My bench is bigger than my squat

[Santa_Claus]

Am I just doing something wrong or is my body simply not efficient for squatting? I have a long torso and long legs.

 

[eat big]

Well post up your training regimen. We cant tell because we dont know what you are doing. That is odd.

 

[Madcow2]

As I recall you haven't been training seriously for all that long. It's more than just long legs but as a rule that tends to make it harder. It will iron itself out over time.

As I recall you are using one of the Starr programs so I'd imagine your squat will catch up quickly since this tends to be the emphasized lift.

 

[blut wump]

If you've recently switched to going full ATF then a drop in weight lifted is as common as suddenly benching more than you can squat. Take a good read of the squat sticky in the power forum. It probably bears reading several times.

 

[WalkingBeast]

I never did em, so my bench was always stronger then my squat.

 

[b fold the truth]

My raw squat is over 200 pounds more than my raw flat bench.

Squat, Squat, Squat.

B True

 

[suckamc44]

When I was younger, my squat and bench were pretty close, but my gains in squat have been more consistent throughout the years and now my squat is a little under one and a half times as much as my bench. After you have been training squat for a while longer you'll probably notice a similar trend

 

[squatpuke]

Agreed....I just started real squats about a year ago....maxes were close.

Now I easily rep past my bench max.

Give it some time....and like B Fold said...Squat, Squat, Squat.

I've had success with high-rep squating for a few weeks, then going back heavy for a few weeks.

 

[d3track]

that seems a little odd, but then again, i havent done a flat bench in over a year

 

[view]

strangely enough, I squat and bench with the same bar, but my legs are huge. I can't figure out why they won't get very strong, but they grow like no tomorow? It's weird, not that i'm complaining or anything though.