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SQUATZ Anonymous
Soup /fit/,

It's come to my attention that thanks to my shoulder injury, I can't really do SQUATZ with the barbell resting on my upper back, nor haul the needed weight over said shoulders.

So, what alternative ways are there to doing SQUATZ, is dumbbells a possibility?

Cheers.
>> Anonymous
Holy full metal jacket! That's a lot of fucking shirts!

Also idk I don't do sqautz.
>> Anonymous
>>114784
yes

and do deadlifts.

kettlebells are a nice alternative as well.
>> Anonymous
>>114809
Already do deadlifts, which for some reason I feel the most of in my lowerback?

How does one go about squatz with dumbbells? Are they as effective as regular squatz?
>> Anonymous
>>114813
You can hold dumbbells on either side and squat like that. Have you tried having the bar at the front with your hands crossed over it? It's still shoulders but may take the weight off of the particular area you had your injury. Also, OVERHEAD SQUATZ.
>> Anonymous
also front squats and goblet squats

there are like a zillion kinds of squats, you can probably do at least 5 of them

other options -

lunges, 1-leg split squats, step-ups, pistols, etc.
>> Anonymous
front squats, zercher squats
>> Anonymous
Any others?
>> svenska
use a safety squat bar you fucktard.
>> Anonymous
>>115834
Yes, because the safety squat bar will lift it over my shoulders for me won't it. No, the problem here is when doing your generic squat, you lift a loaded up barbell OVER your head thus using shoulders. My shoulders are injured hence I can't do that, I am here asking for alternative squats and their differences.

Fucktard.
>> Anonymous
>>115844
you don't have to lift them over your head, that's what the squat racks are for.
>> Anonymous
>>115852
How does one get the weights onto the top of the rack anyway?
Unless you first put the bar on top, then slowly add the disks.

oh i c
>> Anonymous
>>114813

Uh, of course you feel deadlifts in your lower back, that's the main point of the exercise. :/
It's a complimente to the squat.

I bet if you fucked up your deadlift form well enough you could create a quasi-squat motion that worked out the same muscles as the squat. If you really wanted anywyas.
>> Anonymous
>>115877
a trap bar would help
>> Anonymous
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>>115865
deadlift empty bar onto those safety things, whatever they're called, and then sit down and lift the bar on your back to the pins like you started the squat only from the bottom position. done.
>> Anonymous
is it a permanent injury? if so,

>>114822
>>114827

have good advice. i personally hate front squats and refuse to do them, but i'm a retard, just so you know.

i have small tears in both my rotator cuffs so some overhead stuff is annoying but doable, provided i warm up sufficiently. squats will really pinch this area to the point of being unable to do it at times, but it's temporary (or non-existent if i'm on anti-inflammatories).

if you're permanently injured, look to do a mix of the above and add angled leg presses or hack squats on a machine.
>> Anonymous
>>115903
rotator cuff repair?
>> Anonymous
>>115909
thought about it, but surgery would knock me out for several months. they're nowhere near completely torn and will heal on their own, given time. I've been told about 6-9 months would be normal to just let nature take it's course.

for now it's manageable and getting better, and i learned a good lesson about proper warm-ups before lifting heavy. lift smart, people.
>> Anonymous
>>114784
that's a lotta popped collars holmes, i can't squat either due to acute tendinitis in my left knee. Shit sucks my legs are wasting away
>> Anonymous
>>114784
try deadlifts