How much did you squat today?

[Gibonius]

Originally Posted by magogian12345

For the guys who squat with relatively high weight (400+) don't you get size problems with your thighs? In college, I got up to working out with 405 (usually 10 reps for 5 sets). By that time, my thighs had blown up and I could barely fit into any pants or jeans. Now, I just do 4-5 sets of 225 with 20+ reps. My legs aren't massive anymore, but I can fit into pants and jeans now . . .

I've always deliberately kept the reps lower so I don't get a lot of hypertrophy. I always stuck around 5-6 reps. Even with that, yeah, I had trouble fitting in a lot of pants, especially modern cut jeans.

 

[Prince]

Originally Posted by db_ggmm

I would do 5x5.

Thanks, much appreciated.

 

[brokejew]

270X12 for 4 sets, trying to work up to 320 or 2X body weight...

 

[Jsoftz]

185 x 5. I only weigh 150 (5'6" height) and am trying to work my way up to 2x bw, obviously have a long way to go. 1 RM is probably like.. 205 although I never really try that sort of thing.

One problem I'm having.. n00b issue, but seeing as every iGent here squats 3x their BW, only big times with Ambrosi pants and doesn't date girls with sharp knees- thought y'all could help. I'm really struggling with bar placement- I seem to always put it somewhere that it is directly resting on bone and that area is tender for a day or two afterwards. Some folks I know tell me I should have the bar up high on my traps with my arms stretched out but A) I feel like I have no control there and am wasting effort trying to stabilize and B) seems to fly in the face of what Starting Strength says. Any advice?

 

[bach]

3x6 @ 225

 

[hugeevilrobot]

Originally Posted by Jsoftz

185 x 5. I only weigh 150 (5'6" height) and am trying to work my way up to 2x bw, obviously have a long way to go. 1 RM is probably like.. 205 although I never really try that sort of thing.

One problem I'm having.. n00b issue, but seeing as every iGent here squats 3x their BW, only big times with Ambrosi pants and doesn't date girls with sharp knees- thought y'all could help. I'm really struggling with bar placement- I seem to always put it somewhere that it is directly resting on bone and that area is tender for a day or two afterwards. Some folks I know tell me I should have the bar up high on my traps with my arms stretched out but A) I feel like I have no control there and am wasting effort trying to stabilize and B) seems to fly in the face of what Starting Strength says. Any advice?

Arms spread or partway in works, it's more personal preference I find. For higher weights, I like to pull the hands in a bit and try to "spread the bar", which will activate your traps and lats a bit, helping stabilize the bar (and your upper body in general) a bit more. YMMV based on how big your traps are. It sounds like some accessory lifts like shrugs, rows, etc might help you stabilize the upper body a bit.

Also, it's always going to be tender- just get used to the spot being bruised with a straight bar- it will toughen up eventually and not hurt any more.

 

[Lagrangian]

Originally Posted by Jsoftz

but seeing as every iGent here squats 3x their BW

Incorrect

Originally Posted by Jsoftz

I'm really struggling with bar placement- I seem to always put it somewhere that it is directly resting on bone and that area is tender for a day or two afterwards. Some folks I know tell me I should have the bar up high on my traps with my arms stretched out but A) I feel like I have no control there and am wasting effort trying to stabilize and B) seems to fly in the face of what Starting Strength says. Any advice?

High bar and low bar squats are a breed apart. What it comes down to in the end is doing what you're comfortable with, be it with the bar higher on your traps or lower on your rear delts. I favor the low bar position, mainly because I feel I can get my upper back much tighter that way and I like the back angle it produces. Obviously upper back tightness is key to creating 'the pad' for the bar to rest on, if you're putting the bar directly on bone it will definitely hurt and I wouldn't recommend that.

Watching squatting videos of most PL meets it seems that arm placement comes down to preference - some squat with a very wide grip and some have a narrow one. I suggest you fool around until you find a position where you have the least discomfort and where you feel you can get decent tightness across the upper back and traps.

 

[jarude]

Sucked it up and am squatting paused, ATG. Embarrassingly ****** numbers - 155x5x2 @ 160lbs but it feels good to come out of the hole and not good-morning the weight up.

 

[hastur]

Originally Posted by Decahedron

could you dudes who do deadlifts please switch over to any other leg exercise? 700+ pounds isnt so impressive but sure does take up a lot of 45 plates i could be usin!

nope, **** you

 

[Manton]

I cannot squat even half of my body weight.

 

[Lagrangian]

Originally Posted by hastur

nope, **** you

Greatness.

 

[djlukin]

Sadly, probably only about 5-10% of people at any given gym actually squat correctly. Most numbers are incredibly exaggerated. That being said, my max of my life was 365 lbs (at about 195lbs). Squatting double your body weight with perfect form is a true feat. Going down past ninety degrees and activating the hip flexors is the only way to squat. Otherwise, you load up your quads and risk injury.

 

[munchausen]

I just did squats and this thread embarrasses me.

 

[jscott]

Not today; but on Tuesday. 5x5 @275. Been training so sporadically last 6 mos. or so, I've lost a lot of strength. Its coming back as I get more consistent though.

 

[indesertum]

some beasts in this thread. specially that guy that said he weighs 140 and squats 300x5x3

i feel so humbled