thanks for all your replies. i found that the problem was mostly with the shoes

swanso5 wrote:get to run, don't run to get fit

i'm not following

sometimes i feel this pain in the middle of back when i run/jog for more than 5 min. i felt it today and cut run short. i was wondering if that's just cause im just getting back into running and body's not use to the shock. i feel fine in other cardio excercises like stairs, basketball or eliptical....

will this cover it?

Well that didn't take you long. yeah it makes sense. just wondering. whats your preference split or full

Anyone know of any good work outs for improving your game. Mostly for more explosivenes. I've been doing squats and deadlifts for some time and found it to be helpfull with shot. lot of your shot comes from the legs. are there any key weight lifting excercises essential for basketball? thanks in adv...

I've been on a full body routine for a few months now and i prefer it to the split routine. One thing thats been on mind lately is that, Is the split routine a more efficient way to work out? Logic being that on full body i only do so much for each muscle group to avoid being too exhausted to finish...

I wore a hoody working out today and i'd have to say it's perfect for squats. the hood lays in the perfects position for maximum comfort

sign me up

summer is about 15 weeks away. June 21 (North America)

what is it december for you?

I started doing this one program called ab ripper x. lot of difrent core excercises incorporated in it. I think its great. but i'm no expert

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... 3095200471

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... 6309&hl=en

well the towel helped enough to put regular squats into routine. the front squats feel a little akward but im sure if i do enough they'll work just as well. Funny thing is i do half the weight as opposed to the machine squats, but the efficiency feels ten fold. Thanks everyone

A towel. cant believe i havn't thought of that. after all i always have one handy working out. as for the deadlifts. i started doing them a few weeks ago. never fails to make me sore the next day. great excercise

katiesuarez wrote:Like I said, you could try a front squat:

http://www.criticalbench.com/images/fro ... _small.jpg

http://stronglifts.com/7-benefits-of-the-front-squat/

that might just work. i'll give it a try next time in the gym. thanks

about the form. how many different ways can you really set a bb on your shoulders. maybe theres some kind of padding. that wont make me look like a pansy

I tend to use the squat machine for work out.( the one where your backs to the floor.) rather than use a barbell which tends to dig in to shoulders. same amount of weight seems easier on the machine though. guess what im asking is, is the squat machine effective or as effective as plain old squats?