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Is this pain in my neck — after Smith Machine squats — just DOMs or something else?
Last Thursday (so, 5 days ago), I did a short leg workout, centering on finding my maximum weight for squats. I used a Smith Machine and, for the first time ever, I did not have a pad on the Olympic ...
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Are you prone to injury directly after weight lifting?
I'm following the Starting Strength program, and I find that I'm fine the next day, as long as I warm up each lift as he recommends.
But, I find that immediately after lifting, even though I'm not in ...
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What is the correct form for a deadlift?
I asked my gym instructor to check my deadlift form last night and he said I was doing it wrong. According to him:
My hips were too low at the starting position - he says the hips should be as high ...
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barbell squat wrist problems
One of the aspects that the Starting Strength book emphasizes a good deal is that the wrists should be straight when doing the squat (see point 3, as well as the wrists of the guy in all the cartoons ...
