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Anonymous
How many reps should I do for squats?
>> Anonymous
load it so that u can do 5 with ease but just barely manage to do the 7th.
>> Anonymous
Is the form in the picture correct?
>> Anonymous
>>34803
his wrists should be straight, the bar seems to be too high and he could look a bit down.
Imho.
>> Anonymous
>>34805

looking down is bad form
>> norw
>>34812
your mother has bad form, looking down and slightly forward keeps the curve while ensuring safety. He could be a bit lower, knees could have been wider, toes could be pointing slightly out
>> Anonymous
>>34814

lol no, looking down is bad form
>> Anonymous
>>34812
I said a bit, you should look down 6 feet in front of you.
>> Anonymous !KRuMRaNDOM
>>34817
NO U
>> Anonymous
>>34814
His toes are pointing out.
>> Anonymous
8-10 reps.

But correct form is absolute essential so you don't want a back or leg injury.

practice on the empty barbell
>> Anonymous
>>34812
starting strength says you should look at a point 6 to 10 feet away from you on the ground
>> Anonymous
I look more up than down when I do squats. It's the way I was taught and I was taught by a 10+ year bodybuilder who knows his shit.

The guy in the picture has fairly good form. It's the people that go down half as far as he does that piss me off.
>> Anonymous
>>34847
the part about looking up or down is only about keeping your back straight and in proper form. Also so you aren't putting the weight on your neck.
>> RSI guy !HjbWRiSTJ.
>>34805
i'd second this. but really i remember just having to look forward in the mirror, even as you rise and lower, so you don't screw up and drop the damn heavy shit.
>> Yoshi ? !ozOtJW9BFA
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>>34817
NEVER LOOK DOWN RETARD! You should look your self in the eye if you have a mirror. If you look down even slightly your spine will follow your head causing your body to distribute weight on the toes.

The guy in the picture is using pretty good form. I wouldn't worry about his wrists. And the position of the bar is fine, so long as he can still keep his "chest big" all the way down and up. Besides your upper back is the supporter for the barbell and not your wrists.

>>34847
I also learned from a professional, and yes I agree looking up as long as it's not to far is also acceptable. People that squat "shallow" also piss me off.
>> Anonymous
>>34798
I don't mean to be a pussy or anything, but i don't think i can get the barbell in the right spot.

Hurts my traps too much.

I don't do squats because of it.

What's a good way to slowly work into doing squats?
>> Anonymous
5

put a bench underneath you so you don't break anything
>> Anonymous
>>35535
use kettlebells instead.
>> Anonymous
>>35538
gym doesn't have them, and even if they did.

no.
>> Yoshi ? !ozOtJW9BFA
Shut up and squat you fucking pussy. Honestly your body wont get used to it until you do. Just start off with light weights, work on your form, and gradually add more weight every session. Everyone has the same fucking problem as you when it comes to squats.
>> Anonymous
lol
>> Anonymous
If you're bodybuilding, lots, if you are strength training, a few. I only do 1-5, but I usually do front or dumbell or other types of squats if I don't have a spotter cause my form usually is terrible.
>> Anonymous
For hypertrophy(mass gains) I'd say 8-10 reps for squats. Go heavy and learn proper form.

And go deep...ATG(ass to grass). Don't be another tool doing quarter squats and bragging about doing 4 plates later.
>> svenska
cycle.

2 weeks of 20 reps, 2 of 16, 2 of 12, 2 of 8, 2 of 5, 2 of 3, 2 of 10, 2 of 20, and start over again.
>> Anonymous
This is delicious copypasta from the old Power and Bulk board.


Don't be a pussy.

Let me explain:

Q: Wah! My legs won't grow! What can I do WildBoarMan?
A: Quit being a pussy and squat. Squat high reps, squat low rep, squat your fucking sister, but squat. If you have energy left over, then do some additional leg work. Like stiff leg deadlifts. Do these progressively heavier, and one day, you too, will be able to hoof a 200lb boar 2 miles through the woods to your car.
>> Anonymous
>>34826
rawr.

sets, reps and tempo are all dependant on what you want to acheive. high strength with minimal weight gain, look up prelipins intensity chart for set/rep loadings. for apperence, there are a wealth of bodybuilding articles out there.