Thread 76519659

any other 30 yo boomers stop back squatting entirely and just front squat now? i got a good 10+ years of back squatting but now i have lower back pain the next day so i think im front squat only from now on

>>76519659 (OP)
I can't do the front rack properly

>>76519676
stretch ur lats and wrists

>>76519659 (OP)
Wear a lifting belt when you back squat. It’ll help make sure your form is good so you don’t get that lower back pain

>>76519659 (OP)
I dont squat

>>76519740
pretty sure it's my upper back actually. I have bad overhead mobility anyway. working on it.

>>76519756
Why not just use lifting shoes and squat like tom platz, more upright means less lower back, right?

>>76519788
>and squat like tom platz
Platz can only squat like that because he has midget femurs

>>76519788
op here. that is how ive always squatted, high bar upright with wl shoes. i think its just the result of more than a decade of squatting

>>76519659 (OP)
I've been frontsquatting for a decade but this is only because of shoulder mobility issues

>>76519659 (OP)
>30 yo
>boomer
What did OP mean by this

>>76520152
hellllllooooo newfag!

33yo

haven’t regularly back squatted in about 6 years after issues with back pain when attempting 365-405lb, got tired of it and swapped for front squat permanently. Was a good decision. Just doing something like 3-5x5 at 225lb front squats then move to accessories that are more fun is better, would recommend

>>76519659 (OP)
37 here, I do belt squats and zerchers only

>>76519659 (OP)
Nah, I'm 36 and still back squat atg. I just like squatting, my fav exercise.

>>76520463
I bet you look like shit

>>76519659 (OP)
Well I'm sorry OP but front squats work your back even more.

>>76520503
not really, maybe statically in your upper back but im not concerned about that. much more upright

>>76519659 (OP)
44 here. I have no back pain. Lmao you did backsquats wrong for a decade and fucked yourself. Front squats are great though.
>>76520152
He meant he's a retard.
>>76520158
Case in point.

>>76520528
i pretty much guarantee i have better form than you. and i didnt fuck myself, i feel fine its just mild pain for a couple days

>>76519659 (OP)
I just do high bar ATG paused back squats
At 2pl8 for 5x5 now
>>76519756
>Wear a lifting belt when you back squat. It’ll help make sure your form is good so you don’t get that lower back pain
t. works for the tourism center at snap city

>>76520601
>2pl squat

Shut the fuck up lol

>>76519756
>Wear a lifting belt when you back squat. It’ll help make sure your form is good so you don’t get that lower back pain
t. works for the tourism center at snap city

>>76519659 (OP)
Why do you have lower back pain at 30? Did you do something retarded? Squatting doesn't give you back pain, especially if you do it high bar, which I assume you do if you also do front squats.

I’ve done zercher and hack squats for the past five years and I have never looked back. Conventional barbell squatting was a meme

>>76520914
nah just years of squatting i think. the idea that lifting weights isnt creating stress on your spine just because your form is good isnt correct

>>76519659 (OP)
Yeah. That or zercher. They feel better for back development and theyre easier on my knees. Back squat will inevitably start fucking with my right knee but for some reason all other leg stuff is fine

>>76519659 (OP)
I did this once but it was just cope because I was shit at back squatting. I still front squat, but I back squat more often.

>>76519659 (OP)
Back squating is a meme. Hack squats are the GOAT of squat exercises.

>>76519659 (OP)
>>76520934
>>76520586
>i got a good 10+ years of back squatting but now i have lower back pain the next day
I'd argue you didn't get good at back squat if you're feeling pain.
You were younger and didn't lift as much weight so you never noticed anything.
Now that your older and lift more you need to actually use proper form.

There's a reason why people say the deadlift and squat are some of the most technical compound lifts.
It's not just your stance and doing the correct motion, but how it feels internally.
Which is hard to figure out because you have to figure it out yourself.

The most common issue I think most people have, while they have the correct stance and do the correct motion, they aren't creating enough tension internally to other parts of the body.
The back squat is a leg move but you need proper tension through the entire body to do them correctly.
Sticking your chest out, flaring your lats, proper core bracing etc. etc.
It should feel like a full body exercise.

>>76519659 (OP)
You coulda said you were a cuck and we could have guessed the rest.

>>76520977
i just fundamentally disagree. my form is objectively good. putting 100s of kilos on your back for a decade is going to cause wear and tear
>>76520987
I probably front squat more than you back squat

>>76519659 (OP)
I've given up on freeweight squatting now I just do squats in the 45 angle smith machine.

I'm too old to snap my shit

>>76519659 (OP)
No, I'm 31 and move like a ninja. Feels good being normal height. Let me guess you're some hunched over faggot taller than I am.

>>76519659 (OP)
I can squat and even go ATG without any issue at 37 but I cannot squat more than 70kg for reps without feeling like absolute shit.
I can do the same weight at the leg press with one leg for many sets and reps so it's my back that just cannot do it.
It's okay though, at a certain point one must accept his limitations and I'll be happy if one day I'll be able to squat more than 70kg without feeling like breaking in half.

I've seen this thread probably 50 times. I think it's kekke spamming.

>>76521000
I’m jk. I’m basically in the same position. I almost snapped my neck when I was 18 trying to do 225 my first time. Shit still hurts randomly.

>>76519659 (OP)
My wrist mobility is fucking garbage so I do zercher instead
Yes I use the pussy pad for zerchers otherwise I fail from the skin pain rather than the weight

I front squat exclusively nowadays because it's too easy to lose form without realizing it on the back squat

>>76521184
>close-grip zercher
Aka the beta manlet incel zercher. Literally small

>>76521193
Wisdom, as a grizzled old 30yo boomer myself I simply can't stay up to date on keeping perfect form and not ending up in Snap City from a careless tired mistake

>>76521224
What?

>>76521249
That's not a pussy pad that's a towel. Pussy pads are short

>>76521267
Yeah, I got a really bad example picture
I meant there are fairly long ones at my gym that I can use for proper zerchers

Real zerch is elbows outside knees, it's for upper body too. If you want to do inside knees just do front squats SISSY

>>76519659 (OP)
>lower back pain
You obviously don't know how to squat properly. Two problems causing this
>improper joint alignment, back not straight
To fix this, work on your posture and work on your breathing during the squat. If necessary do the work to get a PT that actually knows how to fix your shitty joint alignment.
>buttwink (also causes knee problems if the hip/knee joint alignment is off)
You're probably going too deep and do not have the internal rotation ability to actually keep tension on the quads. If you want to train your quads you only need about 90-100 degrees of flexion about the knee. This isn't even parallel for a lot of people. You go deeper than that, unless you have the structure for it, you're going buttwink, taking tension off the quads and put it elsewhere like your lower back. No more than parallel and use a wedge or lifting shoes if you need to tilt your ankles forward.

Deep squats are a meme and large ROM is a meme.