How can i learn to love squats & lunges?

MinkyMoo13
MinkyMoo13 Posts: 354 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
I hate them and always feel like i'm doing them wrong.. My body just doesn't do either comfortably! a PT has helped me get the technic right but i still hate them..

How can i learn to love them?
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  • IpuffyheartHeelsinthegym
    IpuffyheartHeelsinthegym Posts: 5,573 Member
    just remember what they will make your butt look like and you'll learn to love them!
  • iFeelBrandNew
    iFeelBrandNew Posts: 263 Member
    i think the best answer is to fake it til you make it.

    things always get easier when you're used to doing them. just keep at it!
  • staceyseeger
    staceyseeger Posts: 778 Member
    I've been doing them for almost 7 months now with my PT and I still don't like them. I love the results - thank goodness!
  • MLgarcia3
    MLgarcia3 Posts: 503
    You'll love them once you start seeing what they do to your butt and legs. I Love them now!!
  • alexandra0713
    alexandra0713 Posts: 41 Member
    Focus on how solid your legs will become! I squat regularly and I sometimes feel like my legs are made out of granite:-) I'd rather them be solid as opposed to flabby everyday of the week.
  • WallyGirl358
    WallyGirl358 Posts: 69
    I hate them to but I found when I do them regularly I notice a difference in my body shape. I began doing them when I watch tv. I will do squats the lunges every other commercial. Commercial time frames are normally 2 minutes and before you know it you have done 75 in an hours time.

    Good luck!
  • kgprice11
    kgprice11 Posts: 749 Member
    I hate them and always feel like i'm doing them wrong.. My body just doesn't do either comfortably! a PT has helped me get the technic right but i still hate them..

    How can i learn to love them?

    Take a before and after picture. Then compare them :) you will see a difference then :laugh:
  • wellbert
    wellbert Posts: 3,924 Member
    How much weight have you added to your squats? I know my wife got a little discouraged about a month in when she went up to 100lbs the first time... But did a deload to help form a bit... Up to 120 and loves it now.
  • amsparky
    amsparky Posts: 825 Member
    Keep doing them, add heavier weights build some more muscle and then look at how awesome your legs start to look. Then you can have a love/hate relationship with them. :)
  • WhyeatKachra
    WhyeatKachra Posts: 404 Member
    I hate them to but I found when I do them regularly I notice a difference in my body shape. I began doing them when I watch tv. I will do squats the lunges every other commercial. Commercial time frames are normally 2 minutes and before you know it you have done 75 in an hours time.

    Good luck!

    I really like your idea. I'll try it too.
  • IpuffyheartHeelsinthegym
    IpuffyheartHeelsinthegym Posts: 5,573 Member
    I hate them and always feel like i'm doing them wrong.. My body just doesn't do either comfortably! a PT has helped me get the technic right but i still hate them..

    How can i learn to love them?

    Take a before and after picture. Then compare them :) you will see a difference then :laugh:

    this is so full of win right here!
  • Phrak
    Phrak Posts: 353 Member
    Keep doing them, add heavier weights build some more muscle and then look at how awesome your legs start to look. Then you can have a love/hate relationship with them. :)


    This, sucks doing em most of the time. Then you see the reward.
  • mrpurdy
    mrpurdy Posts: 262 Member
    They are worth the results!

    my-butt-is-big-nike-ad.jpg
  • Elizabeth_C34
    Elizabeth_C34 Posts: 6,376 Member
    Keep doing them, add heavier weights build some more muscle and then look at how awesome your legs start to look. Then you can have a love/hate relationship with them. :)


    This, sucks doing em most of the time. Then you see the reward.

    This!

    I hated squatting at first, and I still hate lunges, but I love the way my legs are starting to look. Once I get more fat off, they'll look amazing.
  • Jules2Be
    Jules2Be Posts: 2,238 Member
    guess i am strange...i LOVE them, and feeling all jello after.
  • MinkyMoo13
    MinkyMoo13 Posts: 354 Member
    Thanks guys i have two sets of work outs one is core strength where i do them with a 4kg medicine ball and theother is a squat machine which is just like level 4 (of 12) lol. I can't up my weights at the mo but i'll defo keep at it.

