Above 40, do you squat with weight equal or greater than your body weight?

[Anonymous]

Male.

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Anonymous wrote:Male.

That is quite relevant. Most females would really struggle to hold a 65lbs DB for goblet squats.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Male.

That is quite relevant. Most females would really struggle to hold a 65lbs DB for goblet squats.

LOL

[Anonymous]

When I used to go to the gym, the most I could squat was 115, I think, and I weighed 135-140 at the time. I'm a female, early 40s.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Male.

That is quite relevant. Most females would really struggle to hold a 65lbs DB for goblet squats.

LOL

I almost LOLed in response too, but didn't want to sound snarky or judgy.

But "most" females that go to the gym on a regular basis are A LOT stronger than they give themselves credit for.

And they stick with the 25s or the 35s when they could do the same exercise with the 40s or 50s.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Male.

That is quite relevant. Most females would really struggle to hold a 65lbs DB for goblet squats.

LOL

I almost LOLed in response too, but didn't want to sound snarky or judgy.

But "most" females that go to the gym on a regular basis are A LOT stronger than they give themselves credit for.

And they stick with the 25s or the 35s when they could do the same exercise with the 40s or 50s.

+1

I see so many women, and even some men using weights that are way too light. If you can do all your reps comfortably and don't struggle a little, without compromising form, on the last rep then the weight is too light.

Women doing DB bench press with 10 or 15 lbs is a joke, just about every woman could lift a lot more than that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Male.

That is quite relevant. Most females would really struggle to hold a 65lbs DB for goblet squats.

LOL

I almost LOLed in response too, but didn't want to sound snarky or judgy.

But "most" females that go to the gym on a regular basis are A LOT stronger than they give themselves credit for.

And they stick with the 25s or the 35s when they could do the same exercise with the 40s or 50s.

+1

I see so many women, and even some men using weights that are way too light. If you can do all your reps comfortably and don't struggle a little, without compromising form, on the last rep then the weight is too light.

Women doing DB bench press with 10 or 15 lbs is a joke, just about every woman could lift a lot more than that.

Don't worry, the guy in the other thread who said that he does 164 squats a day at 44 lbs of weight will be here to explain why lifting heavy is a terrible idea.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Male.

That is quite relevant. Most females would really struggle to hold a 65lbs DB for goblet squats.

LOL

I almost LOLed in response too, but didn't want to sound snarky or judgy.

But "most" females that go to the gym on a regular basis are A LOT stronger than they give themselves credit for.

And they stick with the 25s or the 35s when they could do the same exercise with the 40s or 50s.

+1

I see so many women, and even some men using weights that are way too light. If you can do all your reps comfortably and don't struggle a little, without compromising form, on the last rep then the weight is too light.

Women doing DB bench press with 10 or 15 lbs is a joke, just about every woman could lift a lot more than that.

Don't worry, the guy in the other thread who said that he does 164 squats a day at 44 lbs of weight will be here to explain why lifting heavy is a terrible idea.

Why are you making fun of that guy? He's being active, and even if he's not 'making gains' he is keeping himself healthy and active. Weird to pick on someone for that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Male.

That is quite relevant. Most females would really struggle to hold a 65lbs DB for goblet squats.

LOL

I almost LOLed in response too, but didn't want to sound snarky or judgy.

But "most" females that go to the gym on a regular basis are A LOT stronger than they give themselves credit for.

And they stick with the 25s or the 35s when they could do the same exercise with the 40s or 50s.

+1

I see so many women, and even some men using weights that are way too light. If you can do all your reps comfortably and don't struggle a little, without compromising form, on the last rep then the weight is too light.

Women doing DB bench press with 10 or 15 lbs is a joke, just about every woman could lift a lot more than that.

A good trainer helps with this. I just get a heavier weight thrust into my hands.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Male.

That is quite relevant. Most females would really struggle to hold a 65lbs DB for goblet squats.

LOL

I almost LOLed in response too, but didn't want to sound snarky or judgy.

But "most" females that go to the gym on a regular basis are A LOT stronger than they give themselves credit for.

And they stick with the 25s or the 35s when they could do the same exercise with the 40s or 50s.

+1

I see so many women, and even some men using weights that are way too light. If you can do all your reps comfortably and don't struggle a little, without compromising form, on the last rep then the weight is too light.

Women doing DB bench press with 10 or 15 lbs is a joke, just about every woman could lift a lot more than that.

Don't worry, the guy in the other thread who said that he does 164 squats a day at 44 lbs of weight will be here to explain why lifting heavy is a terrible idea.

Why are you making fun of that guy? He's being active, and even if he's not 'making gains' he is keeping himself healthy and active. Weird to pick on someone for that.

I’m not making fun of him—I am criticizing the tone of his post responding to me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Male.

That is quite relevant. Most females would really struggle to hold a 65lbs DB for goblet squats.

LOL

I almost LOLed in response too, but didn't want to sound snarky or judgy.

But "most" females that go to the gym on a regular basis are A LOT stronger than they give themselves credit for.

And they stick with the 25s or the 35s when they could do the same exercise with the 40s or 50s.

I wrote that. I back squat 180 and can do 10 consecutive strict pull-ups, yet I still think it would not be easy for me to hold a 65lbs DB for goblets. I am not talking about squat strength, but about upper body strength, which for an average female gym goer is generally pretty low.

[Anonymous]

I was an olympic weightlifter and have squat for 25+ years. I still squat about 2x bodyweight twice a week, and front squats 1.5x. I also snatch and clean and jerk. Numbers are far less than when I was competitive.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t understand your question. In your title you seem to be asking about extremely heavy squats - with weights greater than their body weight. Then in your post, you say you don’t see people over 40 squatting.

I’m 60. Every time I go to the gym I do weighted squats. Today I did 168 using 44 pounds of weight. I can go a bit higher but not much beyond 44 pounds, especially if I’m doing high numbers.

You consider using weight equal to body weight extremely heavy? Young folks warm up with that weight. Yes I rarely see people above 40 using the squat rack with weight equal or more than their weight. who above 40 routinely squat 175 lbs or more? I wonder if by the time they are 40-50, they start having back problems from squatting.

DP. Every guy I know who has lifted for more than a minute warms up with more than their bodyweight regardless of age. I started lifting at 50 never having squatted before, and at 54, my warmup sets top out at between 235 and 265 depending on the day. And I'm a tall, skinny ex-marathoner with bad knees.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was an olympic weightlifter and have squat for 25+ years. I still squat about 2x bodyweight twice a week, and front squats 1.5x. I also snatch and clean and jerk. Numbers are far less than when I was competitive.

How? I tried for months to learn these and never got anywhere. I can low bar back squat close to 2XBW, but front squats over about 135 turn into good mornings. Are your quads just enormous?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Male.

That is quite relevant. Most females would really struggle to hold a 65lbs DB for goblet squats.

LOL

I almost LOLed in response too, but didn't want to sound snarky or judgy.

But "most" females that go to the gym on a regular basis are A LOT stronger than they give themselves credit for.

And they stick with the 25s or the 35s when they could do the same exercise with the 40s or 50s.

I wrote that. I back squat 180 and can do 10 consecutive strict pull-ups, yet I still think it would not be easy for me to hold a 65lbs DB for goblets. I am not talking about squat strength, but about upper body strength, which for an average female gym goer is generally pretty low.

Why not use a bar? Pound for pound, most trained women are stronger than men for lower body.