When doing squats, do you count your body weight too?

yes

I also subtract my body from my bench, except for my arms which I add.

For curls, I add only the weight of my forearms and hands.

For side laterals, I count the entire weight of my arms from the shoulder down.

it would explain the estatting of rippetoe's overweight disciples

> NOT DOING SQUATS
>WHAT A FAG LOOK AT HIM HAHAHA

For what you need this stat?
Just start with low weight and increase till you cant do the needed reps anymore.

Only if I'm wearing my ankle weights that day

Seriously some of you count bodyweight when doing squats? You also count your arms when you bench? Or your upper body when you deadlift?

Plebs

you have to if you bulk. one day i'm at 198 lbs and the next workout i'm at 205. i count that as a addition weight i have to move

No, you dont, strenght compared to bodyweight is relative. When you get heavier you are also supposed to get stronger, so it doesnt count.

The only thing that adding bodyweight to your squat max does is allow you to brag about it to others while in reality u squat alot less

Uh size is not relative to strength, you have a strength constant of 1lb of lean muscle = 5lb increase in weight.

If I put on 4lb of fat and 1lb of muscle I'm only lifting 1lb more. You add the 5lbs to your total so...

>2 plates on each side = 90lb each side
>180lb squat before weight factor
>gained 5lbs but only 1lb of muscle
>185lbs total but compared to before might only be able to lift 181lb

Easy math and there are people here counting the bar.

Do you think the body doesn't have mass?

Oh em gee, fuck off with this infuriating bait my dude.

What has Veeky Forums become?

>im new here look at me
>im making an old joke for new people to laugh at, wheres my gold

Count your body weight but don't count the bar. The bars weight stays the same, so it doesn't matter. Your body weight fluctuates constantly. To maximize gains you need to know how much you lift ever time, down to the decimal

Am I supposed to count both sides as well? I could not even unrack when trying to lift my bodyweight worth, which I hear is the dyel-limit (165 on both sides plus 45 for the bar and my weight from the waste up ~110).

Lads remember that you lift WEIGHTS
so remember to times the mass of your lift by gravity

Yesterday I squatted 1000

When doing squats its best to use the following formula:

Bodyweight : BW
Total Weight to be lifted : TW

Actual Weight lifted = BW*0.5 + ( TW*0.25 - 45 )

For example if you weigh 180 lbs and squat 300lbs you actually lift 120lbs

180*.5 + (300*.25 - 45)

If you are confused about the calculations I will explain,

You only count half your body weight naturally hence (BW*.5)

(-45) is based on the fact that you must NEVER count the bar. ( TW*0.25 - 45 ) when you put weights on either side of the bar, those weights actually exert force towards the middle of the bar actually helping you lift upwards.

i push the earth away from me

We science now

>tfw you need a degree in applied scientology to lift

So when I weigh 175 lbs
And I squat 220 lbs

I should actually tell the whole world Im squatting 4pl8?

THANKS FIT