Blokes what can you squat?

yayabeaks
yayabeaks Posts: 107 Member
So... I may not be the strongest YET Haha! But I have a very unfit male friend dissing my sulquatting 60k and reckoning e can do a hell of a lot more. I think it's bollocks. What can you lot do?
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  • danielpmurphy
    danielpmurphy Posts: 1 Member
    Hi Yaya,

    At the moment I'm squatting 120Kg, 5 reps for 3 sets.
  • yayabeaks
    yayabeaks Posts: 107 Member
    Good going!
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  • bbell1985
    bbell1985 Posts: 4,571 Member
    About 108kg for 1rm
  • yayabeaks
    yayabeaks Posts: 107 Member
    He's totally untrained, I expect him to be able to do what I can but he reckoned 180kg, and it's bollocks lol!
  • JeromeBarry1
    JeromeBarry1 Posts: 10,179 Member
    Talk is cheap. Give him a copy of Dave Draper's "Iron In My Hands".
  • lkpducky
    lkpducky Posts: 17,721 Member
    edited March 2017
    Sounds like he knows bugger-all about lifting. If he's totally untrained, I hope he doesn't go and try to lift 180 kg right off the bat - I'm guessing he wouldn't understand good form either.
  • snickerscharlie
    snickerscharlie Posts: 8,578 Member
    lkpducky wrote: »
    Sounds like he knows bugger-all about lifting. If he's totally untrained, I hope he doesn't go and try to lift 180 kg right off the bat - I'm guessing he wouldn't understand good form either.

    ^^ This. I hope he's also not stupid enough to risk seriously injuring himself trying to prove his masculinity.
  • BeauNash
    BeauNash Posts: 103 Member
    yayabeaks wrote: »
    So... I may not be the strongest YET Haha! But I have a very unfit male friend dissing my sulquatting 60k and reckoning e can do a hell of a lot more. I think it's bollocks. What can you lot do?

    Come on, Yaya. Who TF cares?

    Just do your thing and bugger everyone else. Especially insecure blokes.
  • Gallowmere1984
    Gallowmere1984 Posts: 6,626 Member
    I too get my jollies by comparing my lifting potential to women. The hell is even happening here? Is this an extension of that silly *kitten* old pubbie myth that women naturally have more lower body strength than men?
  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 12,015 Member
    Strong legs do not automatically translate into a heavy squat. The first time I tried squats I had strong legs, was already leg pressing 364kg, but my squat that first day was only 61kg. Humiliating. But with practice on form that number climbed very quickly, and today my personal best is 216kg.

    (It seems weird to see those numbers translated from pounds to kg. I much prefer using 800, 135 and 475, respectively.)
  • BrianKMcFalls
    BrianKMcFalls Posts: 190 Member
    Probably *kitten* himself just un-racking 180kg!
  • richardgavel
    richardgavel Posts: 1,001 Member
    edited March 2017
    Just started lifting for the first time in my life 6 months ago (I'm 43) and started at just the bar. Right now I'm at 115 lb for 5x5, never tried 1 RM. Slow going...
  • yayabeaks
    yayabeaks Posts: 107 Member
    BeauNash wrote: »
    yayabeaks wrote: »
    So... I may not be the strongest YET Haha! But I have a very unfit male friend dissing my sulquatting 60k and reckoning e can do a hell of a lot more. I think it's bollocks. What can you lot do?

    Come on, Yaya. Who TF cares?

    Just do your thing and bugger everyone else. Especially insecure blokes.

    You are so right! But for some reason it really pissed me off haha!
  • Xvapor
    Xvapor Posts: 1,643 Member
    50lbs 2 reps
  • BrianKMcFalls
    BrianKMcFalls Posts: 190 Member
    yayabeaks wrote: »
    BeauNash wrote: »
    yayabeaks wrote: »
    So... I may not be the strongest YET Haha! But I have a very unfit male friend dissing my sulquatting 60k and reckoning e can do a hell of a lot more. I think it's bollocks. What can you lot do?

    Come on, Yaya. Who TF cares?

    Just do your thing and bugger everyone else. Especially insecure blokes.

    You are so right! But for some reason it really pissed me off haha!

