Squats are NOT the answer to everything

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  • strawberrie_milk
    strawberrie_milk Posts: 381 Member
    Deadlifts > squats ;)
  • Wonderob
    Wonderob Posts: 1,372 Member
    The squat is the lunge's evil twin
  • Kityngirl
    Kityngirl Posts: 14,304 Member
    If a bear squats in the woods, does his spotter wear hotpants?
    If it's Bear Grylls? I would totally spot him in hotpants. Rawr.
  • odusgolp
    odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
    If a bear squats in the woods, does his spotter wear hotpants?

    Suede hotpants, actually.

    I'm sorry, they're velour actually. Please get your facts straight.

    The bear won't let me get close enough to touch 'em. Bast*rd
  • Stuz359
    Stuz359 Posts: 81
    I used to hate squats, body weight ones as well. Now I merely tolerate them, but I am putting a lot of weight onto them now. What I find amazing is how far I have come in a short period of time in terms of what I can do. It keeps me motivated to do more and keep improving.
  • jenaissance
    jenaissance Posts: 302 Member
    I hate doing squats, but I love what they do for me :)
    Monday I did back squats
    Tuesday I did goblet squats
    today I did 150 body weight squats

    after about 4 months of near daily.....i totally have a perkier behind :love:
  • amnski
    amnski Posts: 251 Member
    love squats and the results :love:
  • trojanbb
    trojanbb Posts: 1,297 Member
    Sometimes Deadlifts are the answer. But usually it's squats.

    lmfao, when I read the title I was gonna come in and post "No, but DEADLIFTS are!".

    If you arent deadlifting OR squatting, you're not lifting. Especially you guys out there, get on it.
    love squats and the results :love:

    lovin those results too!
  • Italian_mom
    Italian_mom Posts: 192 Member
    How about plyo weighted squats?
  • spade117
    spade117 Posts: 2,466 Member
    I did deadlift squats today.
  • pornstarzombie
    pornstarzombie Posts: 297
    Squats are my favorite. :D Well, I would much rather do dead lifts but I won't complain about either.
  • Cait_Sidhe
    Cait_Sidhe Posts: 3,150 Member
    I'm really proud of my ability to go ATG with squats.
  • RustedPopsicle
    RustedPopsicle Posts: 36
    Squats below parallel is the answer. I'm sick of seeing people not even getting parallel at all.

    Hoping I could get my squat to 315lbs for 5 reps, which would be really awesome!
    Currently at 275lbs for 5 reps @ 150lbs bdwt
  • crisanderson27
    crisanderson27 Posts: 5,343 Member
    There is simply no other exercise, and certainly no machine, that produces the level of central nervous system activity, improved balance and coordination, skeletal loading and bone density enhancement, muscular stimulation and growth, connective tissue stress and strength, psychological demand and toughness, and overall systemic conditioning than the correctly performed full squat. --Mark Rippetoe

    This is what sold me on them. Seriously.

    But...
    Deadlifts > squats ;)

    I'm sorry Taso. She's substantially hotter than you are, and so must know something you don't.

    That means she wins.
  • Wonderob
    Wonderob Posts: 1,372 Member
    Squats below parallel is the answer. I'm sick of seeing people not even getting parallel
    Why on earth does what anyone else does sicken you? My injury convalescence involves squats down to as far as does not aggravate my abductor. I still get SOME squat benefits so if we're ever in the same gym you will just have to look away or prepare to be sickened!
  • loneworg
    loneworg Posts: 342 Member
    Taso looks like he is taking a squat :laugh:
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  • dad106
    dad106 Posts: 4,868 Member
    having the bar across my shoulders like that, even nif it's padded HURT. I do not squat. My legs are strong...so if I use dumbells to squat I practically pull my arms out their sockets!! I"m a lunge/deadlift girl.

    Try hold the dumbbells at your side and squatting.. it helps.

    To OP:
    Yea deadlifts are fine.. except for when I do them and then subsequently have creepy *kitten* meatheads staring at me as I do them.

