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

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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.

You dont need to tell that to me. I totally agree. I was reacting to a dude who was saying goblets are fine up to 65lbs. I totally agree that squatting 65lbs with a bar on the back should be super easy for almost any woman. Goblet squatting will not because of the upper body limitations.

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Anonymous wrote:45ym 210# bodyeweight last workout was 325# 5x5 low bar back squat. Did 410# 3x3 prior to pandemic, just got back in a month ago.

That’s not that much

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Anonymous wrote:45ym 210# bodyeweight last workout was 325# 5x5 low bar back squat. Did 410# 3x3 prior to pandemic, just got back in a month ago.

That’s not that much

Nothing to be ashamed about either. I do not see very many guys squatting four plates in my gym.

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Anonymous wrote:45ym 210# bodyeweight last workout was 325# 5x5 low bar back squat. Did 410# 3x3 prior to pandemic, just got back in a month ago.

That’s not that much

This is really dumb comment. Nobody who is on this forum squats "that much." "That much" for PPs bodyweight is 800 pounds. So what? PP was directly responding to the OP's question.

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I don't. I use maybe 40 lbs while doing squats. It never occurred to me to try to use the same amount as I weigh. That would hurt my shoulders and be hard to position with my freeweights.