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David		Front Squats	14-05-2007 @ 22:37
I ♥ Dr. Gillian McKeith Member 17, 742 posts SQ 0, BP 180, DL 0 180.0 kgs @ 105kgs UnEq	So i've started doing these, brilliant exercise! Few questions: Hand spacing... shoulder width? I find i have to go quite narrow so my elbows dont hit my legs in the hole. Stance... how about leg positioning? Mine was sort of medium (again so elbows didnt hit legs!) Bar position... right up against neck? Wrists!! .... f**kin ell they hurt a bit! Will they get more flexible and hurt less with practice? And will wrapping them help? A link to a good video would help if possible, thanks

Rob		...	14-05-2007 @ 22:38
Does f*ck all for SugdenBarbell.co.uk Member 1, 7174 posts SQ 182.5, BP 110, DL 205 497.5 kgs @ 107kgs UnEq Administrator	All sounds about right to me mate. The bar should be as close to your neck as you can have it without choking yourself. Wrists you will probably need to do a few stretches for them but they will over time get a lot more used to them. I wouldn't bother with wraps for them personally but if they are hurting then consider them. Post a video!!

tokar		...	14-05-2007 @ 22:49
Невыносимо Высокомерный (RIP) Member 11, 965 posts SQ 190, BP 140, DL 255 585.0 kgs @ 95kgs UnEq	Post Edited: 14.05.2007 @ 22:50 PM I don't know about "as close to your neck as possible without choking yourself". The bar should rest comfortably on your clavicles. If you keep your elbows up and stabilise the bar with your hands (although that should be a minimum of work) and have the bar well placed there should be no question of even being close to choking yourself. If your arms are properly positioned (and it will take time to get the flexibility, as Rob says) there should also be no question of needing wrist wraps.

Alex		...	15-05-2007 @ 05:21
Picca Boo Member 16, 1204 posts SQ 140, BP 130, DL 200 470.0 kgs @ 77kgs UnEq	Originally posted by David... So i've started doing these, brilliant exercise! Few questions: Hand spacing... shoulder width? I find i have to go quite narrow so my elbows dont hit my legs in the hole. I don't get this - surely you should put your hands wider so they don't hit your legs? Or are you doing wide front squats?

David		...	15-05-2007 @ 08:03
I ♥ Dr. Gillian McKeith Member 17, 742 posts SQ 0, BP 180, DL 0 180.0 kgs @ 105kgs UnEq	Originally posted by Alex... Originally posted by David... So i've started doing these, brilliant exercise! Few questions: Hand spacing... shoulder width? I find i have to go quite narrow so my elbows dont hit my legs in the hole. I don't get this - surely you should put your hands wider so they don't hit your legs? Or are you doing wide front squats? Actually thinking about i probably dont keep my elbows high enough. In the Koklyaev video they're no where near touching. They werent that wide probably medium stance.

mishima		...	15-05-2007 @ 10:00
pink french superstar beard Member 26, 4030 posts SQ 190, BP 0, DL 205 395.0 kgs @ 75kgs UnEq	Elbows high will help you make sure your back is straight and the push optimal. The bar should rest where your clavicles are yet it's actually the front delts that will be in contact. Thats when the bar is locked, width grip is just natural, think of being comfortable and solid, elbows up. Suppleness can be improved with time .

Cuddles		...	15-05-2007 @ 10:10
Eat.Cycle.Sleep.Win Member 2, 12511 posts SQ 190, BP 150, DL 280 620.0 kgs @ 99kgs UnEq Administrator	Originally posted by tokar... I don't know about "as close to your neck as possible without choking yourself". The bar should rest comfortably on your clavicles. If you keep your elbows up and stabilise the bar with your hands (although that should be a minimum of work) and have the bar well placed there should be no question of even being close to choking yourself. If your arms are properly positioned (and it will take time to get the flexibility, as Rob says) there should also be no question of needing wrist wraps. Funny you say that because ive been told by a number of oly lifters that when you first do them, if you feel like you're about to choke then you are doing them right. I have the bar as close as possible, the choking feeling goes after a few sessions. From a physics point of you, the closer the bar is to your centre of gravity the easier the lift will be. Im not advocating getting it so close you pass out, but certainly the closer the better. For me, it sits nicely on my clavicles and very close to my windpipe. Never once caused a problem.

tokar		...	16-05-2007 @ 00:22
Невыносимо Высокомерный (RIP) Member 11, 965 posts SQ 190, BP 140, DL 255 585.0 kgs @ 95kgs UnEq	Originally posted by Olly... Originally posted by tokar... I don't know about "as close to your neck as possible without choking yourself". The bar should rest comfortably on your clavicles. If you keep your elbows up and stabilise the bar with your hands (although that should be a minimum of work) and have the bar well placed there should be no question of even being close to choking yourself. If your arms are properly positioned (and it will take time to get the flexibility, as Rob says) there should also be no question of needing wrist wraps. Funny you say that because ive been told by a number of oly lifters that when you first do them, if you feel like you're about to choke then you are doing them right. I have the bar as close as possible, the choking feeling goes after a few sessions. From a physics point of you, the closer the bar is to your centre of gravity the easier the lift will be. Im not advocating getting it so close you pass out, but certainly the closer the better. For me, it sits nicely on my clavicles and very close to my windpipe. Never once caused a problem. As you (and I!) say, it sits nicely on the clavicles. That may be close physically to the windpipe, but that doesn't mean you should be "close" to choking. Sometimes if you catch a clean wrong the bar can block the windpipe - but that does show you've f**ked up the clean slightly.

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