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So last summer I was weighing 155 lbs. and could barely squat 135 about 8 times

At this point I'm at 167 lbs and today I managed to squat 175 lbs for 10 reps did 5 sets. but on the 3rd set I only managed 8, rested a few seconds and pumped out the last two. Same for the last 2 sets.

took a long unforgiving Christmas break that kind of set me back. Started incorporating more leg work outs on leg day.

Most of the weight gain has been on my legs. My shorts and pants fit a little tighter in the thighs.

Even a relative who I only see once every few months told me my legs look thicker. That compliment made my day. hahahha

I've been increasing the weight very slowly on the squats, once a month I go up 10 lbs and use the entire month to get used to it, then I up it.

Hoping to be squatting 200 by mid summer. But I probably won't have access to a squat rack as I use the one in school and I'll be taking this summer off. : /

I'd be happy enough at 200 lbs. at 10 reps.

How's everyone progressing so far?

 

import models at my old gym wore less

 

tranny's don't count

 

The reality is, most of the women you see in the gym look like this:

 

Not where i live

 

I'd say about 1 in every 50 ladies in the gyms around here comes remotely close to this. Maybe 1 in every 80-100.

Marion, Alabama must be the place to visit then. At least for workouts?

 

Girls at my gym are either highschool or college chicks, the really hot ones have the overly manly dad workout with them to keep dudes away, the fake tit attention whores are dimes a dozen, once a while you get a IFBB bikini model status, but most of them are above a 5 at least, but no fat bitches at my gym, I imagine too many in shape people that they feel weird there.

 

Who is in your signature??

 

We would need pics to confirm that LOL!

 

Alright I plateaued the FUCK out on bench. I need some major help.

 

Curious how long you been lifting?

 

Started 10th grade high school and now im freshman in college. I've been doing 5x5s for probably 3 months and switched to 3x5 for about a month. Was already plateauing on 5x5s before I stopped it. Also had some body building/ isolation exercises mixed in the 5x5

 

Are you bulking right now?

 

My post was meant to be in humour, not reality. I have seen some mighty good looking women in gyms before.

 

Yes

 

This may or may not help.

When I plateaued on my squats I changed up the workout by backing off the weights and doing high reps like x20. Then went back to heavier squats and really slowed the tempo. My weights went up, albeit not by much.

 

I started the 5x5 workout about a month ago. You up the weight by 5lbs every time.

Im 146 lbs and looking back at my tracker this is what my squat progress looks like

March 4th: 155lbs
march 5: 155lbs
7th: 160lbs
12th: 175lbs
13th: 210
15th: 205
18th: 245
21st: 255
25th: 260 - but I only did 2 sets on this one

This is also on a smith machine, idk if that changes anything but its all the gym that I use has. No free barbells

 

Okay this is new to me i woke up really late last night after a all nighter the day before, pan fried me up a 16oz steak with some white rice and cheese, had 2 krispy creme and went back to sleep, calories was around 2900 which is high for me im usually around 2200. and i woke up and lost a pound, i was like WTF body?

 

Time for a new scale...?