Squats are a girl's best friend
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For those who can't squat. Practice and time will get you there
Also, is it smith machine squat? Bec that hurt my knees when I first started
Is it stability ball wall squat? Hmmm nope
Start with body weight and progress slowly.0 -
I started with body weight squats to get the technique down2
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Yeah, killers! I mix them in when I have time for a longer workout0
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Chef_Barbell wrote: »I would rather deadlift.
I thoroughly enjoy both
Deadlifts are my favorite lift, but I feel like squats are the most productive, as far as what it does for my body.0 -
For me I'd say deadlifts are more productive because they make your whole body stronger faster. Squats are cool though.5
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Loving squats too and deadlifts and presses. 2 months? That's amazing OP2
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Squats + Deadlifts + Hip thrusts + Cable kickbacks = my go tos! I love how much my bum has changed in the last year and a half. So does my boyfriend.
But seriously, as arditarose said, you should look into strong curves! Such a great program!
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I've got to up my game!1
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Same! I do StrongLifts 5x5 and squats are my best lift out of the 5. The other day I finally got up to 130lbs.3
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singingflutelady wrote: »Just imagine the results if you progressively added weight and did a established program
^^ THIS! It's so worth it.2 -
Upped my squat weight today to 12.5K and did 80 squats (not aiming for a Kim K butt just a toned lifted rounder one) was easier than I thought so may add a few more next time. My barbell I have only takes a total of 20K & I'm happy with that
Good workout today tho, upped my dumbbell weight too ....baby steps1 -
Squats are fantastic, and when added into a dead lift routine leg day results come fast. Diet will always play a part in seeing nice sculpting on the quad and glute. Similar to getting those abs showing. Great post and keep uping your game.1
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jennifer_417 wrote: »Chef_Barbell wrote: »I would rather deadlift.
I thoroughly enjoy both
Deadlifts are my favorite lift, but I feel like squats are the most productive, as far as what it does for my body.
Out of the 2 I think deadlifts do more for me, and I find them more exhausting. Front Squat, Back Squat & Deadlift are performed once a week3 -
casinoangel wrote: »Upped my squat weight today to 12.5K and did 80 squats (not aiming for a Kim K butt just a toned lifted rounder one) was easier than I thought so may add a few more next time. My barbell I have only takes a total of 20K & I'm happy with that
Good workout today tho, upped my dumbbell weight too ....baby steps
Personally I'd raise the weight and lower the reps. I mean you can still squat high rep for hypertrophy but the 10-12 rep range for a few sets with progressive overload is more beneficial than weight that is light enough you can do 80 reps of.5 -
I do 4x20 spread out over my entire workout, I couldn't do 80 in one go!
Is that still too many? Should I increase the weight & do like a LOT less?
All advice greatly appreciated as I work out at home with no trainerthanks
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Awesome on the changes!
I do squats but my knees hate them, no matter my stance/adjustments etc. I love them though.2 -
Get in the squat rack and put a much heavier bar on your back do four rounds of 12/15 reps I'm 4.10 weigh a fair bit less than you and squat 60kg. Building the glutes is hard but you also want nice hamstrings and quads barbell glute bridges, dumb bell or bar bell lunges , dumb bell Bulgarian split squats, leg extension, leg curls and leg press all done heavy2
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michelletowle52 wrote: »Get in the squat rack and put a much heavier bar on your back do four rounds of 12/15 reps I'm 4.10 weigh a fair bit less than you and squat 60kg. Building the glutes is hard but you also want nice hamstrings and quads barbell glute bridges, dumb bell or bar bell lunges , dumb bell Bulgarian split squats, leg extension, leg curls and leg press all done heavy
but upping the weight and doing less reps seems the way to go for now, thanks for all your advice, the motivation from others is tremendous on here
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casinoangel wrote: »I do 4x20 spread out over my entire workout, I couldn't do 80 in one go!
Is that still too many? Should I increase the weight & do like a LOT less?
All advice greatly appreciated as I work out at home with no trainerthanks
Well you could. 20 reps is in the endurance range, which means it's not that heavy-even for you. Regardless, you want the weight to get heavier. That's when you'll really start seeing and feeling results.1
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