At the moment I tend to squat with barbell or Smith machine at around 35kg (77lb). I was wondering if I should up this at all...I mean, it can take my quads to failure after 4 sets or so of 15 reps, but on a leg press for example I can press 150kg (330lb), so should I be adding some weight to my squats? A bit worried that it might injure my shoulders/back if I do so though!
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Thread: How much should I squat?
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03-02-2012, 12:15 PM #1
How much should I squat?
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03-02-2012, 02:43 PM #4
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what makes you think you will get injured using heavier weight? as long as your form is good you will not.
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03-02-2012, 02:47 PM #5
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03-04-2012, 09:01 AM #23
Dude, he's squatting like 60 pounds. Squatting all of 80 pounds will not kill him. Everybody should be able to squat at least their own body weight by virtue of nothing but retard strength and hate. There's no point in bothering with programming or slow progression until that baseline is met.
It's like training up from lifting a pencil to lifting a pink dumbbell, it's not something a normal healthy person should have to do.
I say OP should just go to the gym and max his squat every day until that point is reached, because you WILL reach that point and FAST unless there's something medically wrong with you.
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03-04-2012, 03:35 PM #24
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Telling people to add 20 lbs to their squat at a time is ill advised. Dude.
But not everybody can.
Telling people to lift more than they are safely capable is stupid.
There are plenty of normal healthy people that do not belong starting out by squatting for reps with their bodyweight.
There are also normal healthy people who cannot squat their bodyweight at all.
That is the way it is.
Telling a rank novice to max out on the squat, let alone every day, is fuking retarded. Please stop being fuking retarded.
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03-04-2012, 03:46 PM #25
Have you never worked legs before? A fifteen year old is squatting and leg pressing more than you. As long as you have proper form and dont have joint problems (even if you do, such as myself) add weight until your in 6-10 rep range. if you get pain, check form and rest, then use a comfortable weight for higher reps. youll be at bodyweight and higher in no time. squat probably twice a week if you can, or do weighted one day and bodyweight another.
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03-04-2012, 03:50 PM #26
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