Its a good idea sometimes to get an experienced person you trust, cause experience does not always equate to knowledge. I had been squatting for 15+ years, always a good squatter, short with big legs. Anyhow I was talking to this old power lifter one day telling him when I squat heavy I had been injuring my knees a lot lately. Well he said lets check you form. Turns out I was what he called a knee squatter. The problem was the first thing I was doing in the initiation of the squat was breaking with my knees. He told me the first thing that should move should be my ass, dropping that ass first is important for proper form and minimizing the stress on the knees. Also trying to keep your weight on your heels.
So an old dog was able to teach this younger old dog some new tricks. Yep a good idea if you are having problems especially, to have someone observe you.
this is absolutely true. imo, there's only one way to squat and that is this way.
the problem is that bbers have fucked up the squat with the whole quad emphasis. good in theory, but you're much better off in the long run squatting the way the p/lifters do (or similar). more weight - less problems = more functional strength.
brings me to my next point. texas, i don't know if you're a competitive fighter or not (u've posted a lot on mma training, etc so i'm assuming u r), but you might want to be careful with your juicing and how you train.
the simple fact is that pro fighters use gear (in spite of what is officially stated). however, as impressive as your lifts are, they are a disaster for just about every ma(martial arts).
bp and mp, especially with max poundages, are terrible for ma especially striking eg. boxing. the damage they do to your stabilizers and rotators are not worth all that success in the gym. you will kill your technique (range and plane of motion) and have inhibiting scar tissue that, when combined with all the ballistic training of ma, will kill your career.
if you must bp you should absolutely minimise rotation of the shoulders and avoid overtraining the area. yes you can even with aas. a lot of that strength gain is because of water retention which is going to be useless in a fight and you're going to feel it anyway when you get your weight down for fight night.
heavy press behind neck is a total disaster for the shoulders. with boxing, etc added it's not a case of if you will damage your shoulders, it's when.
heavy squats and dlifts are great, especially for wrestling. although short term ie if you're sparring, running etc they will be a bitch and mobility and agility will be an issue. might want to think about periodization of some type..
stamina is always going to be an issue when you add muscle weight (water, tissue, etc). it's actually even worse than gaining fat when it comes to stamina because it just uses too much energy too quickly.
stretching and economy of movement become more important as you gain muscle weight.
don't take this as a flame. i'm not criticising (your lifts are awesome). just take it as friendly advice you can take or leave. at the very least i would get some advice from a strength and conditioning coach within the industry.
