I've had a lot of back issues and major form issues that always made me avoid squats. But I've been working on it and made big improvements in the last few months.
In the past, just squatting a 45 lbs bar was uncomfortable. I could never arch my back properly, so it would hurt or feel weak. But I'd slowly worked my way up to squatting 147 last week. My back basically wouldn't allow my legs to generate force.
But this week I also got a cheap lifting belt. I was surprised how much it helped. I really focused on taking a deep breath and tightening my core before the squat.
I'd been increasing my squat my 5 or 10 lbs a week, but this week I added 23 lbs and felt I could have gone heavier, but I have a race next weekend and want to get in another training run before then, so don't want my legs too fried.
I'm excited to see if I can finally start squatting a weight that I don't feel embarrassed about.
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