How Many Squats Do You Do A Day?

TricksterBreeze
TricksterBreeze Posts: 135 Member
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Just yesterday I did 15 minutes of squats. 425 squats in total! What about you? Do you do sets?

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  • singingflutelady
    singingflutelady Posts: 8,736 Member
    On lower body days (2x a week) I do probably around 70 barbell back squats (5x5 are my working sets but I pyramid up and down to it) and about 30-40 barbell hack squats. I do a few bodyweight squats (especially *kitten* to grass buddha type) here and there for mobility purposes.
  • JeromeBarry1
    JeromeBarry1 Posts: 10,179 Member
    100 each day swinging a 15lb kettlebell between my legs. That's a workout.
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,268 Member
    on Thursday I will do 36....but that's with 135lbs on my back.
    Next Thursda will be 42...the week after 48...
  • tulips_and_tea
    tulips_and_tea Posts: 5,738 Member
    Wonkasmistake wrote: »
    Just yesterday I did 15 minutes of squats. 425 squats in total! What about you? Do you do sets?

    These are body weight squats, right? Good place to start but that's a LOT of squats and wear and tear on the knees.

    I certainly don't do squats every day. More like 3 times per week and I do a wide variety of them with varying weights in sets. I don't count them as far as quantity. It's more about quality to me which means lower reps and heavier weights.
  • nordlead2005
    nordlead2005 Posts: 1,303 Member
    I did 3x8@285lb yesterday. That came with 10 bodyweight, then 10, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 with various warmup weights. So that puts me at 59 total. I do that 2-3x/week but the weight varies (typically going up).
  • MelissaPhippsFeagins
    MelissaPhippsFeagins Posts: 8,063 Member
    Saturday I did 4 x 8 x 115, then 2 x 10 x 35 goblet squats, then 2 x 10 x 40 goblet squats. That was the beginning of quads day. The program I am currently on has a hamstrings day, a push day, a quads day and a pull day. Fun stuff.
    God only knows how many bodyweight plies I do during a dance class...I don't count them.
  • SonyaCele
    SonyaCele Posts: 2,841 Member
    there is no way i will ever do 425 squats in one day. on my squat day i do maybe 20-30 working weight squats, and maybe 30 - 40 warmup squats.
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    my usual work out... herm- let me count
    8 bar squats
    1 x 5
    1 x 4
    2 x 3
    3 x 2
    6 x 4

    So that's 53- depending on that last working set.
    and then I do another set of
    1 x 5
    1 x 4
    4 x 3 usually (this is subject to change)
    which is 21- so 74-

    I'd say I average 70-85 squats.
    which is more than I thought.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,942 Member
    Wonkasmistake wrote: »
    Just yesterday I did 15 minutes of squats. 425 squats in total! What about you? Do you do sets?
    Why are you doing that much? For muscle endurance?

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  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,942 Member
    For me (now that I'm back to it) once a week (not a day) at 5 sets of 8-10, so 50 at most.

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  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    ninerbuff wrote: »
    Wonkasmistake wrote: »
    Just yesterday I did 15 minutes of squats. 425 squats in total! What about you? Do you do sets?
    Why are you doing that much? For muscle endurance?

    A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
    IDEA Fitness member
    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
    Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
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    because more is more don't you know
  • kwtilbury
    kwtilbury Posts: 1,234 Member
    I'm pretty sure the OP is referring to body weight squats.
  • Meganthedogmom
    Meganthedogmom Posts: 1,639 Member
    Body weight squats are great, but only get you so far. They definitely helped me with form and flexibility until I could squat with weights.
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    kwtilbury wrote: »
    I'm pretty sure the OP is referring to body weight squats.

    really? you don't say!
  • kwtilbury
    kwtilbury Posts: 1,234 Member
    JoRocka wrote: »
    kwtilbury wrote: »
    I'm pretty sure the OP is referring to body weight squats.

    really? you don't say!

    Hence making your response an apples-to-oranges comparison, but your snark is duly noted.
  • RavenLibra
    RavenLibra Posts: 1,737 Member
    It all depends on how often I go to the bathroom... Hmmm... 1 first thing in the morning... then again at lunch... and maybe one more before bedtime... so.. a minimum of 3 EVERY day...
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    jessef593 wrote: »
    Well I generally only do 5-10 reps with 4-5 sets. Gradually trying to add more weight on every session, if you don't then your progress will slowly dwindle down to nothing.
    kwtilbury wrote: »
    JoRocka wrote: »
    kwtilbury wrote: »
    I'm pretty sure the OP is referring to body weight squats.

    really? you don't say!

    Hence making your response an apples-to-oranges comparison, but your snark is duly noted.

    Trust me man, don't even bother with her. She's made snarky comments in every thread she's participated in. Some people just kind of would rather rip at the less informed rather than try and give them useful advice.

    You're right- as long as I've been here- I've only ever pissed on downtrodden and never given any helpful advice.

    sure.okay.

    Also- funny enough- you gave the same type of answer I did.

    weighted squats.

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