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Think whatever you want to. I got what I wanted and I'm done.

Thank you boys. :D

Barbell squats not smith squats.

I go down till my thighs are parallel to the floor. My trainer stands by me all the time to check my form.

I started squatting in mid May but I squat with good form. I have been working out very irregularily before this though. Started lifting in Jan 2003 (upper body only).

So I am a n00b ;)

Thanks man. You made some good points.

Yeah I think I'll keep 405 as the goal so after a month whoever squats more reps with good form wins. The reps thing is rather stupid, I realize that now...

depth will be determined by us i.e. i'll check his depth and he'll check mine. we'll determine the winner on basis of reps. the last set will consts of 5 reps so whoever squats more wins.

So I was talking to my friend a while ago and I hate it how he keeps telling me how much my benchpress sucks. He says I lift too little for a guy of my size. So I got a little pissed off and told him...

You said it. Took me 1 week to perfect my form - no kidding. :)

I've never had a problem with my knees till now. If I ever go beyong 500 lbs I will use them though. ;)

Thanks for the link.

Repped.

Wraps are used so that they don't pull a ligament. Not necessarily means they have bad knees.

I don't get why so some people hate the Smith machine so much.

Yeah it does keep you cool. It's actually a 'recovery' vest. Still I don't know why people say you can't wear it while doing weights.

bump?

LOL, sorry about that. I just couldn't find a "proper" squat pic at that time. ;)

Alex
There are tears in my eyes. Great job. You are the ultimate inspiration. I will never skip a workout ever again.

More power to you.

P.S. Your legs are amazing.

I saw one dude this morning at my gym wearing a Lycra vest while working out. As far as I know, you're only supposed to wear it while doing cardio. Am I right or wrong?

You're ****!ng strong dude. My bench is still a mere 165 lbs.

Cardio is for weight loss that is burning fat and increasing stamina. It has nothing to do with your muscle growth.

How many sets are you doing?

EDIT
Just saw you're on Rippetoes. Try increasing the number of sets. See what works for you. 12 sets of bicep curls worked for me (1x a week).

Ok, I'll explain.

If you place your feet ahead of the bar this is how you would squat : http://www.e-weightloss-fitness.com/leg_exercises/weightloss_diet_2059.JPG
Now this is a bad thing b/c your...