Zirbo
Level 4 Valued Member
Hallo everybody,
I am not new to the forum, but this is the first time I post. I've read the "Before you ask for training advice" post but I'm sure I'll screw up somehow... most likely writing too much
On to the question: is it bad to double front squat with two different-size KBs on a regular basis?
My situation is: I have a 20kg and a 28kg KB, and since I live in a very small flat (35m²) I'd prefer not to get a third one, since they wouldn't fit anymore in the broom closet
This summer I started doing (once, sometimes twice weekly) sets of double front squats using both KBs. I do a first set leaving a few reps in the tank, then, after a few minutes rest, a second set switching hands, matching the reps of the first set; and then a third and fourth set in the same fashion. I started doing singles and doubles, now I'm doing sets of 8-10 reps.
Since the summer I experienced a nice increase in my standing vertical jump, and never had any kind of pain. All this seemed nice, but recently, after a basketball game, I discussed this with some friends, and they told me that training with asymmetric weights is extremely dangerous for the back, the knees and the hips, and I should either get a second 28kg or give up weighted squatting altogether.
Are they right? Should I really stop?
Some background on me: I'm 28, average size (1.80x80kg, roughly 6'x175lbs) and relatively lean, never had any serious injury except an osteitis pubis (I'm not 100% sure of the translation, in german and italian is called pubalgia...) first when I was 16 and again at 18, but never more since I started stretching regularly.
I never squatted with weights before this summer, but I've been doing pistol squats weekly since years.
I am not new to the forum, but this is the first time I post. I've read the "Before you ask for training advice" post but I'm sure I'll screw up somehow... most likely writing too much
On to the question: is it bad to double front squat with two different-size KBs on a regular basis?
My situation is: I have a 20kg and a 28kg KB, and since I live in a very small flat (35m²) I'd prefer not to get a third one, since they wouldn't fit anymore in the broom closet
This summer I started doing (once, sometimes twice weekly) sets of double front squats using both KBs. I do a first set leaving a few reps in the tank, then, after a few minutes rest, a second set switching hands, matching the reps of the first set; and then a third and fourth set in the same fashion. I started doing singles and doubles, now I'm doing sets of 8-10 reps.
Since the summer I experienced a nice increase in my standing vertical jump, and never had any kind of pain. All this seemed nice, but recently, after a basketball game, I discussed this with some friends, and they told me that training with asymmetric weights is extremely dangerous for the back, the knees and the hips, and I should either get a second 28kg or give up weighted squatting altogether.
Are they right? Should I really stop?
Some background on me: I'm 28, average size (1.80x80kg, roughly 6'x175lbs) and relatively lean, never had any serious injury except an osteitis pubis (I'm not 100% sure of the translation, in german and italian is called pubalgia...) first when I was 16 and again at 18, but never more since I started stretching regularly.
I never squatted with weights before this summer, but I've been doing pistol squats weekly since years.
