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Do panties stop being panties just because a man wears them? Those are panties.How has this thread gone three pages without anyone mentioning that the OP is wearing black panties with a lifting belt? Seriously, what is up with that profile picture?
Black panties ? You do know the OP is a guy ?
they are man-panties. mom-brain squish to "manties". haven't done that in awhile.0 -
I've recently started doing bodyweight exercises, and squats are a big part of it... I had a hard time doing 15-20 proper squats without any weight, I'm sure 45lbs extra would have made me stop at 10-15.0
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I'm doing the 30 day squat challenge and just finished day 9.0
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I've recently started doing bodyweight exercises, and squats are a big part of it... I had a hard time doing 15-20 proper squats without any weight, I'm sure 45lbs extra would have made me stop at 10-15.
agreed.
even though it's our body weight, my legs for one are not "accustomed" to doing squats with it. so adding even one lb is adding weight for me.0 -
I love squats.
I do wide squats with an overhead press, and then narrow squats holding a plate and get down as far as I can go. Usually 3 sets of each, interspersed with lunges and deadlifts. I love my leg day! And it sure does make my legs (and butt) look better.
Squats are awesome. Babies/toddlers squat so easily when they are learning to stand and walk - somewhere along the line we stop doing it and lose all that form. Keep squatting!!0 -
Do panties stop being panties just because a man wears them? Those are panties.How has this thread gone three pages without anyone mentioning that the OP is wearing black panties with a lifting belt? Seriously, what is up with that profile picture?
Black panties ? You do know the OP is a guy ?
They don't look like it because the black continues above the belt, so I'm thinking something along
Where is the arrow pointing to the semi boner in that pic?0 -
I just don't understand all the hate against people who squat less than others. When I started squats, I was head-to-toe achy with just that unloaded 45 pound bar for 8-10 reps in each set. I now warm up with 10 reps of 95 pounds, and my working sets this week were 3x5 using 155 pounds with a 1RM of 180 pounds.
But had I not started with just the bar, I would have seriously injured myself and would never have progressed to where I am today. I plan on attempted 160 pounds for my 3x5 sets next Tuesday.0 -
Do panties stop being panties just because a man wears them? Those are panties.How has this thread gone three pages without anyone mentioning that the OP is wearing black panties with a lifting belt? Seriously, what is up with that profile picture?
Black panties ? You do know the OP is a guy ?
They don't look like it because the black continues above the belt, so I'm thinking something along
I will accept this explanation. There's also a vacuum in the background. From the umm....state of things, looks like he's really really exited to do some housework!
WHY DID YOU MAKE ME GO BACK TO LOOK AT THE PROFILE.
WHY!
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Right!
I could have gone my whole life without seeing that.0 -
^all this and then ....
omg. laughing. so very hard. I have never seen this one...0 -
I started off doing bodyweight squats, after 3 weeks of squatting with a barbell I am now squatting 110lbs, my legs are getting in crazy shape, quads of steel lol!:happy:0
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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
Exactly this for me too. but i dont run daily.0 -
Body weight squats are really only useful for getting your heart rate up, I can't really see anyone putting on any muscle doing those.0
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Body weight squats are really only useful for getting your heart rate up, I can't really see anyone putting on any muscle doing those.
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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.
lolwtf? Ever hear of DOMS?
Edit: I suppose I should also mention that 1 isn't right either for low bar squats and for some people even for high bar squats, but meh . . .0 -
Do panties stop being panties just because a man wears them? Those are panties.How has this thread gone three pages without anyone mentioning that the OP is wearing black panties with a lifting belt? Seriously, what is up with that profile picture?
Black panties ? You do know the OP is a guy ?
They don't look like it because the black continues above the belt, so I'm thinking something along
Where is the arrow pointing to the semi boner in that pic?
Hey now.
We don't boner-shame here.
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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.
Thank you for this!0 -
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
I squat heavy with a 35 pound bar.0 -
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.
Thank you for this!
even tho it's incorrect?0 -
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.
Thank you for this!
even tho it's incorrect?
But the tone was nice...
...and that's what matters most in the MFP forums.0 -
Crankstr posted this link to the So You Think You Can Squat videos, so I thought I would share it here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ME8gEN54Ao 0 -
Look at the legs of distance runners and you'll see what lots of reps at low or no weight does for your legs. If that's what your goal is then by all means do lots and lots of squats and I say hooray for you.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
I squat heavy with a 35 pound bar.
