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how to increase weight? (lifting)

quzly
quzly Posts: 78 Member
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I really would like to start building up the weight I'm lifting when doing squats, but I'm always worried about form and not hurting myself. Any advice or strategies?

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  • ssteinbring677
    ssteinbring677 Posts: 158 Member
    Try taking some form check videos and posting them on YouTube. You can then share the link here to get form tips, or try reddit.com/r/xxfitness (female fitness subreddit). It will help get some outside perspective on how your form looks. Then, once you have the form down, try to increase your squat weight by 5 pounds every workout (look into progressive overloading for more information on this).
  • quzly
    quzly Posts: 78 Member
    I checked out progressive overloading. It makes a lot of sense. Thanks for the tip!

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