Need advice from some peeps, got some demoralising news...

[deadliftman]

My Glutes... My Glutes... LMAO !!!!

"LMAO" when it is causing you knee discomfort and back issues. Sure i can keep I can keep on squatting but there's going to be a breaking point when something goes wrong, wherever that will be a torn quad, fucked up knee and back etc.

And to squat 316, actually when i'm at a low descending point i do actually "wobble" if you like to one side slightly. As noted by two different professionals my glute is causing this issue, it is not working properly, therefore i need to sort it out.

Only a impatient idiot would not think ahead and not think of the long term consequences

[Mr.City]

Glutes....FIRE!




And not to be a total dick: http://physicalstrategies.blogspot.c....html?spref=bl

[Meshuggah]

This will fix you right up... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjqFAICl_60

[sedition]

Did anyone mention foam rolling the shit out of his IT band?

If you dont foam roll already... START.

And make sure you attack the pain. It's crucial. If your IT band is painful/tight. You gotta work it.

[DeeLee]

Sounds like OP's main problem is getting below parallel in the first place, which is separate from whether both butt cheeks are working to get him up from the bottom.

If barefoot doesn't help getting to parallel OP have you tried heeled lifting shoes? Even try dress shoes to see if it helps before spending the money. It was physically impossible for me without lifting shoes, and I heard all the bullshit stuff about weak "inner abs", some people just can't squat, etc. It will make things better for you in the long run to fix this first. Keep doing the rehabby glute activation things, learn a new groove to below parallel at lower weights (embarrassed to admit it took me several months to get rid of the old and really own the new movement in heeled shoes), and don't cheat depth at all. By the time you fix the descent and bottom position, your left glute should be firing just fine.

Sorry if I am just being dense but it doesnt seem that complicated. If you have a left butt cheek and can walk, that glute is working.

[sedition]

Buy this DVD

[deadliftman]

Did anyone mention foam rolling the shit out of his IT band?

If you dont foam roll already... START.

And make sure you attack the pain. It's crucial. If your IT band is painful/tight. You gotta work it.

Yep foam roll every day

[deadliftman]

Sounds like OP's main problem is getting below parallel in the first place, which is separate from whether both butt cheeks are working to get him up from the bottom.

If barefoot doesn't help getting to parallel OP have you tried heeled lifting shoes? Even try dress shoes to see if it helps before spending the money. It was physically impossible for me without lifting shoes, and I heard all the bullshit stuff about weak "inner abs", some people just can't squat, etc. It will make things better for you in the long run to fix this first. Keep doing the rehabby glute activation things, learn a new groove to below parallel at lower weights (embarrassed to admit it took me several months to get rid of the old and really own the new movement in heeled shoes), and don't cheat depth at all. By the time you fix the descent and bottom position, your left glute should be firing just fine.

Sorry if I am just being dense but it doesnt seem that complicated. If you have a left butt cheek and can walk, that glute is working.

If i wanted to i can squat all the way down to the floor, but in starting strength i was recommended to go just below parallel so thats what i did...

[sedition]

Yep foam roll every day

Does your IT band hurt when youre doing it?

[deadliftman]

when i first started doing it my whole friggin quad hurt but after 2 months or so it was just my IT band and yes it does hurt, I have had to move onto smaller and denser objects such as large tennis balls to make it effective on my IT band. But yes doesnt seem to totally want to go away