bazzal

As above really, i've recently started to include squats into my leg workout, and currently am doing the following..

Warm up, 40kg plus bar for 10 reps,
Warm up 2, 60kg plus bar for 8 reps,
Working set, 80kg plus bar for 6 reps.

i'm 6ft 3, hovering around the 93kg mark,

What can everybody else do.

CheeRS

Barry

bazzal

Nobody does squats then,

Kieron

No, nobody really posts in here.

Legs are a massive weak point for me as I haven't trained them for years because of a snapped hip socket. However I have been doing them for a few months and finding my feet. Box squat/parallell was 160kgs but I normally to atg for 120kgs. Last week was 3 sets of 8 reps on 120 but importantly atg.. How low are you going wiht yours?

c20tbo

iTrader: (1)

Squats, free weight 20kg bar

I start at 60kg 8 reps to warm up, then go up 10kg each time and do 5 reps till im at 130kg, from then i go up again 10kg upto 160kg doing 1 rep till i max out usually 160kg.

Then back to 100kg 4 sets 8 reps.

RUBY123

iTrader: (2)

You need to see someones squat before you can judge if the weight is good they are lifting lol. There are some clown about whem it comes to training legs I do 140 to the floor

P412KER

I do tend to squat, although i use a smith machine, and my best to date is a 182kg.

P412KER

I was always told to go as low as a 10kg weight stood up???

Hobomassiv

You should try and go as low as you can, to get the full range of movement, look at some videos online for good form , www.exrx.net , youtube

Kieron

I've never heard that one before. For powerlifting comps etc you have to go just below parallel which is where most people think they are getting to. In reality they probably aren't as its quite difficult to stop a squat there when going heavy I personally find. I have just been going atg lately as something new and although its hard I like the full range of movement and driving up from the bottom to the top. Can really feel it working.

P412KER

Know what your saying pal, but the people i have trained with in the past were just animals, lol.

And like you said The range of movement is much greater and you will see better results, but like everything we all have our beliefs on what works best and what doesnt.

Kieron

Most definately mate and I am certainly not saying your doing it wrong. I'm no expert and have sparrows legs anyway.

P412KER

im no expert either lol far from it, but it seems to work for me...

dp1958

ill do around three/four with 140..parallel or slightly above,150 on a good day for one rep.can do half reps with 160,but for me its kid-on reps,,, squats then leg press to really bust them up..........