Thread 76354800

I'm a gym noob and cam only squat bodyweight rn

A bodyweight squat for a beginner is a thin of impressive. 3 sets is good

>>76354800 (OP)
If you're trying to build muscle then sets of 10–20 reps are good and if you're trying to build strength then sets of 3–5 reps are good. You can do both and not really worry about it. I generally start of heavy and do low reps and then go to a lighter weight and do more reps. Some people consider "powerbuilding" like this an "abomination" but I love it. Do whatever suits your goals.

As for the number of sets, it depends how often you train squats. Try to pic a number of sets where you're doing maybe about 10 sets per week. You might need more or less. Experiment.

And remember, always go to failure or near failure.

>>76354800 (OP)
When I started working out I was 6'2" and 135 lbs. Squatting the bar gave me intense muscle soreness. What served me best was doing one of those progressive overload 5x5 routines you see everywhere, starting strength or stronglifts particularly. 5 sets of 5 reps, then next time you come back add another 5 lbs to the bar. Repeat this until you fail a set.

Even if you feel weak, squatting is still a difficult exercise. Your posterior chain is the largest muscle group in your body. Trying to grow that means your body will be stressed and needs time and lots of energy (food) to adapt. Remember to eat big and safeguard your sleep schedule.

>>76354807
I'm doing good?

>>76354907
A 1x bodyweight squat is certainly better than the average untrained person would be capable of.

>>76354907
>>76354919
By bodyweight this anon means you measured your bodyweight and put that amount on the bar and squatted it. Unfortunately a "bodyweight" squat also sometimes means squatting with no bar at all. I'm assuming you mean the second thing.

>>76354800 (OP)
How my gf looks when I start aiming for those headshot cumshots, spittooning her with my pearly white cum-maxxed coom.

>>76354800 (OP)
I think 6-8 (with 1 in reserve) 2-3 sets is a good for squat in terms of consistency and the sets not being too agonizingly long or taking too long to recover from.