so i just started doing full squats.. I thoght i was but i have been doin box squats, 90 degree, the whole time.. and i had to start out at 225 i got that 8 times and i did 260 8 times... now yesterday was a new day i did 255 8 times, 265 8 times, and my back was starting to hurt, so i put my weight belt on and did 280 8 times. I do 5 sets but this is just a little info. I dont want to use the belt will my lower back get used to the weight? becuase I want to walk into weight rooms and squat it with nothing but the weight. I think it will be impressive if i can do that is this safe? thanks.

btw yesterday i did full squats, conventional deadlifts, lunges, leg curls, calf raises... killer leg workout. and tuesday i do full squats, hack squats, roman deadlifts, and calf raises.. another killer leg workout.. any advice on my leg workouts too? i love workin my legs now it gets me pumped!

make sure you have the mobility to do full squats, check your lower back in a mirror, or have someone else check it. does it bend? What oftne happenes is that the pelvic tilts under, thus the lower back bending.

^ Yeah, make sure your coccyx doesn't tuck under (it happens to a lot of people at some critical depth of their squat). Don't use a belt, build your lower back strength (your lower back should be doing a lot of the work if you want to do heavy powerlifting squats).

You might want to try doing a superset of a lower back/hammy exercise and a quad dominant exercise after squats. I find that makes my squats seem easier the next session. For lower back/hams choose good mornings, SLDL, hyper-extensions, leg curls, etc. For quad dominant choose leg press, hack squats, leg extensions, etc. Or if you are really a masochist try power cleans or power snatches after squats!

You also might want to do legs 3 times a week, with a different main exercise each session: squats first one session, deadlift first next session, front squats/power cleans/leg presses in the 3rd session. Or do squats each session, but different rep and set schemes each session: session 1 3 sets of 12-20, session 2 3 sets of 8, session 3 5 sets of 5

so bend my back????

do NOT bend your back.

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