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Hey /fit/, I squatted for the first time evar today. I could only do 100 lbs, and felt pathetic. Should I feel pathetic?

1. Yes
2. No
3. MOAR SQUATZ
4. wut?
>> Anonymous
you disgust me
>> Anonymous
only 100 lbs???? hahaha you weak piece of shit

no one starts out doing that little weight

kill yourself
>> Anonymous
Troll troll is troll
>> Anonymous
This board is full of stupid shitholes

Start light and perfect your form
Its not about lifting more weight
Its about lifting weights the right way
>> Anonymous
>>186055
Well I don't know if 100 lbs is my max but by the time I worked up to it I could only do a few reps...
>> Anonymous
Also the gym I use is ghetto and doesn't have a dedicated squat bar, so I have to use the bar from the bench press, and above 100 lbs I have difficulty handling it
>> Anonymous
gj for finally trying. keep at it and the weight will increase. nobody starts at like 600lbs
>> Anonymous
Once you get the form down and you find the stance that you are most comfortable with (feet width) you'll see progressions in the weight. But learning the exercise safely and without getting bad habits that youll repeat for years (quarter squat, anyone?) is the most important thing. Weight comes second, once the form is down it'll go up pretty quickly for a while too.

But yes, you should feel pathetic. Being down on myself tends to work as the best motivator for me.
>> HypnoticDan
100lbs is an admirable start for your first time. I started at 95 and just kept adding more weight each time I want. Now 3 months later I'm about to break 200lbs. I would have done it two weeks ago but I had to drop weight and correct my form. Lesson learned: get the technique right, don't race to be the ghetto gym squat champion.

Also, put in a request to your gym management. Seriously, no rack? L-a-m-e.
>> Anonymous
3

It aint easy, but continue on.

Your in for a lot of pain.

I know

I did it
>> Anonymous
>>186213
Thanks. Unfortunately it's unlikely the "gym" will be upgraded as it's actually just a ghetto apartment building weight room (I can't afford a real gym.) Also - you're gonna love this - it doesn't have a pull up bar. Shit pisses me off to no end.
>> Anonymous
>>186374
lol, even my ghetto apartment building weight room has a squat rack and some kind of dip/pull-up stand
>> Anonymous
100 is great, I'm only doing 70 right now while I get the form right and since I haven't worked my legs seriously in almost a year.

Not to mention I do it at home so it's a bitch to have to use the same bar as my bench press with anything too heavy.
>> Anonymous
>>186213
How often do you squat, and how much per session?
>> Anonymous
>>186378
Yeah that's my problem - I gotta use the bench bar so once I start loading it up with 90+ lbs it starts getting difficult to handle - I may end up having to do deadlifts, snatches, cleans, the whole shebang just to be able to handle the bar as I go up on my squats... I'm not that built up in upper body yet...
>> Free Pepsi !!iXxa+hO94Mg
Did you count the weight of the bar itself?
>> Anonymous
>>186390
I (The bitch who posted>>186378) did not, I don't know how much my bar weighs and always forget to.
>> Anonymous
>>186390
Yes, I figured the 45lb bar into my calculations...I really am THAT pitiful
>> Anonymous
>>186393
I'll just say mine is 30 because it doesn't seem to be a fully Olympic regulation weight so that means I'm doing 100 as well.
>> Anonymous
>>186398
Fair enough. Also now I feel I should add that I am in fact using an Acer laptop like the cat in the picture.
>> Anonymous
Do front squats.
You just have to pick up the bar from the rack and load it on your deltoids.
>> Anonymous
Don't worry about squat weight now OP. When I started lifting my freshman year in highschool I could only squat 130 lbs. I was one of the fattest and weakest guys on the football team. By the time I graduated I hit a max of 710lbs and was easily able to rep 600lbs.

When it comes to squats there's lots of different' muscle groups which need to be worked on along with balance. You'll get there OP, just keep working out.
>> Anonymous
Not really. You gotta figure in your own body weight into that calculation. I'm 254lbs right now doing 110lbs squats, so by body is lifting 364lbs of weight.
>> Anonymous
>>186512
Yeah, well I was squating 1000! What now! I can make rediculous claims also!
>> Anonymous
Its just fine for the first time. Just add 10lbs every workout.
>> Anonymous
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>> Anonymous
>>186608
no

>>186512
estats
>> Anonymous
100 lbs is just fine for your first time EVAR. You used muscles you probably don't use on a regular basis, so naturally 100 lbs will be a lot.
>> OP
>>186608
Assuming you can carry your own body weight reasonably well, its safe to assume your leg muscles are used to carrying it and adapted to that much weight. Meaning (unless you are a worthless fatass) that theoretically the larger you are the less relative shock any given weight will have on your muscles. I'm 5'8", 145 lbs, so that's 2/3 my body weight. I guess it's not as shitty if you look at it in the right context.
>> Anonymous
I wouldn't feel bad if I were you... I squatted for the first time too and I only did 80 lbs. Granted it wasn't hard at all, but I did feel some soreness and I wanted to make sure my form was good.
>> Anonymous
>>186960
>so that's 2/3 my body weight. I guess it's not as shitty if you look at it in the right context.
lots of people squat 2x bodyweight
>> Anonymous
>>186976
Their first time ever? Riggght. Maybe in SPARTA.

ITT, madness.
>> Anonymous
Thats better than I started out. I started out doing the bar until I got my balance. I used 75lbs for reps. Im up to 165lbs for reps now (5x5). Monday I'm going for 170lbs. I'm 6'2" 165lbs. I'm halfway to my goal.
>> Anonymous
FLAWLESS VICTORY
>> Anonymous
No you shouldnt. Fitness isnt about who the fuck lifts the heaviest weights, its about toning your body, getting in shape and feeling good about it.

That being said i squated 155lbs when i started. But i'm a big guy (no i'm not fat).