[quote]jskrabac wrote:
Not the same. Both are misguided. You should’ve started benching with DBs and you should be learning to squat with your bodyweight, a broom stick, and a box.
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I’ve had plenty of success teaching people to goblet squat before barbell squatting. If OP is struggling to squat with an empty bar, I would suggest that would be all he needs for many months yet.
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How does the weight he is capable of squatting determine how he should start squatting? If he was strong enough to squat 135lbs the first time, would he also have to do box squats or goblet squats?[/quote]
The weight doesn’t play a part for me, it’s the fact he hasn’t stepped into a gym until about a week ago.
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Got it. I just wanted to see the bigger picture. If the tenor of my post sounded confrontational, I assure you it wasn’t.
[quote]jskrabac wrote:
Not the same. Both are misguided. You should’ve started benching with DBs and you should be learning to squat with your bodyweight, a broom stick, and a box.
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I’ve had plenty of success teaching people to goblet squat before barbell squatting. If OP is struggling to squat with an empty bar, I would suggest that would be all he needs for many months yet.
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How does the weight he is capable of squatting determine how he should start squatting? If he was strong enough to squat 135lbs the first time, would he also have to do box squats or goblet squats?[/quote]
The weight doesn’t play a part for me, it’s the fact he hasn’t stepped into a gym until about a week ago.
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Got it. I just wanted to see the bigger picture. If the tenor of my post sounded confrontational, I assure you it wasn’t. [/quote]
Don’t mind at all. I think we probably agree on most bits of training, its just this internet thing that gets in the way.