If you want your legs to get stronger, ignore all the people who are trying to stroke your ego by calling it heavy, and keep adding weight to your squats so that you can only do 5-8 reps at a time. Body weight squats will not get you very far. And while 45 pounds is more than no extra weight, unless you are a toddler or dealing with an injury it is a small fraction of what your legs are already able to do so it won't get you much farther. Your body will adapt quickly and stop progressing unless you keep challenging it. If you keep adding a little (like 5 pounds) each squat day you should expect to progress to something way bigger than 45 pounds (in the ballpark of your own body weight on the bar) and that amount will do a LOT more for your legs than 45 pounds will.
If your goal is a momentary ego boost of calling something "heavy" then keep doing the same weight. If your goal is a longer term fitness benefit then keep adding to your squat weights. (You will also get the ego boost every time you squat heavier than the last time.)0 -
Goblet squats with kettlebell, dumbbell squats, barbell squats (in the rack), and body weight squats are now my go-to exercises.
I kind of jumped into everything too quickly and started doing heavy weights with light reps, which lead to a minor back injury.
Now I'm concentrating on my form and using lighter weights with higher reps (as advised by PT, I wasn't pleased) but I am noticing a difference in firmness finally.
Hoping to get one of these bad boys by the end of summer
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Doing weights WILL Help you loose weight. Lifting weights builds lean muscle, lean musle burns more calories. I lost 25lbs. In the begining I was only doing cardio and nothing was happending got wiht a trainer who told me I needed to start doing weights and bam the weight started coming off. So think again about the comment and do your research you will find TONS of information on why it is important to build lean muscle to loose weight.0
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Squat city b*tch - I've been doing the "30 day squat challenge" informally. I see a trainer twice a week, and do pilates twice a week so I wanted something else to do home. I'm up to 150 squats and it feels great! Sometimes I feel like I must be doing it wrong because my legs don't hurt - but I have def. lost inches and my butt is perkier. LOVE squats
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Please don't listen to this, ever. Muscle soreness after lifting is perfectly normalIf your legs hurt after squats it's almost certainly due to improper form.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.
neither is250 or more lbs.0 -
This site is mostly dedicated for HEAVY LIFTERS, more so than for those just on losing weight. LIFTING HEAVY is the main topic of the posts, and those who don't lift heavy in the HEAVY'S eyesights may as well not even say anything about what they are lifting. To me lifting heavy is lifting my fat *kitten* up to start my exercises. to me squatting heavy is just me myself and I trying our darn best to do 10 sets of squats with no weights. OP i commend you for being able to to that and share it with us, but the heavies dont think you are doing squat.0
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This site is mostly dedicated for HEAVY LIFTERS, more so than for those just on losing weight. LIFTING HEAVY is the main topic of the posts, and those who don't lift heavy in the HEAVY'S eyesights may as well not even say anything about what they are lifting. To me lifting heavy is lifting my fat *kitten* up to start my exercises. to me squatting heavy is just me myself and I trying our darn best to do 10 sets of squats with no weights. OP i commend you for being able to to that and share it with us, but the heavies dont think you are doing squat.
Don't worry, the so-called heavies don't actually lift that heavy either.0 -
Seems to be a touchy subject! I just started this week. Today was day 2. I was sore as heck for this week, but feel great today. Started too heavy, I think, and adjusted down today. Working to get form. So...HATE squats, but they are definitely a major "must do" for overall fitness. I don't know of anything that works those big muscles the same way. I do have to take a couple days in between though...age catching up to me.0
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This site is mostly dedicated for HEAVY LIFTERS, more so than for those just on losing weight. LIFTING HEAVY is the main topic of the posts, and those who don't lift heavy in the HEAVY'S eyesights may as well not even say anything about what they are lifting. To me lifting heavy is lifting my fat *kitten* up to start my exercises. to me squatting heavy is just me myself and I trying our darn best to do 10 sets of squats with no weights. OP i commend you for being able to to that and share it with us, but the heavies dont think you are doing squat.
This site has nothing to do with heavy lifting, it is about fitness.
And those who do heavy lifting fight an uphill battle every day trying to convinvce people that heavy lifting actually works.
I would hardly say that is the mark of a site dedicated to heavy lifters. Maybe you have MFP confused with bodybuilding.com0 -
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Don't worry, the so-called heavies don't actually lift that heavy either.
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Oh, I beg to differ
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