Is it true that you are a beginner as long as you can't squat 2 times your body weight?

[TsarTsar444]

Just read on few bodybuilding places, and all agree that you are a beginner as long as you can't 1 rep max 2 times your body weight on squats, or 1.5 times your bodyweight on bench press. Sounds brutal

 

[DicedFeta]

2x bw in bench, who cares about legs anyway lol

 

[TsarTsar444]

2x bw in bench, who cares about legs anyway lol

Yeah who cares about 50% of your whole body bro! Makes perfect sense

 

[owlofathena]

2x bw in bench, who cares about legs anyway lol

 

[6’1cel]

Just read on few bodybuilding places, and all agree that you are a beginner as long as you can't 1 rep max 2 times your body weight on squats, or 1.5 times your bodyweight on bench press. Sounds brutal

well i can bench more than i can squat so it depends on the person

 

[owlofathena]

dont know need to research it

 

[Deleted member 10330]

well i can bench more than i can squat so it depends on the person

 

[6’1cel]

i have long legs
not my fault

 

[Gargantuan]

Define beginner? Beginner as in aspiring bodybuilder or gymcel in general? I've never performed a single squat in my life and have a good physique/don't look DYEL

 

[TsarTsar444]

Define beginner? Beginner as in aspiring bodybuilder or gymcel in general? I've never performed a single squat in my life and have a good physique/don't look DYEL

But you train your upper body then

 

[TsarTsar444]

i have long legs
not my fault

Same tbh, its kinda hard

 

[Mouthbreath]

nobody cares about squat, makes you look like shit plus strength you dont need

only strength that matters is grip, armwrestling, bodyweight stuff as thats the only thing you usually compare to others, definitely not squat

maybe I'm coping, I just got beaten in armwrestling by a guy (same weight as me) that can do like 5 chinups, where as I do 15

 

[khvirgin]

Yeah who cares about 50% of your whole body bro! Makes perfect sense

Women dont, just don't have extremely chicken legs and you're fine

 

[TsarTsar444]

Women dont, just don't have extremely chicken legs and you're fine

Women don't care about arms or chest too, the most important thing that women love is technically shoulders and lats, just train those 2 by that logic jfl retarded, imagine doing everything just for women

 

[khvirgin]

Women don't care about arms or chest too, the most important thing that women love is technically shoulders and lats, just train those 2 by that logic jfl retarded, imagine doing everything just for women

They do.
The most important thing for women other than shoulders is visible abs
you should speak to women
but if you lift for yourself more power to you if 99% of the people on this forum do something is for "slaying"

 

[Gargantuan]

But you train your upper body then

Yes upper body all day every day and I always skip leg day

But I will start to train my legs soon, hopefully.

 

[Deleted member 3573]

Kinda true but depends. If you are freakishly tall, you might not be designed to squat a lot of weight. Some people have massive advantages as it relates to limb lengths and anthopometry. The bench one is a bit high too imo. Depends on how height plays into it too

 

[n0rthface]

Define beginner? Beginner as in aspiring bodybuilder or gymcel in general? I've never performed a single squat in my life and have a good physique/don't look DYEL

Do them asap, they release huge amounts of HGH and T, they improve all your other lifts.

 

[Deleted member 10330]

Do them asap, they release huge amounts of HGH and T, they improve all your other lifts.

mogs me

 

[highT]

2x bw squat is very impressive IMO

I mean let’s be honest: The average American man would probably herniate a disc trying to squat 1 plate lol

 

[efidescontinuado]

im just doing sprints for my legs and i have the same gains of when i was on the gym plus i don't have back pains

 

[klamus]

Well not beginner obviously