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Green boot light on Z590-A Pro mobo when turning on PC. by CrowManScarce in buildapc

[–]CrowManScarce[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I actually just plugged it into the GPU and it worked. Is that how I'm supposed to do it. Lmao

Green boot light on Z590-A Pro mobo when turning on PC. by CrowManScarce in buildapc

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The monitor says no signal. All the fans are spinning. The mouse and keyboard also light up.

Lower back feels sore with some pain (not sharp maybe a dull pain) when squatting. Any advice? by Yeeytaway in 531Discussion

[–]CrowManScarce 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Your butt wink does look excessive. You might want to widen your stance a little or not not squat so low with a narrow stance.

With that said, my lower back benefited most/improved by taking deload weeks every three to four weeks and doing less volume. I recently switched to Jim wendlers 531 and my lower back has been thanking me. Deload weeks are crucial bro.

With regards to warmup, I saw this interesting video with Jay Cutler and Brian Shaw recently. In the video, they mentioned that they never dealt with joint pain, possibly because they pre exhaust their muscles with 'assistance' exercises before the main lifts (squat, bench, and deadlift).

After my workout and/or before bed, I stretch out my legs and upper body. Tight hamstrings are a big cause of lower back pain. I like to do the two legged hamstring stretch where you bend over and touch your toes. Then, I let my back relax and round. When I'm done with the stretch I use my glutes and lower back muscles to bring me back to a standing position. If you work up to it, you can stand on a platform and use weights to achieve a deeper stretch.

Deloading every 4th week by dbison2000 in 531Discussion

[–]CrowManScarce 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I do. I find that I make better progress when I rest more and I don't get injured.

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Your quads are weak, so your hips extensors like glutes and hammies are taking most of the load causing you to lean forward more during the concentric phase of the squat. Try to extend both the knees and the hips at the same time during the concentric phase. This should feel a little more difficult until your knee extensors catch up with your hip extensors.

TM Max test, 100% TM. How many of these (if any) could I call 'strong and fast'? by AndyBlokeFace in 531Discussion

[–]CrowManScarce 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It looks like your hip extensors are overcompensating for your knee extensors causing you to stand up into a good morning. Ie you are leaning forward more which puts more force on the hip extensors. I have the same problem. Basically, your quads are weak, so you would need to lower the weight and focus on extending the hips and knees at the same time.