Do all squats feel heavy regardless of how much is on the bar?

[jackangel]

i just started squatting recently. my max is 215-225. 135 doesn't feel heavy. my lower back and abs don't have much strength, and so my upper body is significantly burdened by the weight as i descend. i think core strength (or a lack of it) will make a big difference in what feels heavy.

 

[Tagio]

I have the same feeling. weight starts to feel heavy around 50% of my max.

 

[needsize]

It always feels heavy, warmups right up to my working set, I just know what I should be doing that day so I work up to it and do it, once I start my reps I always make good on them.

I compare squats to banging your head against the wall, hurts like a bastard while you are doing it, but it feels so good when you stop....

 

[from zero]

I compare squats to banging your head against the wall, hurts like a bastard while you are doing it, but it feels so good when you stop....

heh, I like that.

 

[leatherface]

I agree with everyon.. feels the same after I hit a certain weight. It actually feels better the more weight I use.

 

[rbrown]

I try to make all of my sets feel light. A lot of it is mental and the amount of effort you put into it. Ed Coan I believe said "Treat the light weights like the heavy weights and the heavy weights will go up like the light weights."

I treat every set, whether it is 225 or 800 like I need to blow it through the ceiling. I always go through my entire routine, taking a big breath, getting my stance right ect. whether it is light or heavy. This is especially true when I am warming up for a max. I don't want anything feeling heavy. Mentally I want everything to feel like a joke.

 

[coolcolj]

if you warmup betetr they get lighter

do a few sets of triples at each warmup weight, only go up to the next warmup weight when that load feels "lighter"

also when your overreaching things will feel heavier.

 

[crew9]

225 and 315 feel the same until I'm in the hole.

 

[PIGEON-RAT]

I can usually tell the difference. Albeit the difference feels much smaller beyond a certain point.

 

[Synpax]

I worked up to 6 plates yesterday. By 4 plates, it felt heavy.

6 on each side?