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How should a squat feel? I'm asking because with bench, I can feel my chest doing the work. With accessories, I can feel my targeted muscles doing the work. With rows, I can feel my back doing the work etc etc.
But with squats, I don't feel any particular strain in any particular muscle, it just feels like a general unspecific strain. Is this normal? I think my form is good and my squats exert more sweat and energy than any of my other lifts, so I think I'm doing them right... but should I not be feeling more strain particularly in my legs/glutes?
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When I squat down I feel my hips and hamstrings get tight and when I stand up I feel my quads and glutes contract.
It isn't an isolation exercise, you aren't meant to feel strain in anyone muscle. Everyone is built different and has different strengths; that will greatly impact your form/stance and what muscles do most of the work.
Have you tried olympic weightlifting shoes? My glutes and hips were stronger than my legs ( I used to only deadlift). So I bought some oly shoes to take bring my legs into my lifts more. I felt more contraction in my quads than I had previously and my squats/deadlifts are getting stronger.
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>>39548588
>How should a squat feel?
bittersweet
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>>39548867
delete
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>>39548588
On squat the strain on your body is spread out over a lot of muscles compared to something like bench press.
It's normal not to feel anything specific.
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>>39548588
When I squat I only feel my quadriceps and hamstrings doing the work
Maybe I'm doing it fucking wrong
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>>39548941
This is helpful, thank you!
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I seem to have the opposite problem. I very much feel all the legwork involved in the squat, but the bench press does nothing for me. I feel like my arms are doing all the work, so I'm limited to my arm strength. But does it make sense to focus arms to improve a compound exercise?
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