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shareWere you doing deadlifts? How much can you lift?
shareI think I was doing some calf raises with my trap bar. Most I’ve deadlifted with a regular bar was 475 a few years a go when I was 25 pounds heavier.
shareI love deadlifts. I'm trying to do squats but they can be tough to do. Apparently, squats are the best muscle building exercise you can do.
shareMy deadlifts took a shit and my squats got better. Now I suck at both. I hate squats. They definitely wear you down and build you back up physically and mentally. Just have to be consistent, eat enough and sleep well. All things I’m not great at!
shareI just tried squats today after so long. Holy shit. You're right. I felt sick afterwards with a need to vomit. I also seem to struggle to go to past parallel i.e. 'ass to grass' which is the ideal way to squats. I'm not even sure I'm doing them properly but I do feel sore on my quads. I rarely see people do squats at my gym.
sharePeople usually don’t do them because they’re hard and they are pussies. I don’t think working so hard you felt like puking is necessarily beneficial. Maybe you just needed some food and water? Too much preworkout? Hitting parallel is fine. A lot controversy on that one. Is it hard getting that deep with a lower weight? What kind of shoes are you wearing? Plenty of good videos on YouTube about form. People like Alan Thrall or Omar Isuf.
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