-oriented.
This hill here, everybody uses it, all the local teams. There are two stretches, the insane slope up high, and a more gentle one coming up from the lake.
The steel one is BRUTAL. Some day I might die on it, from a heart attack. One 95-100% rep, and you are cooked. I do one, then another to 30m, then a bunch to 20m, then to 10, and then move to the lesser slope for some tempo repeats with circuit jog to get back down.
If you don’t keep your feet cocked, you are flat on your face! The shorter repeats are good for acceleration “dig”, imo better than a sled. IMO also good for achilles and feet, if done properly.
Front squats are bs for sprinters, again the technique thing, squatting between the knees, etc. I do back squats at 3-4 plates.
Why do you think front squats are BS for sprinting? I recognize that back squats hit more muscle mass and allow for more load, which obviously has its advantages. I often rotate the two.
Remember we’re talking about sprinters here, not weightlifters.
Front squats are great IF you develop the technique, and IMO should go to ground, between the knees. Doing this raw, or even wrapped, puts sprint-worthless stress on the knees. Not worth it vs back squats, with which you can work the lower back and upper posterior chain well, with “bad” form.
I used to do them with an actual weightlifter friend, and decided they weren’t worth it for sprint motion.
Why do you think front squats are BS for sprinting? I recognize that back squats hit more muscle mass and allow for more load, which obviously has its advantages. I often rotate the two.
Also, curious about back extensions and volume. Haven't done them much before and I'm relatively new to properly training myself for power and speed. I assume they're more of an accessory exercise done towards the end and not something you'd want to load too heavily. Maybe 3–4 sets in the ~10 rep range? I could imagine supersetting them with some broad jumps or bounds. Love to hear your thoughts Sprintgeezer!
A sort-of accessory. I do maybe 6 sets of 12 reps with a plate, good and strong. Excellent exercise, highly under-rated for back, glutes, hams. Great for block action imo.
Bounds can be injurious. They are not a smooth, cyclic motion. Too much useless negative, which is great for TJ. Sleds, uphill accelerations, stairs/bleachers, etc hit it without the neg. If you’re negging, you’re overstriding.
All imo, of course. I’m no guru, I just know what works/has worked for me. And I’m old now, 57, and going strong. Back to training at a college, and feeling good 👍
Also, curious about back extensions and volume. Haven't done them much before and I'm relatively new to properly training myself for power and speed. I assume they're more of an accessory exercise done towards the end and not something you'd want to load too heavily. Maybe 3–4 sets in the ~10 rep range? I could imagine supersetting them with some broad jumps or bounds. Love to hear your thoughts Sprintgeezer!
A sort-of accessory. I do maybe 6 sets of 12 reps with a plate, good and strong. Excellent exercise, highly under-rated for back, glutes, hams. Great for block action imo.
Bounds can be injurious. They are not a smooth, cyclic motion. Too much useless negative, which is great for TJ. Sleds, uphill accelerations, stairs/bleachers, etc hit it without the neg. If you’re negging, you’re overstriding.
All imo, of course. I’m no guru, I just know what works/has worked for me. And I’m old now, 57, and going strong. Back to training at a college, and feeling good 👍
Appreciate the response! Different strokes for different folks. I'm not a sprinter either. I've never really had knee issues, I mostly get hip and ankle problems. Front squats, for me, feel like the ultimate mobility exercise. I get very low on them and can feel my hips working out the tightness from sitting on ass all day.