Sir you said I shouldn't be squatting so heavy,Sir then what should I be doing for box squats.
Last time (at least the last time I'm aware of) you stayed on the box a minimum amount of time.
Then this time you didn't really sit down at all. So, the weight you did is a reflection of that. With box squats you really are "sitting" on the box. It's a controlled sitting but it's still sitting. You said they were hard…well they should have been "harder" in terms of moving the weight which means…less weight. Consistency counts. The reason I said there is no way you should be using that much weight is because….you made it easier this time. Get it?
This happens often and it is a never-ending source of frustration to me. I give someone a new exercise variation to do and they go immedieatly into the mind set of busting out PR's on it. It's not about that. You have to look at the PURPOSE. If your "purose" is to bust out PR's then that means other "purposes", perhaps more important ones, will be sacrifised. The box squats are meant to be a learning too as well as a training tool.
1. I want to see you at least sit down to parallel
2. I want to see you pause on the box for about a two count (for discipline's sake) so count 1-Mississippi 2-Mississippi and STAY tight. Don't relax and drift back too much
Once you go through a warm up properly doing it this way the bar will let you know how much weight is appropriate. If that still turns about to be just as heavy than fine…but I doubt it because you were bouncing off a high bench and that is easier than regular front squats. Your box squats should usually be somewhat behind your regular squats but it's not a rule.
I think I was too worried about not sitting back
Yeah. Never "worry" about NOT doing something. Before you begin the session, repeat to yourself what you SHOULD do, not what you SHOULD NOT do. See yourself going trhough the motions. Run this through your mind well in advance of actually getting under the bar. And then just do it.
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