>Start taking SS seriously >Once i got to 90kg squats,

>>38447590
Why wouldn't it be strength?

>>38447590
CNS adaptation is strength...

>>38447686
>>38447679
i thought perhaps my body was already capable of this weight but i just wasn't mentally strong, as autistic as that may sound

i still feel like i have much more room ahead with my squats before i even plateau

Does it count if you're using a smith machine?

I mean it's still the same weight just in a bar that makes it not move forward and backwards

>>38447914
ok kid

smith machines remove any stabilisation effort from your body

ie when you do a proper barbell squat, multiple muscles over your body are contracting to keep you upright

the smith machine removes the majority and turns it into more of an isolation, eg bench press vs chest press machine

also, the smith locks your body in a fixed line up and down, have you ever seen someone squat in a smith? that shit just doesn't look natural

>taking 10 weeks to go up 10kg

You literally could have gone up that much in 2 workouts

this always happens to noobs

people can squat and deadlift a lot more than they think, it's a mix of mental barrier and lack of knowledge

>>38447914
Smith machines are only good for hanging your clothes on. I'm not joking.

>>38447914
>>38448670
>>38449108
Smith machines are pretty good just not as your primary lower body exercise.

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>>38449093
>New DYEL
>Deadlift at 235 lbs
>Too scared to push my squat to similar ranges since I can't just throw the bar away if I fail

>>38449226

use a squat rack or power cage that has safety bars so you can easily escape the weight if you can't get up

or have a spotter

or increase your lifts a little at a time and learn to know when you're about to fail