Girl Squats

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[quote]ouroboro_s wrote:

[quote]JPCleary wrote:
I posted something about this on FaceBook earlier and here is what someone replied with…

“JP, do you know all of the facts? Do you know their ages and experience levels? Do you know their ailments, past injuries or health problems? Please take note that the man however challenged he is has four plates versus her two. One day you will be old and proud to do what he is doing…”

I think he took my post a little too seriously…[/quote]

One day you will be proud…you just need the gloves.

I like the video. While she isn’t doing anything earth shattering, the contrast between the petite girl and the gang of boys and their 1/4 squats is good.

It isn’t what she’s doing or what they’re doing. It’s the goodness of the combination; like sweet and salty.[/quote]

Yes the gloves…and the tampon on the bar…then pride will be mine!

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[quote]Kalle wrote:
Sorry for putting this on facebook Diana :slight_smile:

I don’t think it is impressive, its just funny. More from the guy in the background.

I think it is also very obvious she did video it like this on purpose. From the angle she has the camera set at and the fact the pace is just about rep for rep.

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That’s OK Kalle, and hey, your not sitting on the can, you are deadlifting!

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[quote]on edge wrote:

[quote]dianab wrote:

[quote]on edge wrote:
I agree with you. Debra & Diana’s experience is skewed. Diana trains in a serious gym not the typical ‘commercial’ gym. [/quote]

LOLOLOL if I wasn’t at work I’d dig up some of my vids from that “serious” vid just so you could see the people milling about in the background. It’s commercial my friend. Not Energie Cardio commercial but still pretty bad. When I worked there, all the people I had to train as gym clients learned to squat. Another girl who works there teaches all her clients to squat. And so on, there has been and is a few trainers there who understand the importance of this movement, it is a basic exercise and I’d say if there are not more PEOPLE in general squatting in gyms in the USA, then ya’ll are doing it wrong ( :[/quote]

Oh just admit the girl owned the guy.[/quote]

NEIN! I admit to NOTHING!
OK she “owned” them although I don’t think she gave a crap about it. If it was set-up, then good job.
Still think if this is the standard to be impressed with, then raise your expectations boys!

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At my commercial gym I’m the only female who is ever in the squat rack. Ever. I see lots of guys with heavy loads doing 1/4 to 1/8 squats. When I squat next to them they tend to find something else to do for awhile because I’m ATG on my squats. I finally saw a guy yesterday doing front squats, PERFECT form. I complimented him. It’s a rare thing in my gym. I saw this video on Gentilcore’s blog and immediately “got it.” I love this video :slight_smile:

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Heavy is right, I doubt I’ve seen ten women squat with over 135 deep for ten full reps. I also doubt I’ve seen ten women squat period.

As for guys, if I take off my powerlifting goggles, not many fellows squat deep, or to parallel at all either.

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[quote]tom63 wrote:
Heavy is right, I doubt I’ve seen ten women squat with over 135 deep for ten full reps. I also doubt I’ve seen ten women squat period.

As for guys, if I take off my powerlifting goggles, not many fellows squat deep, or to parallel at all either.[/quote]

amen to that. there is a dude at the gym I go to sometimes…we happen to be there at the same times usually, and we talk from time to time.

guy is well built, works his ass off, does 2 a days, but has no legs. all he does for low body is leg ext, leg curls, calf raises, and cardio (tread, pre-core).

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I saw a woman squat once. She was using just the bar and acting like it was a big deal.

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[quote]Alffi wrote:
I saw a woman squat once. She was using just the bar and acting like it was a big deal.[/quote]

You’re make-believe.

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hey haturz.

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Um, wow. I’m just browsing and I see this on here.

It was just a fun video me and some training friends decided to make when we saw the guys in the corner. :stuck_out_tongue: Wasn’t meant to be impressive. I squat a lot more than 135, as I’m actually in training for competitive powerlifting.

Anyway, yea. Thanks I guess? Lol.

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[quote]sneezingstardust wrote:
Um, wow. I’m just browsing and I see this on here.

It was just a fun video me and some training friends decided to make when we saw the guys in the corner. :stuck_out_tongue: Wasn’t meant to be impressive. I squat a lot more than 135, as I’m actually in training for competitive powerlifting.

Anyway, yea. Thanks I guess? Lol. [/quote]

Nothing wrong with having a little fun.

And, you have a very fine posterior, fello Canuck.

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First thing I tought: “This video is rigged”.

Then I thought: “No, it’s not, those kind of people really do exist.”

