How Important Are Squats?

[sinistersouth]

i hadn't worked legs in 15 years. i was doing back today at planet fitness and started the workout with smith machine rows. first, i got the bright idea to see if i could squat two plates, which is 200 on the smith. thought it would be easy. the first rep was perfect ass to ground. i highly doubt i could've done a 2nd

i was shocked. i weigh fukking 220 and cant even squat that. last time i did squats was high school football when my scrawny freshman 135lb ass got up to 225 on squat. that shyt would kill me now. im content with my upper body which is the only reason i contemplated deviating from my plans in the first place

but i see some of you skinny fakkits talking about squatting 400+ and it intrigues me. what am i missing out on by not doing squats?

 

[Iceson Beckford]

Skip leg day for 15 years brehs

 

[killacal]

nikka ain't did legs since John Kerry was running

Skip leg day for 15 years brehs

 

[ADK]

No homo but squats make my meat and sack bigger

 

[Gully Bull]

You ain’t really even get a 200 squat. It’s a smith machine. You got a solid 145lb squat champ.

squats are a compound exercise that release HGH and are a top tier strength and mass increasing exercise.

 

[cartierhoe]

Be built like Johnny Bravo brehs

 

[sinistersouth]

You ain’t really even get a 200 squat. It’s a smith machine. You got a solid 145lb squat champ.

squats are a compound exercise that release HGH and are a top tier strength and mass increasing exercise.

for just legs or everything? 'cause i've seen some scrawny motherfukkers that can squat WEIGHT. if i wont get bigger all round it can kiss my ass

 

[ultraflexed]

i hadn't worked legs in 15 years. i was doing back today at planet fitness and started the workout with smith machine rows. first, i got the bright idea to see if i could squat two plates, which is 200 on the smith.

2 plates is still 225 on the smith, the smith only assist in balance, but you still have to lift the full brunt of the weight...

 

[-G$-]

Squats are bad for your knees and back, avoid them at all costs

 

[sinistersouth]

2 plates is still 225 on the smith, the smith only assist in balance, but you still have to lift the full brunt of the weight...

no the machine itself says the bar is only 20lbs

 

[MischievousMonkey]

Last time you hit leg day I was in elementary school discovering Naruto for the first time breh

 

[sinistersouth]

Squats are bad for your knees and back, avoid them at all costs

that's the thing. they used to give me lower back pain. that or the damn power cleans. and it wasn't form, i did a perfect squat. they'd use me for an example

 

[ultraflexed]

no the machine itself says the bar is only 20lbs

What smith machine you using..

 

[ReggieFlare]

It's a good exercise for the whole body but I don't really like doing them with weights.

 

[Marc Spector]

Squats are critical for explosiveness and for shedding weight at the belt line and glutes.