omigawwwwwwd i hate squats
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canadianlbs
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great big long rant full of swear words
thank you all. i feel, not exactly better now, but at least i feel purged.
i hate them. i hate them in all the ways - upways, downways, sideways, backwards. and if i don't lie awake at night thinking up new ways for them to hurt me, my body goes ahead and invents them for me.
squats are like that abusive dickface partner with the well-disguised mental disorder who's sane and civilized for a few weeks in the year, for no reason that you can really work out. and then just as you're settling down and starting to see a future, they invent new and creative ways to make sure you'll keep hating them.
except you can dump the dickface partner when it's clearly obvious that it just isn't going to work out. probably get at least a potted plant or a few dvds from the deal. with squats you can't even do that.
squats are like that abusive dickface partner with the well-disguised mental disorder who's sane and civilized for a few weeks in the year, for no reason that you can really work out. and then just as you're settling down and starting to see a future, they invent new and creative ways to make sure you'll keep hating them.
except you can dump the dickface partner when it's clearly obvious that it just isn't going to work out. probably get at least a potted plant or a few dvds from the deal. with squats you can't even do that.
thank you all. i feel, not exactly better now, but at least i feel purged.
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Nothing is worse than squats!!!!2
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Don't like squats? Then it's simple. Don't do them. Find a program that doesn't include them.
I just don't find anything even slightly humorous about comparing them to an anusive partner.11 -
Good chance you're doing them wrong if they're causing that much displeasure.4
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Light squats are ok but heavy squats are a b#tch and a real danger if done improperly.
Hurt myself a couple of times doing them already (admittedly due to improper form) but, even though I seem to have gotten the form ironed out and am lifting heavy for my weight/age, I still dread doing them.
On the other hand, DLs are my favorite because they seem easy to me and I can lift so much more weight doing them.5 -
I love what they do for me, I just hate doing them. It's my problem lol squats are great1
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Squats are super uncomfortable for me and I'm always worried about injury. I do leg press + calf raise and deadlifts instead.5
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of course i'm doing them 'wrong'. don't be silly
in my defence, even when i do them 'right' they're still wrong. i've had people whose own form is exquisite compliment me about mine and then ask why i 'never increase in weight'. because up around three figures in weight, they'll arbitrarily start to hurt me somewhere no matter how clean my form is or how careful i was on the way. then i back down to the bar or the goblet form, experiment and tinker around and adjust, and start climbing the ladder again. i've been working on this for two years and have not yet found a form that remains painless for me past a few months and 100 pounds max.
so just leave me to my moping and hatred, wouldja?4 -
Things that are uncomfortable and challenging are great for you.. one day you will love them!2
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Consider finding a different squat variation that you like more. Standard (back) squats are not required unless you intend to compete in them.0
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Don't get it
Squats are my favourite
Tough to do and make me feel powerful when done
If you hate em don't do em
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I hate them too so I don't do them. I do deadlifts instead. *shrug*1
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Love squats! Did the Corey Gregory squat challenge and did squats 100 days straight. Glad today is legs day!!0
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Don't get it
Squats are my favourite
Tough to do and make me feel powerful when done
If you hate em don't do em
agreed. they are probably my favorite (other than deadlifts or hip thrusts), but there are sooo many other movements you could do besides just squatting if you hate them.0 -
It's always very tough and painful to do squats but their results always make me to repeat it. If you don't like to do squats than you can skip it and can found some other effective exercises.0
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oh boy have you considered the extreme benefits of the
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Wow over react much.
You don't have to like them. But what you've written is extremely excessive and possibly offensive to people.
If you don't like them that much I'd wager you are doing them wrong or other mind blowing option: find something else.
Or. Yet still. Suck it up and do the work if it's part of your chosen plan. When you plan ends. Do something less squat centric.3 -
canadianlbs wrote: »of course i'm doing them 'wrong'. don't be silly
in my defence, even when i do them 'right' they're still wrong. i've had people whose own form is exquisite compliment me about mine and then ask why i 'never increase in weight'. because up around three figures in weight, they'll arbitrarily start to hurt me somewhere no matter how clean my form is or how careful i was on the way. then i back down to the bar or the goblet form, experiment and tinker around and adjust, and start climbing the ladder again. i've been working on this for two years and have not yet found a form that remains painless for me past a few months and 100 pounds max.
so just leave me to my moping and hatred, wouldja?
I had the same problem.. I'm still struggling with adding weight on the bar, but now they don't hurt.
I bought a pair of squat shoes, so the issue for me was ankle mobility. I put the weight on my toes to get in the right position when I sat down. It didn't even feel like I had the weight on my toes, because I was actively trying to keep the weight on mid foot, but it just *kitten* up my form. I just know that the shoes have helped a ton, I can now do squats without fearing my back snapping, and having to walk around with permanent back injuries like i did before, always hurting.
And the weight problem will get solved later when I get even better at my form, I will not give up. You shouldn't either.
If lifting is a big part of your life, (seeing you've been lifting for 2 years, it probably is) invest in a pair of squat shoes, I promise you, you won't regret it.0 -
WOW, do you play for the Louisville Cardinals? Because this post was hella offensive.1
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canadianlbs wrote: »of course i'm doing them 'wrong'. don't be silly
in my defence, even when i do them 'right' they're still wrong. i've had people whose own form is exquisite compliment me about mine and then ask why i 'never increase in weight'. because up around three figures in weight, they'll arbitrarily start to hurt me somewhere no matter how clean my form is or how careful i was on the way. then i back down to the bar or the goblet form, experiment and tinker around and adjust, and start climbing the ladder again. i've been working on this for two years and have not yet found a form that remains painless for me past a few months and 100 pounds max.
so just leave me to my moping and hatred, wouldja?
You should never have pain when lifting. Do other "leg" exercises hurt you? If not either your form is off, you have mobility issues, or both. I would be interested to see a video of your squat.0
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