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Originally Posted by Bearcat
I just got into barbell squats (odd to say after having worked out consistently for like 4 years now, but did bodyweight stuff before, then some dumbbell squats along with several that you mentioned) after an unrelated c2-c3 pinched nerve a while back and just being overly paranoid, mostly (and partly due to equipment availability/consistency)... and those are currently kicking my ass, but in a good way. Current gym only has Smith machines, which is perfectly fine... working on form and depth.
In some ways I've gone full circle, as I did a lot of compound exercises for ~18-24 months, followed by isolation workouts, and then I've started shifting focus on some things I hadn't really done in the past (such as side delt work that used to really aggravate a tennis elbow)... but now find myself substituting in some compound stuff so I'm not at the gym for 2 hours.
And as a side note, I worked with a guy who swore by farmer's walk... I should throw them in somewhere.
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Yeah the Time element is a real thing. Even if I wanted to, I just can’t lift for 2 hours straight anymore. So I’m doing a lot of similar stuff you’re probably doing.
Farmers walk is a good one. Just start off on the lighter side and work up.