    Also like the idea of doing them round the house lol! Good one!
  • Phrak
    Phrak Posts: 353 Member
    guess i am strange...i LOVE them, and feeling all jello after.

    Oh i love the burn and the struggle. Nothing better then some weight on your back and its you versus gravity. :)
  • IpuffyheartHeelsinthegym
    IpuffyheartHeelsinthegym Posts: 5,573 Member
    guess i am strange...i LOVE them, and feeling all jello after.


    I puffy heart them, too!
  • Tori_356
    Tori_356 Posts: 510 Member
    guess i am strange...i LOVE them, and feeling all jello after.

    Oh i love the burn and the struggle. Nothing better then some weight on your back and its you versus gravity. :)

    i LOVE doing squats....lunges, not so much.
  • JustJennie1
    JustJennie1 Posts: 3,749 Member
    I freaking LOVE squats and lunges! I get wicked excited when it's squat day. :blushing: I love nothing more than piling the weights on the smith machine and banging out a bunch of reps. I love the sore feeling that I get the next day.
  • summer827
    summer827 Posts: 516 Member
    Oh, squats are my favorite...for they are awesome for so much. With heavy squats, I no longer have to do any crunches to have the best abs I've ever had! Love what they do for my rear even more. Focus on what they do for you!
  • Lift_This_
    Lift_This_ Posts: 2,756 Member
    just remember what they will make your butt look like and you'll learn to love them!

    i have done squats and lunges all my life and all i got was a muscular almost flat *kitten*....lol...wish i had some fat back there to make it "prettier"
  • HauteP1nk
    HauteP1nk Posts: 2,139 Member
    You have to remind yourself of ALL the benefits:

    - Anabolic - You get greater overall muscle and strength gains from the squat than from any other exercise... Almost an entire body workout....stronger abs
    - Helps w/ Mobility as we age...
    - Helps with sports performance...and increases sprint/running time
    - Tones/Tightens
    - Improves balance
    - Prevents Injuries
    - Gain flexibility
    -
  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,329 Member
    why do you have to love them? i do all kinds of things i dont like doing but i know they are good for me (ie running )

    just put your big girl panties on and get the work done :wink: :laugh:
  • MinkyMoo13
    MinkyMoo13 Posts: 354 Member
    They are worth the results!

    my-butt-is-big-nike-ad.jpg

    Awesome!!!
  • LadyIntrepid
    LadyIntrepid Posts: 399 Member
    I hate them and always feel like i'm doing them wrong.

    Proper form is really important because you could hurt your back and knees and not get the results you want -- all of which makes you hate squats more. I'm sure you heard this but for squats, stick your butt back like you're sitting in a chair. Then, what really works for me is to make sure all of my body weight is in my heels. You should be able to lift up your toes a teeny tiny bit. If you can, your form is probably correct. If not, adjust. As far as lunges, it takes some practice to feel balanced, and you may want to work with very light or no weights until you feel comfortable in your form. Be sure your leg is back far enough and that your forward thigh is parallel to the ground and your front knee should never come in front of your ankle. Practice in a mirror before taking on weights.

    Hang in there. It's so worth it. My butt fell somewhere in my 40s and now, at 49, it's rising again -- never thought that would happen!
  • contingencyplan
    contingencyplan Posts: 3,639 Member
    I love squats. One of the best functional exercises you'll ever do and one of the best ways to build functional strength. Lunges, not so much. I don't do them (except for suspension trainer variations) because I fall over while doing them.
  • liveforfit
    liveforfit Posts: 39
    Before, I did squats and lunges without weights, still got really good results. Once I added in the weights and the exercises got harder, I hated it. But then I saw I got even better results, and realized that I just have to power through.
  • amsparky
    amsparky Posts: 825 Member
    guess i am strange...i LOVE them, and feeling all jello after.

    I'm with you. I puffy heart love them. I HATED lunges when I started this journey, but I actually do them as a warm up to my lifting routine now.
  • Beezil
    Beezil Posts: 1,677 Member
    Love squats, hate lunges. :)

    Love my perky butt though! I never had one all my life until I started working out and doing them. :D It's awesome filling out jeans and shorts and having a cute little bum to show off in my bikini. lol

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