SQUATS i can't i simply can't

[Joeb1kenobi]

hey so I bench press more then i can squat... i dont hava squat rack or anything so i tink the problem is having to lift the heavy bar above my head then put it onto my shoulders.. ive done this a few times but i felt in my shoulders i was on a one way trip to snap city i have done lunges and squats with my 17kg dumbells and that works but is doing squats with a barbell better then doing them with dumbells..? i'd appreciate some advice.. p.s( i'm not some pro bodybuilder so no hate just advice please) thanks!

[FromSquare1]

Yes it is better to squat with a barbell. Try learning to do a full clean. Clean the bar and then front squat it a bunch of times and you'll quads.

[DivaJana]

hey so I bench press more then i can squat... i dont hava squat rack or anything so i tink the problem is having to lift the heavy bar above my head then put it onto my shoulders.. ive done this a few times but i felt in my shoulders i was on a one way trip to snap city i have done lunges and squats with my 17kg dumbells and that works but is doing squats with a barbell better then doing them with dumbells..? i'd appreciate some advice.. p.s( i'm not some pro bodybuilder so no hate just advice please) thanks!

Do what is available. I suggest either DB squat or BB Hack Squat. You might want to invest in a squat rack though.

[alexanderberg]

Build a rack.

[jonstosik]

If you don't have a rack you could try weighted pistol squats for glutes, front squats for quads and Stiff Legged Deadlifts for hammies. Pretty much covers all bases.

Alternatively you could take Rippetoe's squat rack design to a metal shop and get a squat rack made up cheaply.