I Did Squats! With Weight On The Bar!!!

[Valiance]

As the title suggests, I FREAKIN DID SQUATS WITH WEIGHT ON THE BAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I did some exercising over the summer, but I never had the courage to do squats with weight on the bar because I was afraid I would look stupid squatting with the bar and lil' 5lb wights on each end. But tonight, I not only got into the gym but I DID IT!!!

I did 1x5 just the bar, 1x5 with 10lb on the bar, and 2x5 with 20lb on the bar!!! I didn't know I could do it! I just thought about how pissed I was about failing my challenge and all of the sudden I was squatting with the extra 20 lb better than I had been with just the bar!

So I think that means I did squats with somewhere in the realm of 30-35lb? I'm not sure how much the bar weighs, but it felt heavier than th 10lb weighs I was putting on it, but I don't think it was 20lb.

I was going to set a goal for the next six week challenge of being able to squat 50lb but DAMN!!! I didn't know my own pathetic strength. Looks like I might have to set the goal a little higher.

[eseng666]

you should try strong lifts 5x5 or starting strength bro! congrats btw!

[empeg9000]

Awesome! Great job!

[SkiBlue]

Congrats! You got this!

Usually weight bars are in the 5lb range, but I could be wrong. >.<

[Chanda]

Its great when we learn we can do something we thought we couldn't. Way to go!!!! Congratulations!!!!!!

[dtrumbower]

If it is an olympic weight bar, it is 45lbs.

[bgvanbur]

If it is an at home bar, just weigh yourself holding it (and any collars you use) and weight yourself not holding it and subtract the two measurements to know the weight of the bar. If at a gym, you should ask the staff how much it weighs.

[Valiance]

Congrats! You got this!

Usually weight bars are in the 5lb range, but I could be wrong. >.<

There is no way that thing was only 5lb!

If it is an olympic weight bar, it is 45lbs.

On the contrasting side, there's no way that thing was 45lb. O_o I'm not even 100% sure I could lift that much, although I think when I did a fitness assessment months and months ago they told me I have a "pulling strength" of 70lb or something. I stood on a thing and pulled up as hard as I could on a metal bar.

If it is an at home bar, just weigh yourself holding it (and any collars you use) and weight yourself not holding it and subtract the two measurements to know the weight of the bar. If at a gym, you should ask the staff how much it weighs.

I need to ask the staff--it's a school gym. I will definitely ask them next time, and in fact I should've asked the guy when he came over to check my form on the squats.

Thanks for all of the encouragement, guys!! I am super pumped to get back in there tomorrow and tear it up again! Not with squats, till next week, but I'm gonna keep moving forward. Hopefully my next woot will be along the lines of squatting 100lb.