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« Reply #45 on: July 25, 2011, 08:42:48 am »
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Quote from: Ineedtodunk on July 25, 2011, 08:27:41 am
BTW guys, I'm the OP and it seems like I just needed some straight up glute exercises to reactivate them or something?

I did BSS on Saturday which got my glutes sore.  All of a sudden I started feeling it in my glutes during my dead lifts today, AND a LITTLE bit on my squats lol.  Like 4 of the 20 total reps I felt it.  I'll keep BSS as a supplementary exercise to keep my glutes active.

Thank you sir.

I'd personally go even further and make the BSS as the MAIN lift in one of my days. I just love it too much right now.
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« Reply #46 on: July 25, 2011, 08:51:01 am »
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Quote from: Raptor on July 25, 2011, 08:42:48 am
Quote from: Ineedtodunk on July 25, 2011, 08:27:41 am
BTW guys, I'm the OP and it seems like I just needed some straight up glute exercises to reactivate them or something?

I did BSS on Saturday which got my glutes sore.  All of a sudden I started feeling it in my glutes during my dead lifts today, AND a LITTLE bit on my squats lol.  Like 4 of the 20 total reps I felt it.  I'll keep BSS as a supplementary exercise to keep my glutes active.

Thank you sir.

I'd personally go even further and make the BSS as the MAIN lift in one of my days. I just love it too much right now.

I don't love it THAT much
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« Reply #47 on: July 25, 2011, 09:08:00 am »
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Haha, I know, what I love with BSS is that I can overload the legs without necessarily overloading my back. I can also play with stance length to get different recruitment levels.

Think about it - doing BSS with 40 kg dumbbells (80 kg in total) is like doing bilateral squats with 160 kg in terms of leg stimulation. Now I realize it's more to that than just weight but still, it's just a great thing to do.
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« Reply #48 on: July 25, 2011, 03:48:55 pm »
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Quote from: Raptor on July 25, 2011, 09:08:00 am
Haha, I know, what I love with BSS is that I can overload the legs without necessarily overloading my back. I can also play with stance length to get different recruitment levels.

Think about it - doing BSS with 40 kg dumbbells (80 kg in total) is like doing bilateral squats with 160 kg in terms of leg stimulation. Now I realize it's more to that than just weight but still, it's just a great thing to do.

The back leg side still contributes significantly in the BSS AFAIK.

Might want to check out the EMG study mentioned here though:
http://billhartman.net/blog/2010/02/14/two-leg-squats-vs-modified-single-leg-squats/
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« Reply #49 on: July 25, 2011, 04:08:23 pm »
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Quote from: tychver on July 25, 2011, 03:48:55 pm
Quote from: Raptor on July 25, 2011, 09:08:00 am
Haha, I know, what I love with BSS is that I can overload the legs without necessarily overloading my back. I can also play with stance length to get different recruitment levels.

Think about it - doing BSS with 40 kg dumbbells (80 kg in total) is like doing bilateral squats with 160 kg in terms of leg stimulation. Now I realize it's more to that than just weight but still, it's just a great thing to do.

The back leg side still contributes significantly in the BSS AFAIK.

Might want to check out the EMG study mentioned here though:
http://billhartman.net/blog/2010/02/14/two-leg-squats-vs-modified-single-leg-squats/

Yeah it does, just by putting your leg out there you're taking out some of the weight off the working leg.
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