Originally Posted by
DGlenday
Summary:
- Do your squats.
- Do them right
- Build up slowly
- There's no shame in doing a low-weight / high-reps routine
- They, along with deadlifts, will help in almost every aspect of your life.
Can't be put or said any better!
On squats with free weights, one should just go right in and bang up to their max. You ease up to you heavier weights. Now, if you a regular, you still ease up to your max..
The feeling from doing leg squats with a barbell is awesome. I have banged my knees before, I know the warning signs, and most of what not to do. After I warm up, with stretching I do a couple sets of squats at a quarter of what I lift. Then I do 3 sets of 10 or 12 without taking the bar down, and about 7 to 10 seconds pause. Then I put the bar down.. Do 3 more sets. I found out that helps me more on the bicycle.