Never done squats or deads

[New Jack]

When you guys started putting in squats and deads in your workouts, how much weight did you put on as a result of your addition of those lifts?

Why I 'm asking is, I have never squatted heavy or intense or never even deadlifted before, I'm 22 6' 200, how much weight will I put on as a result of doing those lifts?

Some people say adding squats and deads will put on an easy 10 lbs. if you've never done them before and than add them to your workouts.

 

[Twitched]

It's true

 

[Yll]

It's true

I second that

 

[Willyumyum]

Most certainly true

YUM

 

[New Jack]

What's true? That you will add 10 lbs?

 

[SofaGeorge]

Yep it is a phenomena called "the magic ten" or "the phantom ten." It happens mostly to guys who have been lifting for a couple years... and for whatever reason have never done deadlifts or free weight squats. Then one day they add them to their routine and in a very short time they see an almost overnight rock solid 10 lbs gain. I say "almost overnight" because when it happened to me it was litteraly in less than a month. I went from 176lbs to 186lbs... and my veins started bulging as my body fat dropped a small bit at the same time.

The reason that this happens, as it was explained to me, is squating and dead lifting are the most anerobic exercises. (I hope that is the right word.) Essentially they cause you to release more natural testosterone. (Somebody correct me if this was explained incorrectly.)

I have seen this happen many times now over the last 30 years.

 

[solidspine]

Ditto to the above, I do front squats and dead lifts with dumb bells and bar bells, I am actually now proud of my legs.

 

[c3bodybuilding]

Deads and Squats are the two best things you could do in the gym. They will make you really thick, and pack on the muscle. I don't know how you've got by without them all these years! You will really see a difference once you throw them in. In fact your whole routine should involve mostly the basics. Clean and press, dips, bent over barbell rows, deads, squat, chins, etc. Relying too much, or even worse only on the foo foo stuff will never build you a quality body.... give them a try, and let us know how it goes. You won't be sorry.

Oh, and one more thing, start off light, or with just a bar. Proper form is a MUST for both of them, in fact for all exercises. Good luck, and pack on the lbs!

 

[monkeyballs]

Never done anything but deads and squats.
And maybe some bench when I'm too sore to squat.

Your in for some growth.

 

[Diz]

these are the two main lifts for overall mass.if you are serious than you must do them.

 

[Stubby2]

bench press, squats and deads are the nucleus of any anarobic excercise plan. I never used to do em and can say once I started my lifts in other excercises have increased quite a lot only 2 months into doing them and bodyfat has dropped a little more that usual too.

Squats and deads have become my favourite excercise now. As already said, form is everything (m sure you didnt need for us to tell you that anyways but...).

STUBS

 

[oneandthesame]

I do squats for the last 6 months and have went from squatting 120 to 275 in this amount of time, and that for 4 reps, I maybe able to go 315 for one but don't want to chance an injury as I have no spotter for this but alway use the safety bar, I am just now starting to do deadlifts as I thought doing squats was all I needed. My question is do you need both squats and deads? I just feel my form on deads is not there, damn I always feel like my back is not arched enough I wish I had someone to watch me and correct any form probs.

 

[the UNDERTAKER]

what day do you guys throw in your deads?? always squated but never done deads either. going to start though.

 

[oneandthesame]

hey undertaker I throw em in on either back day or leg day right now always on back day and I'm doing straight leg deads and keeping em light enough to do at least 6 reps.