I think it boils down to lack of education. Squats are hard. The less of a ROM one does, the easier it is. Many people say they can’t get low because of their knees, yet they go to parallel when they take a dump, and you will sometimes find them in an atg sq position when they play with their kids. There exist thousands of lifters that perform the squat like the man in the corner. I feel sorry for him.

Squats like his are like wanking off to a playboy magazine as compared to making sweet love with a real woman.

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Wrong , wanking off us still more productive.
Btw, lifting heavy over thirty years and squatting deep that long.

People don’t squat.

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[quote]sneezingstardust wrote:
Um, wow. I’m just browsing and I see this on here.

It was just a fun video me and some training friends decided to make when we saw the guys in the corner. :stuck_out_tongue: Wasn’t meant to be impressive. I squat a lot more than 135, as I’m actually in training for competitive powerlifting.

Anyway, yea. Thanks I guess? Lol. [/quote]

Awesome, and Canadian made too!
Good luck in your meet. You know your famous, right ; )

Just for shits and giggles, how many girls squat in your gym?

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giterdone - LOL thanks. :stuck_out_tongue:

dianab - Thank you! :smiley: In the video there, I’m training at my friend’s gym, and she’s the only one legitimately squats there. My gym is commercial and the squat rack is almost always empty unless there’s some guy curling in it. I have never once seen any other girl squat in my gym with more than dumbbells.

Which honestly is such a shame! I wish I trained at a powerlifting or strongman gym. It would be so inspiring.

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[quote]sneezingstardust wrote:
Um, wow. I’m just browsing and I see this on here.

It was just a fun video me and some training friends decided to make when we saw the guys in the corner. :stuck_out_tongue: Wasn’t meant to be impressive. I squat a lot more than 135, as I’m actually in training for competitive powerlifting.

Anyway, yea. Thanks I guess? Lol. [/quote]

I knew I was right,

Curious what your max squat or what are you hoping to hit at the meet?

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And now we have the winner!

hahaha. good to have you drop by. and 135 deep and raw is still very good, regardless. And you are a competitive lifter, so I know (groan) that is not impressive for you, but for the average jane, it is.

while at cross fit nor-cal, my wife did a 250lbx3 no belt hook grip deadlift, and everyone there was freaking out. it was an average lift for her at the time…

point being things are all relative.

for example, I was pretty proud of a 120kg power-c&j I did the other day…as a old guy with tons of injuries, I was pretty pleased, but compared to what I was doing in my 20’s when I was a college shot-put athlete…well, it was pretty sad.

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Well Stardust, you are right about it being a nice boost to train around other PLers. Are you with the CPU, there are a heck of a lot of good clubs in Ontario, maybe Ouroboro could hook you up if you are interested.

I am going to have to take some vids of the women at my gym, since we seem to be an anomaly. There is one girl there who sits down ass to ankles in the hole and stays there for a good 20 seconds each rep. I asked her why once and she said she likes the “stretchy” feeling when she stands up LOL. She squats with 135, never more. I am going to ask next time I see her if I can make her a star ( ;

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[quote]Kalle wrote:

I knew I was right,

Curious what your max squat or what are you hoping to hit at the meet? [/quote]

I have not tested my max squat recently…some months ago it was 260, with just a belt, but I know it’s gone up since then. I am hoping to hit somewhere around 285 during my meet (and more would be even better!)

I don’t use wrist wraps, knee wraps, or any sort of gear.

[quote]heavythrower wrote:
And now we have the winner!

hahaha. good to have you drop by. and 135 deep and raw is still very good, regardless. And you are a competitive lifter, so I know (groan) that is not impressive for you, but for the average jane, it is.

while at cross fit nor-cal, my wife did a 250lbx3 no belt hook grip deadlift, and everyone there was freaking out. it was an average lift for her at the time…

point being things are all relative.

for example, I was pretty proud of a 120kg power-c&j I did the other day…as a old guy with tons of injuries, I was pretty pleased, but compared to what I was doing in my 20’s when I was a college shot-put athlete…well, it was pretty sad. [/quote]

First of all… it’s really difficult for me to read your post without your avatar distracting on the side there, haha.

250x3 raw as a deadlift for a girl is not bad at all, and I can see why some people were shocked about it. You rarely (if ever) see a girl lift that kind of weight, so congrats to her!

Of course, if you get a big forum full of powerlifters it would SEEM that it’s a popular sport, but then you remember how many millions of people there are in the world, and suddenly realize just how small the odds are that you’ll see a chick walk into your gym and start deadlifting some big boy weights. :stuck_out_tongue: And you’re right, strength is relative. What might be impressive to one person may not be to the person doing it, or to someone else.