Comments on: Weight Lifting Foundation

By: online doctor

online doctor — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:38:57 +0000

You say that “All kind of weightlifting is great for your body”. I would modify that and say that all kind of weightlifting is great for your body as long as you don’t build up one area of your body and neglect the others. This is the best way to sustain an injury. I see patients all the time (just one yesterday) who hurt themselves this way.

By: Sean

Sean — Sun, 11 May 2008 10:20:40 +0000

This IS the way to squat. Beacause you are going so low you have to use alot less weight which means your lower back will be up to it (though it should be well conditioned before atempting squats) As for knee pain we have been squatting in the olympic way for 100 years now and there is not a shred of evidence it damages your knees. you know your body, if it hurts stop.

Great post !! Rational and unapologetic, rare these days

By: Marc White

Marc White — Mon, 05 May 2008 20:53:14 +0000

Absolutely right on. I think the form on all excercises is probably the most important discipline for every beginner to learn and adhere too. Squating the way he describes is quite okay if you do proper form and stay tight through the entier movement. If you relax and get sloppy you can injure yourself, but that would be true of any excercise done improperly.

Good Nutrition can play a vital role in performance in the gym as well. Be sure to fuel your body properly before and after attempting this grueling excercises.

By: Shank

Shank — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 21:59:25 +0000

Using the alternate grip on deadlifts can give you a better grip so you can lift more (assuming your back can lift more than your hands can hold). Also, regarding squats I agree with Nathan about not going lower than thighs being parallel to the floor. But one good thing I can say about the person who wrote the article is at least we can tell he isn’t one of the people who waste time at the gym doing “quarter squats” and only move the bar about six inches. I don’t like his version, but in weightlifting I don’t think there’s any one lift that everyone agrees on the “right” way to do it.

By: Zach Parker

Zach Parker — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:55:58 +0000

Wow…great advice here about fitness but don’t forget the importance of weight lifting. Even very light lifitng two or three times a week can dramactically slow our natural muscle loss we all have over the age of 30! Even if you only use 5 or 10 pound weights to start it will help. But what’s really important is to get into a routine. After about three weeks it will seem like a natural part of your weekly activites. Anyway, do some light lifting and you’ll notice the difference!

By: Rehan

Rehan — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 04:08:14 +0000

I agree with Nathan. You may not feel any short term negative effects from performing the squats that the article mentions, but long term, you will damage your body. Yes, you could injure yourself by doing exercises other than squats, however, you’re not in a situation normally where you will have an immense amount of weight bearing down on you like a squat.

Staying parallel to the floor is safer in the long run.

By: Lush

Lush — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 02:39:08 +0000

well, don’t squat that way then my friend. but dont tell everyone not to. yea you can injure your knees and mess up your lower back, but that could be done from things other than the squat, but we appreciate your feedback and I encourage everyone to listen to this man as well and try the other version of the squat. i havent been on the site for a long long while, and my opinion on the squat has recently changed, and i approve of both ways, for certain athletes…

SEE: Olympic Lifters

By: Nathan

Nathan — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 17:58:35 +0000

WARNING! Do not squat the way this guy suggests. Never let your femur (thigh-bone) go lower than parallel to the floor. Do not touch the ground with your ass. That will destroy your knees and strain your lower back. The squat is indeed the best lift there is, but only if you do it right.