Squats

soldiergrl_101
soldiergrl_101 Posts: 2,205 Member
edited November 20 in Fitness and Exercise
Can you see a difference with just body weight squats, if you've never done squats before until you can work up to the bar and increasing weight. Is the 30day squat challenge a good place to start?

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  • DopeItUp
    DopeItUp Posts: 18,771 Member
    BW squats are certainly better than nothing. If you're having trouble with the weight of the bar I'd suggest goblet squats with a small plate or DB and use that for progression.
  • kwtilbury
    kwtilbury Posts: 1,234 Member
    Body weight squats are good for conditioning and toning, but not necessarily for strength. They're definitely a good place to start, but if your goal is to progress to barbell squats, go ahead and use a bar, even if it's just a broomstick. That will help you get the form down.
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    You can always use a broom stick to practice the form. Then work with a dumbbell/kettle bell to work on the strength. Because no- a goblet squat =/= bb squat.
  • rileyes
    rileyes Posts: 1,406 Member
    You are lifting your body weight. You will see changes. Lower squats can help activate hamstrings and hips in addition to quads. You can add dumbbell weight and/or reps as you lose weight or as the squats get easier.
  • lishie_rebooted
    lishie_rebooted Posts: 2,973 Member
    OP, you need to get your form worked out (I know you started a thread yesterday or the day before about your squat form).
    And the 30day squat challenge would be a great place for you to start with that.
    and then move on to the bar
  • XavierNusum
    XavierNusum Posts: 720 Member
    Yes, as a beginner you can definitely build muscle and see gains doing body weight squats.
  • lishie_rebooted
    lishie_rebooted Posts: 2,973 Member
    XavierNusum wrote: »
    Yes, as a beginner you can definitely build muscle and see gains doing body weight squats.

    she's not going to build much, if any muscle, in a deficit doing bodyweight squats.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    lishie_rebooted wrote: »
    XavierNusum wrote: »
    Yes, as a beginner you can definitely build muscle and see gains doing body weight squats.

    she's not going to build much, if any muscle, in a deficit doing bodyweight squats.

    extremely minimal
  • XavierNusum
    XavierNusum Posts: 720 Member
    She's not gonna look like DLB by any means but there will be some muscle hypertrophy in the beginning until the load isn't substantial enough anymore.
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