How heavy should girls lift?
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When people say they squatted Xlbs without any qualifying - they mean barbell back squats - not on a machine.
On a machine (which I am not sure whether its a leg press or a hack squat) - then the numbers make more sense as you can lift more weight on them. You were comparing it to something that is harder to do re weights.
And I cannot quote as the image thingy is in the way of the button....%features.0 -
v squats, 115 on each peg, sled weighs 54 pounds. 284 pounds squatted. Am I wrong?0
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The only gear i use is albuterol0
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Back squat =/= leg press.0
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Its not a leg press machine. I was standing.0
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Lol!!! Love it!!! No, not all at once, 2 sets of 15. A few extras later just cause I could.
By that token, I've deadlift 400lbs for 9283 reps. Because that's how many times I've repped that weight in my life.
(in other words, just stop, no one is even close to impressed, especially with made-up and exaggerated claims)0 -
Still not a BB back squat.
How far do you go down out of interest? As in how angled are your knees at the bottom?0 -
That's a standing leg press. It does not require you to stabilize your body in the same way that barbell back squats do, making it much easier to lift more.0
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At any rate, it was awesome, my *kitten* is sore. It's a work in progress.0
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I go as far down as i can, til i feel it in my butt, i dont have an angle to measure with, but my knee pit touches (is that a thing?), meaning the top of my gastrocnemius touches the bottom of my ham0
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No, not a barbell back squat, thinking my trainer uses different terminology or was trying to boost my ego when she taught me that machine.0
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I go as far down as i can, til i feel it in my butt, i dont have an angle to measure with, but my knee pit touches (is that a thing?), meaning the top of my gastrocnemius touches the bottom of my ham
Sounds like you are getting good ROM then.
Sounds like you are doing good and progressing. Just be wary of throwing out numbers that are 4 x anyone elses with a 'it's easy' comment - it will usually mean that you are not comparing apples and apples.
When people talk about squat numbers, they mean barbell back squats (and even those numbers are not comparable unless everyone hits depth (at least parallel), which is often not the case.
At the end of the day, for you or for anyone, its about progressing - not about how much you can do compared to anyone else.
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