squats

vv523
vv523 Posts: 429 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
I've been doing squats for 20 days and my legs are getting some shape have you been squatting?
«1345

Replies

  • ladymiseryali
    ladymiseryali Posts: 2,555 Member
    I squat heavy(45 lbs in a backpack) three times a week and started a body-weight squat challenge 6 days ago. So yea, I'm squatting a lot. I can feel my quad muscles more and my bum is getting into some sort of shape. lol
  • Sycoholic
    Sycoholic Posts: 282 Member
    Nope. Hate 'em. Always tears up my legs and takes me out of running for a few days. I'm actually starting a good leg routine (that will incorporate squats) next week. I'll be sticking to it and working through the pain. Once my legs are used to recovering I'll be fine with my running again.
  • craigmandu
    craigmandu Posts: 976 Member
    I really want to....I mean I really really want to do squats again. I've been out of the gym for almost 10 years now (since before my first back surgery), and I soooo want to start lifting heavy again!
  • SeaStar
    SeaStar Posts: 113
    Yeah! I do at least 50 squats a day :)
  • leahrightley
    leahrightley Posts: 65
    45lbs is an unloaded barbell. Lol. How is that heavy?
  • Josalinn
    Josalinn Posts: 1,066 Member
    First day of squatting heavy yesterday... and I did it wrong....and I hurt today.
  • rgrange
    rgrange Posts: 236 Member
    45lbs is an unloaded barbell. Lol. How is that heavy?

    my thoughts exactly
  • EricMurano
    EricMurano Posts: 825 Member
    Yep. Broke 100kg on Wednesday.
  • melindasuefritz
    melindasuefritz Posts: 3,509 Member
    squats a re in my exercise video ........................must be two meanings......................
    nothing with weights.........................................
    i d ont do weights ......strength training wiont help me lose weight
  • EmilyEmpowered
    EmilyEmpowered Posts: 650 Member
    45lbs is an unloaded barbell. Lol. How is that heavy?

    Uhm, cause its heavy for her! I just started doing weighted squats in April, and just got to 50 pounds (2 25 pound dumbells). FOR ME that is heavy. Everyone starts somewhere, and the point of lifting heavy is lifting as heavy as YOU can and progressing, not whats heavy to someone else, right??? LOL
  • msmariimac
    msmariimac Posts: 27 Member
    Yep! It's the quickest way for me to lean out my legs and I love that I can do them almost anytime.
  • LiftAllThePizzas
    LiftAllThePizzas Posts: 17,857 Member
    Yes. I warm up starting at 150-170 lbs and go up to 250 or more lbs. :)
  • EmilyEmpowered
    EmilyEmpowered Posts: 650 Member
    I do squats 3 times a week and in just a little over a month I have already gotten a lot of improvement in my legs and butt... But I also do straight legged deadlifts and run daily, so that helps, too :) I do different types of squats, some with weight and some without... I have a love/hate relationship with them lol
  • ladymiseryali
    ladymiseryali Posts: 2,555 Member
    45lbs is an unloaded barbell. Lol. How is that heavy?

    Being that I don't have a barbell bar, and I went from doing squats with a 20 lb dumbbell a few months ago to 45 lbs in a backpack now, I would qualify that as heavy. I work with what I have.

    Also didn't ask for snark.
  • LiftAllThePizzas
    LiftAllThePizzas Posts: 17,857 Member
    strength training wiont help me lose weight
    No, but it will make the results of losing weight a lot better.
  • madrose0715
    madrose0715 Posts: 463 Member
    45lbs is an unloaded barbell. Lol. How is that heavy?

    my thoughts exactly

    Obnoxious much?
  • ladymiseryali
    ladymiseryali Posts: 2,555 Member
    45lbs is an unloaded barbell. Lol. How is that heavy?

    Being that I don't have a barbell bar, and I went from doing squats with a 20 lb dumbbell a few months ago to 45 lbs in a backpack now, I would qualify that as heavy. I work with what I have.

    Also didn't ask for snark.

    Do you think i care about your opinion? No probably not skrillex

    WTF? Did I do something to you in a past life? I didn't provoke you, so what's with the attitude?
  • madrose0715
    madrose0715 Posts: 463 Member
    OP - just ignore the ignorant.
  • LiftAllThePizzas
    LiftAllThePizzas Posts: 17,857 Member
    45lbs is an unloaded barbell. Lol. How is that heavy?

    my thoughts exactly

    Obnoxious much?
    Considering that squats start out with your body weight, 45 lbs is quite a bit less than that. That would be like saying I'm doing heavy curls by drinking from a 32 oz water bottle that doesn't even weigh as much as my arm.

    Squats without any weight isn't really that much of an "exercise." I do that like 100 times a day as a matter of normal daily activity, every time I stand up from a chair. Doing an extra dozen isn't going to make a difference.
  • madrose0715
    madrose0715 Posts: 463 Member
    45lbs is an unloaded barbell. Lol. How is that heavy?

    my thoughts exactly

    Obnoxious much?
    Considering that squats start out with your body weight, 45 lbs is quite a bit less than that. That would be like saying I'm doing heavy curls by drinking from a 32 oz water bottle that doesn't even weigh as much as my arm.

    Squats without any weight isn't really that much of an "exercise." I do that like 100 times a day as a matter of normal daily activity, every time I stand up from a chair. Doing an extra dozen isn't going to make a difference.

