[The Bacon Man]

I will be able to afford a power rack in the end of November. I am doing stronglifts 5x5. Should I stop adding weight on my squats until then? I'm using a bench to get it off, it is hard to get it off, unsafe, and even a front squat I don't feel safe. My only concern is that it will be so long.

[G4paintballer]

I'd say stop adding weight, and just do more reps of a lighter weight.

[Globemasta III]

ummm how much weight?

[The Bacon Man]

Globemasta III, on 22 August 2012 - 05:30 PM, said:

ummm how much weight?

85 lb. I'm 13 though, so that isn't extremely light.

G4paintballer, on 22 August 2012 - 04:36 PM, said:

I'd say stop adding weight, and just do more reps of a lighter weight.

Yeah I may do that.

[Distortion_UK]

start working deadlifts and cleans, you will then be able to clean the bar from the floor into a front squat.

[Razer King]

Are you trying to build muscle? Doing a lot of reps with lighter weight won't do anything, it will just make your arms or whatever you are working out tired. And when you have lighter weight people tend to do them faster and therefore could possibly cause a problem and you lose good form. Good form = best workout

[The Bacon Man]

Yeah, replacing them with cleans sounds like a good idea (or adding them).

I am aiming for strength, but I always do good form and slow reps.

[Sasquatch]

Razer King, on 23 August 2012 - 03:00 PM, said:

Are you trying to build muscle? Doing a lot of reps with lighter weight won't do anything, it will just make your arms or whatever you are working out tired. And when you have lighter weight people tend to do them faster and therefore could possibly cause a problem and you lose good form. Good form = best workout

Doing reps with ANY weight will do something. Even body weight exercises can bulk you up just as easily as gym rat weights. You just have to do them slower, through the full range of motion. This will use more muscle to do, and will work your body more than just cranking out a quick set.

OP, if you don't have the proper equipment to do an exercise safely, don't do it. No matter what exercise it is, there are probably several alternatives that work the same muscle groups. You can almost always do these more safely, or more effectively than the original one, at least until you get your gear set up.

[Globemasta III]

Distortion_UK, on 23 August 2012 - 01:26 PM, said:

start working deadlifts and cleans, you will then be able to clean the bar from the floor into a front squat.

soo true. the most power enhancing workout you can do is powercleans and deadlifts. Just make sure that your form is PERFECT!

[invert mini king]

The Bacon Man, on 22 August 2012 - 07:00 PM, said:

Globemasta III, on 22 August 2012 - 05:30 PM, said:

ummm how much weight?

85 lb. I'm 13 though, so that isn't extremely light.

G4paintballer, on 22 August 2012 - 04:36 PM, said:

I'd say stop adding weight, and just do more reps of a lighter weight.

Yeah I may do that.

I am 13 and 135 ibs I think that 85 lbs is really light unless your very short

[The Bacon Man]

invert mini king, on 26 August 2012 - 11:09 AM, said:

The Bacon Man, on 22 August 2012 - 07:00 PM, said:

Globemasta III, on 22 August 2012 - 05:30 PM, said:

ummm how much weight?

85 lb. I'm 13 though, so that isn't extremely light.

G4paintballer, on 22 August 2012 - 04:36 PM, said:

I'd say stop adding weight, and just do more reps of a lighter weight.

Yeah I may do that.

I am 13 and 135 ibs I think that 85 lbs is really light unless your very short

5'4" and 112 LB. I'm the average "skinny kid".