How many?

BlankDoll
BlankDoll Posts: 9 Member
edited February 7 in Health and Weight Loss
What number of squats should I be doing to see results?
Is 50 okay?or how many do you do personally?
It seems like everyone on this site recommends them,but they burn!:$

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  • KateK8LoseW8
    KateK8LoseW8 Posts: 824 Member
    For better results, do them under a barbell, with as much weight as you can lift for 5-8 reps for strength, or 12-15 reps for endurance. Do that two or three times in a row (with a minute or two of rest between each set) once or twice a week. Air squats are decent, but most people are suggesting weighted squats when they mention it.
  • BlankDoll
    BlankDoll Posts: 9 Member
    For better results, do them under a barbell, with as much weight as you can lift for 5-8 reps for strength, or 12-15 reps for endurance. Do that two or three times in a row (with a minute or two of rest between each set) once or twice a week. Air squats are decent, but most people are suggesting weighted squats when they mention it.
    What if I don't have barbells?:/
    And I don't live anywhere close to a gym..
    what amount of air squats would gain the same results?
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,368 Member
    Define 'results'.

    I've been doing squats for months, now I do them with 30 lbs weights, and still don't see any results because I'm eating at a deficit and I still have too much fat.
  • Mokey41
    Mokey41 Posts: 5,769 Member
    What result are you looking for? I can do 250 to 300 air squats at a go and I have legs like a chicken and no *kitten*.
  • KateK8LoseW8
    KateK8LoseW8 Posts: 824 Member
    Do you have a backpack and books? Before I got adjustable dumbbells to do squats with, I would just fill up a backpack with heavy books and wear it while doing squats. Simply put, air squats are more cardio and endurance training than anything, much like running. They won't build muscle or help you maintain muscle you have like working with weight will. If you want to burn some calories, absolutely go for it. Do as many as you can. But the "results" you're looking for are probably ones that involve using weight/resistance.
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