    Cocky ignorance tends to do that!
  • All time best is 505 lbs. I currently working back from knee injury I did 365 x 5. I'm hoping to get back to best by end of summer.
  • LonsyBoy
    LonsyBoy Posts: 72 Member
    numbers are just the equivalent of Vegans and anyone else who needs to brag to prove they are heros and superior... majority of the Olympians dont need to lift heavy for show and i doubt youll ask if they even lift haha
  • not_a_runner
    not_a_runner Posts: 1,343 Member
    LonsyBoy wrote: »
    numbers are just the equivalent of Vegans and anyone else who needs to brag to prove they are heros and superior... majority of the Olympians dont need to lift heavy for show and i doubt youll ask if they even lift haha

    What?
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    Technically, your friend squats 0 if he doesn't squat.

    ETA: my husband pr'ed at 315lbs after working with a pl coach for 6 months. Highly unlikely, a guy can roll in and squat 400lbs on his first attempt.

    this.

    if he doesn't squat than it's Zero.

    My male friends are 400-600 pound squatters. You're friend can't come in and squat that untrained. not happening.
  • LonsyBoy
    LonsyBoy Posts: 72 Member
    LonsyBoy wrote: »
    numbers are just the equivalent of Vegans and anyone else who needs to brag to prove they are heros and superior... majority of the Olympians dont need to lift heavy for show and i doubt youll ask if they even lift haha

    What?

    How do you know someones a Vegan? Dont worry, they'll tell you!

    If you can catch my drift of number braggers youll see why its a Wan**rs bragging tool "Oh i can lift this much" but noone really cares...
    Better to walk into a room and people know you lift big (physical muscle appearance) then be a guy that needs to brag about lifting big (small appearance or large and no muscular shape)
  • LonsyBoy
    LonsyBoy Posts: 72 Member
    AnvilHead wrote: »
    LonsyBoy wrote: »
    LonsyBoy wrote: »
    numbers are just the equivalent of Vegans and anyone else who needs to brag to prove they are heros and superior... majority of the Olympians dont need to lift heavy for show and i doubt youll ask if they even lift haha

    What?

    How do you know someones a Vegan? Dont worry, they'll tell you!

    If you can catch my drift of number braggers youll see why its a Wan**rs bragging tool "Oh i can lift this much" but noone really cares...
    Better to walk into a room and people know you lift big (physical muscle appearance) then be a guy that needs to brag about lifting big (small appearance or large and no muscular shape)

    In your (obviously biased) opinion.

    Most powerlifters couldn't give a crap less about what people think of their physique. They're about how much weight they can put up, not kissing their biceps while taking selfies in the gym mirrors or looking like an underwear model.

    And any powerlifter who can put up serious weight isn't exactly going to look like a pansy.

    Im talking from experience from the guys who don't compete or have any real reason to lift heavy other than an ego factor, and those serious guys wont brag numbers or even care about mentioning it
  • Gallowmere1984
    Gallowmere1984 Posts: 6,626 Member
    LonsyBoy wrote: »
    AnvilHead wrote: »
    LonsyBoy wrote: »
    LonsyBoy wrote: »
    numbers are just the equivalent of Vegans and anyone else who needs to brag to prove they are heros and superior... majority of the Olympians dont need to lift heavy for show and i doubt youll ask if they even lift haha

    What?

    How do you know someones a Vegan? Dont worry, they'll tell you!

    If you can catch my drift of number braggers youll see why its a Wan**rs bragging tool "Oh i can lift this much" but noone really cares...
    Better to walk into a room and people know you lift big (physical muscle appearance) then be a guy that needs to brag about lifting big (small appearance or large and no muscular shape)

    In your (obviously biased) opinion.

    Most powerlifters couldn't give a crap less about what people think of their physique. They're about how much weight they can put up, not kissing their biceps while taking selfies in the gym mirrors or looking like an underwear model.

    And any powerlifter who can put up serious weight isn't exactly going to look like a pansy.

    Im talking from experience from the guys who don't compete or have any real reason to lift heavy other than an ego factor, and those serious guys wont brag numbers or even care about mentioning it

    You have a point here. Hell, my lifts are sad AF imo, and I still don't bother bringing them up unless specifically asked...and dammit, why does everyone want to know my bench? Benching is a glorified fun lift at best. No one ever asks for my deadlift. /sadface
  • parkerpowerlift
    parkerpowerlift Posts: 196 Member
    bbell1985 wrote: »
    About 108kg for 1rm

    Squat twins! I just tested my 1RM on Sunday. :smile:

  • jpoehls9025
    jpoehls9025 Posts: 471 Member
    I started out doing 4x4 of 135 (atg) on 1 Jan 17, its been almost four months and I have finally progressed to doing 225 lbs 4x4. The hardest thing about it was having confidence to squat around individuals who were doing 3-4 plates on each side haha, one day Ill be there too!
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