Too fat for squats?

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  • 2Bgoddess
    2Bgoddess Posts: 1,096 Member
    i hated squats at 252 pounds and I hate them now at 170 pounds. but my butt is thanking me. keep it up, it's muscles you are not used to using that way!

    you might want a rest from squats every other day, but don't wait longer than that to work those muscles again. :-)
  • apocalypsepwnie
    apocalypsepwnie Posts: 373
    If it hurts, it's good for you lol.
    I play roller derby. Squats are something I do all the damn time.
    I skate squatting. And my coach tells us to get an inch lower with each lap. She wont let us stop until we are all as low as she thinks we can go. If someone is holding out we have to go until they come into line. We are all screaming at the floor and at each other to get lower so we can stop. It's call 'Fun'ishment.
    I do wall squats.
    I do squats on skates stationary.
    I do squats off skates.
    I do half squats.
    I do full squats.

    SQUATTY SQUAT SQUAT SQUATS all over the place.

    They hurt. Walking will not improve your ability to do them. Laying off until you drop more weight will also not help. The only thing is MOAR SQUATS!
    Don't go insane and get them done as quick as you can. Go slowly and concentrate on form, drop just below the 90 degree mark with your knees and build up each time you do them to get lower.

    You'll get great thighs and a lifted butt. Best exercise ever.
    Underneath it all I have cyclers thighs. Cannot wait till they start to surface.

    Then you can get crazy and do sumo squats! As you rise you lean to one side and kick your leg out slowly like a sumo. Do 3 reps of 20.

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