Which is better proportioned?
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Which is better proportioned?
If I have been lifting for awhile...and can do 215 on 8 reps of squats...or 155, 8 reps with each leg on lunges...is that a little unbalanced? A buddy thinks my squat weight should be alot more if I can do that much on lunges...
Normal? Normal for who? Depends quite a great deal on the individual, bone lengths, how deep your going, etc, etc. I do know this hough. Prior to the 1960's , the recommended style of cleaning and snatch was the split style (required a higher pull, but was much for forgiving in the receiving position), and those guys were cleaning around 400 lbs with a split squat (lunge) and to my best knowledge , a 600 lb squat was quite a feat back then, so no, I don't think your far off, but the point I'm making is that they are two different animals, why try to compare them?
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leif3141 wrote:If I have been lifting for awhile...and can do 215 on 8 reps of squats...or 155, 8 reps with each leg on lunges...is that a little unbalanced? A buddy thinks my squat weight should be alot more if I can do that much on lunges...
Is this the same dude who's got your knickers in a knot over squats/lunges? If so, you might want to keep your distance from him - for your sanity's sake. ;-)leif3141 wrote:Ok...I'll specify...I try to do deadlifts in a way that works mostly legs and butt the most...and obviously lower back does factor in. I use as much weight as I can, three sets, and 10 times each. Right now I am doing around 205-215 10 times twice a week. Some dude told me I would overtrain doing them twice a week with max weight on 10 reps.