Squats rant

Squats rantTldr:Can't squat with a bar. I work on flexibility and balance but still cant. Any tips? I am super annoyed with squats. I started lifting a couple months ago after my weightloss. Former big guy, starting at 310 pounds and 5"11. There is a long story behind that but anyways, for the past 6-7 months. I've been easing into the 3 big lifts. Bench, deadlifts, and squat. I got into dead lifting first which was hard (form and everything) and now I can confidently say I got it down. Working set of 5x5 at 315. That took a couple months to get it down. Then I started benching. Fell in love with it. That came easier. 5x5 205 working set. Then I started on freaking squats. This is my problem. I've seen over 500+ videos from bradley martin, elliot hulse, hodgetwins, buffdudes, and so much more but I still can't do a freaking squat with a bar. I can do it with a single dumbell just fine going under parallel and coming back up (65 dumbells). I have checked my form against the mirror, and I got that down. Now with the stupid damn bar, either my wrist hurts going down and up or I lean to far foward or I snap my damn back going up with heavy weight. I think it may be a balance problem keeping my weight centered but I've been working on my balance with a friend of mine who's in gymnastics. I just do what she does walking along the raised bar thingy. I don't know if that helps or not but I'm freaking desperate. I can't do lower weights because I fall forward when going below parellel. (Weights under 135) I can't do higher because I'm weak as hell on my legs. I was okay with all of this starting out because I lived a lazy life style and I know I have to stretch and everything before I do them. Open up the hips blah blah, I've been doing the fitness blender split stretches and confident that I'll be able to hit the splits in 2 more weeks. The only good thing about all of this is that since I used to be fat, I have amazing calves and my thighs are thick. So nobody suspects a thing but I just don't want to be one of those people who can't squat for crap. My usually leg days consist of dumbell squats 7x10 65 pounds. Dumbell lunges 35 pounds 4x20. 135 bar thrust. This routine has been enough to get me a good sore feeling but I just want to squat with a bar and do all the wonderful variations that come with squatting damn it. Help please. Anyone body who had the same problem I have, tell me your secret. submitted by /u/Hchi7 [link] [comments]

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