plie and regular squats........

[betty corral]

hello lovely ladies.
does anyone incorporate both plie and regular squats on same workout with good results for lower body? or will i get same results using only one of them. i want more definiton on legs and butt........thank u

[Nicksmommy52]

I do both because they engage in different muscles. I don't do them both every week, but sometimes I do my squats, followed by plie squats.

[freebirdmac]

I would do squats one session, plie the next. Trying to do both in one session is a bit much.

[Nicksmommy52]

Originally Posted by freebirdmac

I would do squats one session, plie the next. Trying to do both in one session is a bit much.

I have never had a problem doing them both in the same session. I pre exhaust my muscles during my heavy squats, and can do much lighter weight for the plie. I typically just use anything from a 15-30lb db.

[freebirdmac]

Originally Posted by Nicksmommy52

I have never had a problem doing them both in the same session. I pre exhaust my muscles during my heavy squats, and can do much lighter weight for the plie. I typically just use anything from a 15-30lb db.

Ah, well I like heavy on both. 135# is warmup

[Nicksmommy52]

Originally Posted by freebirdmac

Ah, well I like heavy on both. 135# is warmup

I don't think we do plie squats the same because I know I couldn't hold a 135# db in my hands

[viridian]

When I have a day to focus on hams glutes and another for legs in general, I'll do plie squats on the hams/glutes focus day and regular back squats on my legs day.

I used to do plie squats on a smith machine, but I feel like I get much better results with a DB. And I cant imagine using a regular bar... way too afraid Id end up sittin on my ass!

[kimm4]

I've never done plie squats in my life.