I ripped my pants while attempting a new PR - JP Fitness Forums

jijin · 03-21-2007, 12:31 PM

I just finished day 2 of WM today, and I felt rather energetic and not tired at all at the end of the session. I had 100kg (225lbs) on the squat rack, so I thought, lets try for a new squat PR. My last 1RM PR was 90kg, and that was months ago. So I pscyched myself up and went ahead with the squat.

I went down and I think I just stopped above parallel before I came back up. Disappointed with myself, I practiced without the bar and tried to use some landmarks to tell me that I have hit parallel. So I tried again after a couple of minutes rest, and this time I think I made it, but after I racked the weight I just didn't felt like I squatted at all. There was no feeling that I did any work. So I was wondering if I did indeed hit parallel. My femur was probably just parallel to the floor on this rep. I tried one more time, and this time as I went down I heard a loud 'RRRRIIIPPP', but I went down just a little more before moving back up. This time I think I was at least anterior thigh parallel. Again it didn't felt like I squatted when I racked the weight.

I did quite trusted anyone in the gym to see if I did hit parallel. I tried another time, but with a medicine ball at the bottom, which was just below parallel when I sat on it. I went down this time and again 'RRRRRIIPPPPP'. This time though I ended staying down after touching the ball. I look at my gym shorts and I think the hole just got a little bigger.

I was starting to get irritated with myself, so I rested for a while and reracked the weight and attempted one more go. This time I'm pretty sure I was about to touch the ball before I drove the weight up.

However, I just feel that I can't chalk this up as my new PR. I wish I had a camera then to see if I made it. And I wished I hadn't squatted so wide... Never had my shorts rip like that before.

Frank.S · 03-21-2007, 02:57 PM

haha that sucks about the shorts..

One thing that ive done in the past to check depth is do a sort of box squat. Not a westside style box squat where you actually sit on the box, just go down until you barely touch it, then come back up. I think I stole this idea from mike boyle but I could be wrong about that. Also, with time youll have a better idea of how low you are on a squat. 95% of the time I could tell you if I squatted high.

John Izzo · 03-21-2007, 03:26 PM

Back in college, we used to tie a string on the bar and watch it in the mirror (in front of us) as the end touched the ground. It was great when squatting by yourself. Nowadays, you pretty much know what is parallell and what is below.

Terry Monk · 03-21-2007, 07:46 PM

Now that's funny.

evancj · 03-22-2007, 07:03 AM

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Originally Posted by John Izzo

Back in college, we used to tie a string on the bar and watch it in the mirror (in front of us) as the end touched the ground. It was great when squatting by yourself. Nowadays, you pretty much know what is parallell and what is below.

Just one more good reason to go ATG if you're not training for powerlifting.