    The two comments were entirely obnoxious and self-serving. Heavy lifting, in particular in the beginning, is subjective to the individual doing the lifting. Get over the 'I am a better heavy-lifter' than you attitude. Or continue sounding like an arrogant and ignorant individual. Whatever.
  • whierd
    whierd Posts: 14,025 Member
    I am doing my 5x5's with 315lbs now.
  • LiftAllThePizzas
    LiftAllThePizzas Posts: 17,857 Member
    45lbs is an unloaded barbell. Lol. How is that heavy?

    my thoughts exactly

    Obnoxious much?
    Considering that squats start out with your body weight, 45 lbs is quite a bit less than that. That would be like saying I'm doing heavy curls by drinking from a 32 oz water bottle that doesn't even weigh as much as my arm.

    Squats without any weight isn't really that much of an "exercise." I do that like 100 times a day as a matter of normal daily activity, every time I stand up from a chair. Doing an extra dozen isn't going to make a difference.

    The two comments were entirely obnoxious and self-serving. Heavy lifting, in particular in the beginning, is subjective to the individual doing the lifting. Get over the 'I am a better heavy-lifter' than you attitude. Or continue sounding like an arrogant and ignorant individual. Whatever.
    I was explaining why 45 lbs is not "heavy" for squats. Just because the other two were obnoxious about it doesn't mean they're wrong.
  • vorgas
    vorgas Posts: 741 Member
    If your legs hurt after squats it's almost certainly due to improper form. Squats are awesome, but they are tough to do correctly. There's a lot going on. The good news is there's only one or two main points to really worry about when starting.

    1: Don't let your knees go past your toes. You do this by angling your toes outward and driving your hips back.
    2: Keep the weight of the bar over your heels. You should be able to lift your toes off the ground.
  • iulia_maddie
    iulia_maddie Posts: 2,780 Member
    45lbs is an unloaded barbell. Lol. How is that heavy?

    Being that I don't have a barbell bar, and I went from doing squats with a 20 lb dumbbell a few months ago to 45 lbs in a backpack now, I would qualify that as heavy. I work with what I have.

    Also didn't ask for snark.

    Do you think i care about your opinion? No probably not skrillex
    Is 45 pounds heavy for me? No. But it's a start, and she said she's upped her weights. Maybe it's heavy for her, you don't know what her fitness level is.
    And have some class, will you? Don't go around attacking people.
  • CallMeCupcakeDammit
    CallMeCupcakeDammit Posts: 9,377 Member
    45lbs is an unloaded barbell. Lol. How is that heavy?

    my thoughts exactly

    tumblr_me7x049Qi41qlbkes.gif
  • Warchortle
    Warchortle Posts: 2,197 Member
    I rotate.. I'll do leg days that are mostly dead lifts and some that are mostly squats.. and every now and then I'll see if I can still squat heavy, which I've sort of given up. 320+ is heavy for me.
  • marz42
    marz42 Posts: 223 Member
    I think its great myself. Snarkers gonna snark I guess. I'm impressed, as I'm still having trouble squatting down very fair without anything but me to lift back up. I think perhaps some people are thinking "squats" as in by definition with big heavy barbell, and others are thinking "squats" defined by a whole bunch of body weight squats..there is a challenge going around Facebook where the very first day is something like 50 body weight squats and works up to something over 100. I think I'd rather do fewer and work up to more weight. I like the idea of doing it with a backpack at that weight..less chance of me dropping the weight on my head or the cat.
    45lbs is an unloaded barbell. Lol. How is that heavy?

    Being that I don't have a barbell bar, and I went from doing squats with a 20 lb dumbbell a few months ago to 45 lbs in a backpack now, I would qualify that as heavy. I work with what I have.

    Also didn't ask for snark.
  • craigmandu
    craigmandu Posts: 976 Member
    Why the hell are you people attacking someone for the amount of weight they can squat?

    If 45lb is heavy for her then fine, for her that is heavy. That's like the guy doing 315 telling you, oh yea well 225 isn't heavy chump!
  • Josalinn
    Josalinn Posts: 1,066 Member
    45lbs is an unloaded barbell. Lol. How is that heavy?

    my thoughts exactly

    Obnoxious much?
    Considering that squats start out with your body weight, 45 lbs is quite a bit less than that. That would be like saying I'm doing heavy curls by drinking from a 32 oz water bottle that doesn't even weigh as much as my arm.

    Squats without any weight isn't really that much of an "exercise." I do that like 100 times a day as a matter of normal daily activity, every time I stand up from a chair. Doing an extra dozen isn't going to make a difference.

    The two comments were entirely obnoxious and self-serving. Heavy lifting, in particular in the beginning, is subjective to the individual doing the lifting. Get over the 'I am a better heavy-lifter' than you attitude. Or continue sounding like an arrogant and ignorant individual. Whatever.
    I was explaining why 45 lbs is not "heavy" for squats. Just because the other two were obnoxious about it doesn't mean they're wrong.

    I think the issue might be that some people are thinking of the 45 pounds as an empty barbell., and empty might equal "light." However, this is heavy for people who are just starting out, like me, and not so much for people who have advance. Everything in perspective.

    I'm doing 5x5 right now, and the program TELLS you to start at 45 lbs. It also suggests to start adding weight right away, which I won't do until I get my form correct.

    Either way, I'm looking forward to how good my butt will look in a few months
  • georgina1970
    georgina1970 Posts: 333 Member
    45lbs is an unloaded barbell. Lol. How is that heavy?

    Uhm, cause its heavy for her! I just started doing weighted squats in April, and just got to 50 pounds (2 25 pound dumbells). FOR ME that is heavy. Everyone starts somewhere, and the point of lifting heavy is lifting as heavy as YOU can and progressing, not whats heavy to someone else, right??? LOL

    This absolutely! We all have to start somewhere :-)

Categories