    Squats get me noticed less... which is fine by me!
  • darrensurrey
    darrensurrey Posts: 3,942 Member
    I quite like Bulgarian squats. Adds a little something else to challenging your balance.
  • kierstin1976
    kierstin1976 Posts: 123 Member
    Squats, lunges and deadlifts are best.
  • BSchoberg
    BSchoberg Posts: 712 Member
    If I hate DOING it but love how I feel when it's DONE --- then it's probably the answer.
  • DisputedEnds
    DisputedEnds Posts: 95
    I would rather prefer Squats in my opinion i feel that they work for me so yea.
  • oregonzoo
    oregonzoo Posts: 4,251 Member
    I'd be much more comfortable with squats if not for creepo's looking at me in the gym.
  • hesn92
    hesn92 Posts: 5,966 Member
    having the bar across my shoulders like that, even nif it's padded HURT. I do not squat. My legs are strong...so if I use dumbells to squat I practically pull my arms out their sockets!! I"m a lunge/deadlift girl.

    Try hold the dumbbells at your side and squatting.. it helps.

    To OP:
    Yea deadlifts are fine.. except for when I do them and then subsequently have creepy *kitten* meatheads staring at me as I do them.

    Squats get me noticed less... which is fine by me!

    Why does it get you noticed less? you still have to stick your butt out lol
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    having the bar across my shoulders like that, even nif it's padded HURT. I do not squat. My legs are strong...so if I use dumbells to squat I practically pull my arms out their sockets!! I"m a lunge/deadlift girl.

    If the bar hurts, there is a form issue. http://stronglifts.com/squat-bar-position/
  • trojanbb
    trojanbb Posts: 1,297 Member
    having the bar across my shoulders like that, even nif it's padded HURT. I do not squat. My legs are strong...so if I use dumbells to squat I practically pull my arms out their sockets!! I"m a lunge/deadlift girl.

    Try hold the dumbbells at your side and squatting.. it helps.

    To OP:
    Yea deadlifts are fine.. except for when I do them and then subsequently have creepy *kitten* meatheads staring at me as I do them.

    Squats get me noticed less... which is fine by me!

    Us guys cant help but look. It's impossible. Especially when girls where those skintight yoga pants....
  • dad106
    dad106 Posts: 4,868 Member
    having the bar across my shoulders like that, even nif it's padded HURT. I do not squat. My legs are strong...so if I use dumbells to squat I practically pull my arms out their sockets!! I"m a lunge/deadlift girl.

    Try hold the dumbbells at your side and squatting.. it helps.

    To OP:
    Yea deadlifts are fine.. except for when I do them and then subsequently have creepy *kitten* meatheads staring at me as I do them.

    Squats get me noticed less... which is fine by me!

    Why does it get you noticed less? you still have to stick your butt out lol

    Lol, true.

    I think this was more a question on form because said meathead was then discussing my form with his buddy... but nothing was being said to me about it, so I assume I was doing them right. I also saw said meathead do it the way I was doing it, instead of his way which was just bending at the waist with the bar down to about his knees and then coming back up.
  • dad106
    dad106 Posts: 4,868 Member
    having the bar across my shoulders like that, even nif it's padded HURT. I do not squat. My legs are strong...so if I use dumbells to squat I practically pull my arms out their sockets!! I"m a lunge/deadlift girl.

    Try hold the dumbbells at your side and squatting.. it helps.

    To OP:
    Yea deadlifts are fine.. except for when I do them and then subsequently have creepy *kitten* meatheads staring at me as I do them.

    Squats get me noticed less... which is fine by me!

    Us guys cant help but look. It's impossible. Especially when girls where those skintight yoga pants....

    Yea, yea.. Next time I'll wear something real baggy.. will that help? :)
  • 2143661
    2143661 Posts: 566 Member
    love this thread!! :heart:
  • Matt_Wild
    Matt_Wild Posts: 2,673 Member
    Squats are ALWAYS the answer!

    Never a question because the answers yes?

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