I Hate Squats!!!!!

[kalibur]

on leg day i do 5 sets of them 3x10-12 - 2x8, but i hate the damn things. is there any other exercise that i can do to get the same results or am i stuck doing them?

 

[BodybuildingUniverse]

You'll hate 'em even more when you have to invest in a new wardrobe from the growth.


suck it up and squat.

 

[pwr_machine]

As a coach, my 3 favorite inspirational words for my lifters:

SUCK IT UP!

And to you bigguns15 or anyone who gets around to reading this soon and knows what I'm talking about, post the "squat poem". Thanks!

 

[ZGzaZ]

you gotta do squats man, you'll learn to like them more and more though as you see your weights going up and lots of peoples staying the same...

 

[spatts]

Down the road, in a gym far away
A young man was heard to say,
“No matter what I do, my legs won’t grow!
He tried leg extensions, leg curls, leg presses too.
Trying to cheat, these sissy workouts he’d do!
From the corner of the gym where the big guys train,
Through a cloud of chalk and the midst of pain,
Where the big iron rides high, and threaten lives,
Where the noise is made with big forty-fives,
A deep voice bellowed as he wrapped his knees,
A very big man with legs like trees,
Laughing as he snatched another plate from the stack,
Chalked his hands and monstrous back,
Said, “Boy, stop lying and don’t say you’ve forgotten!
Trouble with you is you ain’t been SQUATTIN’! .

 

[pwr_machine]

Thanks Spatts! I think that wraps up the question and answer session for this one.

 

[kalibur]

one thing i find strange is that even though the gym useally has atleast 5-10 people in it, i'm the only one i've ever seen doing them. maybe i'm not doing it right or something because i always feel out of place. does anyone have a video i can go by to make sure i'm doing them right?

 

[bigguns15]

Down the road, in a gym far away
A young man was heard to say,
“No matter what I do, my legs won’t grow!
He tried leg extensions, leg curls, leg presses too.
Trying to cheat, these sissy workouts he’d do!
From the corner of the gym where the big guys train,
Through a cloud of chalk and the midst of pain,
Where the big iron rides high, and threaten lives,
Where the noise is made with big forty-fives,
A deep voice bellowed as he wrapped his knees,
A very big man with legs like trees,
Laughing as he snatched another plate from the stack,
Chalked his hands and monstrous back,
Said, “Boy, stop lying and don’t say you’ve forgotten!
Trouble with you is you ain’t been SQUATTIN’! .

Yeah!!! That rocks!!

Sorry, I think you are stuck with squats. It's a love/hate relationship.

 

[louden_swain]

Why do you hate squats??

 

[b fold the truth]

I squatted an easy 800 last week. Now I have a brace on my knee, am hobbling around the house, taking ibuprofen and all kinds of cremes...and all I can think about is dreams of squatting 4 digits...

B True