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I´m worried (yet another squat thread)

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My ATG squat jumped from 150x8 to 220x5 in a 1.5 months. I fear something will pop one of these days because It´s just way too fast.

Same thing happened with my deadlift. It sky rocked and then I injured myself. What do I do ?
 
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Perhaps a mod could merge this into the squat form thread?
 
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well for one if your constantly thinking your going to get injured i`m pretty sure it WILL happen, the mind has a very strong effect on the body, so your first bet would be to stop being so negative.

secondly... why dont you take a short break if your worried aswell as re-examine your form. thats what i would do.
 
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Congrats on the gains! That's very impressive. So... What's the secret? :)
 
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My ATG squat jumped from 150x8 to 220x5 in a 1.5 months. I fear something will pop one of these days because It´s just way too fast.

Same thing happened with my deadlift. It sky rocked and then I injured myself. What do I do ?

By 150 to 220 do you mean kilograms or pounds?

Because 70lbs (really only about 40 as less reps) isn't a lot if you have gotten used to squatting in this manner. Or alternatively if you aren't going as deep as you were 1.5 months ago.
 
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in Lbs.

I am squatting as deep as I was 1.5 months ago. And I still haven´t gotten properly used to squatting ATG.

The secret lol ? I eat a lot xD
 
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As long as your form is tight, I don't see how anything could go wrong. If your squat poundage increased and you kept your form consistent it's probably a good indicator of progress.
 
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As long as your form is tight, I don't see how anything could go wrong. If your squat poundage increased and you kept your form consistent it's probably a good indicator of progress.

Plenty can go wrong.

Connective tissue is far slower to hypertrophy and adapt than muscle tissue. You can end up with muscles that are far stronger than the connective tissues and the bone attachments (I've personally seen, in teenagers, muscles tear off the bone by removing a chunk of the bone). Get strong too fast and you can do damage.
 
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Plenty can go wrong.

Connective tissue is far slower to hypertrophy and adapt than muscle tissue. You can end up with muscles that are far stronger than the connective tissues and the bone attachments (I've personally seen, in teenagers, muscles tear off the bone by removing a chunk of the bone). Get strong too fast and you can do damage.

So what do I do ? Just keep the same weight for a month or so ?
 
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^^ Just make sure nothing is hurting and that you aren't using wraps or stupid techniques.

Usually your body will tell you when to stop adding weight to the bar.
 

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Plenty can go wrong.

Connective tissue is far slower to hypertrophy and adapt than muscle tissue. You can end up with muscles that are far stronger than the connective tissues and the bone attachments (I've personally seen, in teenagers, muscles tear off the bone by removing a chunk of the bone). Get strong too fast and you can do damage.

How common is that? I've heard of that possibility but I've never heard of it discussed as if it were a regular occurrence.
 
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^^ A few of the papers on sports injuries have posited that a lot of the muscle tears and pulls are due to protection of connective tissue and joints.

So if this is even half close to the truth then you could account for a lot of the soft tissue injuries being due to inhibition conpensatory tears.
 
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^^ Just make sure nothing is hurting and that you aren't using wraps or stupid techniques.

Usually your body will tell you when to stop adding weight to the bar.

Well, I´ve been feeling an overall aura of uneasiness when squatting lately. As if my structure wasn´t ready or hard enough for the weight I am using.
 
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Perhaps it's a mental sticking point?
 
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Well, I´ve been feeling an overall aura of uneasiness when squatting lately. As if my structure wasn´t ready or hard enough for the weight I am using.

So maybe give a few other types of squatting a go for awhile.

There are plenty of types that will allow you to have a decent amount of loading but an overall lighter bar.

Front squats, bulgarian squats, my favourite the split squat, lunges, etc..... All would be good to rotate through for a while and then go back. This will give the body some time to adjust and recuperate a bit.
 
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Oo, oo, Zercher squats.
 
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So maybe give a few other types of squatting a go for awhile.

There are plenty of types that will allow you to have a decent amount of loading but an overall lighter bar.

Front squats, bulgarian squats, my favourite the split squat, lunges, etc..... All would be good to rotate through for a while and then go back. This will give the body some time to adjust and recuperate a bit.

Thanks broseidon.
 

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