Author Topic: Squats at the gym? (Read 3242 times)

flexingtonsteele · « **on:** January 28, 2009, 07:57:24 AM »

Do u guys ever see anyone doing them. Because i sure dont! If it wasnt for the leg extension and leg curl machines, I dont think anyone would train legs at all.

Is this just at my gym or is this all over?? I mean these fagbags dont even leg press

Discuss.

Mr. Magoo · « **Reply #1 on:** January 28, 2009, 08:00:33 AM »

we have the leg pressers, and some old fart squats 135 and spends 45 mins of his hour long workout stretching in front of the squat rack. Other than that no.

heretostay13 · « **Reply #2 on:** January 28, 2009, 08:09:56 AM »

You mean the racks that people do curls, upright rows and shrugs out of? Because I squat out of them....I just thought they were used for those other exercises and I was the one going against the grain.

CalvinH · « **Reply #3 on:** January 28, 2009, 08:13:15 AM »

I see people do them at my gym.now seeing them get to a proper depth,no not ever.

HTexan · « **Reply #4 on:** January 28, 2009, 08:15:40 AM »

Yes, the squat machines are always being used at my gym.

gordiano · « **Reply #5 on:** January 28, 2009, 08:22:45 AM »

Quote from: flexingtonsteele on January 28, 2009, 07:57:24 AM

Do u guys ever see anyone doing them. Because i sure dont! If it wasnt for the leg extension and leg curl machines, I dont think anyone would train legs at all.

Is this just at my gym or is this all over?? I mean these fagbags dont even leg press

Discuss.

Spoke to this dude the other day.....said he's doing his first show in a couple of months. Thing is, he doesn't train legs. He sure trains arms and chest though....

The Apprentice · « **Reply #6 on:** January 28, 2009, 08:25:16 AM »

3 times a week

erokyrwrld · « **Reply #7 on:** January 28, 2009, 08:27:52 AM »

4 kids were doing squats yesterday. The oldest was probably 16. They set the bars of the power rack 6" below their upright position and were banging out hardcore reps with 185. Funny, they never hit the bars once, so their entire range of motion was ~4".

flexingtonsteele · « **Reply #8 on:** January 28, 2009, 08:37:15 AM »

Quote from: gordiano on January 28, 2009, 08:22:45 AM

Spoke to this dude the other day.....said he's doing his first show in a couple of months. Thing is, he doesn't train legs. He sure trains arms and chest though....

applicable for about 90% of gym-goers lol.

Stavios · « **Reply #9 on:** January 28, 2009, 09:47:32 AM »

at my gym, the women pretty much only train legs and the guys pretty much only train the upperbody

kyomu · « **Reply #10 on:** January 28, 2009, 09:53:13 AM »

Even in our gym,the proper deep squat is peformed by Paco and me only.
Here I say I certainly brag about myself now.

burn2live · « **Reply #11 on:** January 28, 2009, 10:05:11 AM »

Loads of people at my gym squat. Not properly, but it is a squat of some description

Mars · « **Reply #12 on:** January 28, 2009, 10:12:41 AM »

squats dont work for legs.

BIG_STI · « **Reply #13 on:** January 28, 2009, 10:14:14 AM »

Lot of people squat at my gym.

MAXX · « **Reply #14 on:** January 28, 2009, 10:26:58 AM »

the tiny titts has started to follow my lead.

PJim · « **Reply #15 on:** January 28, 2009, 10:28:56 AM »

Smith Squats are all I can ever do as there is always someone doing something useless in the squat rack. I prefer the vertical leg press anyway.

wes · « **Reply #16 on:** January 28, 2009, 10:32:59 AM »

Me and my training partner only.

Gyms today suck.

SS · « **Reply #17 on:** January 28, 2009, 10:37:50 AM »

Most gyms squat racks=bb curls or shrugs

Per Se · « **Reply #18 on:** January 28, 2009, 11:36:18 AM »

Quote from: flexingtonsteele on January 28, 2009, 07:57:24 AM

Do u guys ever see anyone doing them. Because i sure dont! If it wasnt for the leg extension and leg curl machines, I dont think anyone would train legs at all.

Is this just at my gym or is this all over?? I mean these fagbags dont even leg press

Discuss.

In my gym I see a lot of guys doing moderately heavy leg presses, around 7 plates....when finished they go over to the squat rack and do squats with no more than 90kg (198lbs). Each to their own, but I find it odd.

Per Se · « **Reply #19 on:** January 28, 2009, 11:38:33 AM »

Quote from: heretostay13 on January 28, 2009, 08:09:56 AM

You mean the racks that people do curls, upright rows and shrugs out of? Because I squat out of them....I just thought they were used for those other exercises and I was the one going against the grain.

This is one of my biggest pet hates...waiting for the squat rack, while someone is using it for something other than squats!! :-(

io856 · « **Reply #20 on:** January 28, 2009, 11:39:09 AM »

Quote from: Mars on January 28, 2009, 10:12:41 AM

squats dont work for legs.

HTexan · « **Reply #21 on:** January 28, 2009, 12:51:34 PM »

Quote from: Mars on January 28, 2009, 10:12:41 AM

squats dont work for legs.

it's an ass exercise

JasonH · « **Reply #22 on:** January 28, 2009, 12:54:09 PM »

I squat regularly and use proper form - below parallel. But I can count on the fingers of one hand how many other people I see doing them. And even less who do them properly.

oldtimer1 · « **Reply #23 on:** January 28, 2009, 02:52:25 PM »

I usually train in my basement or some of the various gyms at work. My wife joined a commercial gym that use to be a world gym. She kept asking me to work out in the gym. I started out squatting in a power rack. The gym was filled with about 70% women. On the power rack next to me a little hottie put 135 on the bar and did full range down to the floor squats. If memory serves me right she worked up to 185 cranking out the reps. I never see men using squats and if they do they put something like 405 on the bar and proceed to do less than half squats bragging to anyone that would listen about how deep they go.

chaos · « **Reply #24 on:** January 28, 2009, 07:27:29 PM »

Yes, people at my gym squat, most of them at the proper depth.

Author Topic: Squats at the gym? (Read 3242 times)

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