Could squats wear out the whole body?

colly10

Just was doing my usual circuit tonight and decided to add weight to something and chose the squat because it's a great exercise. Before I had finished I noticed that I was struggling more on the bench and chin ups than I usually would.
Just wondering if working my legs a bit harder than usual would explain me loosing a bit of strength later on other exercises or would it have to be caused by something else

Colm_OReilly

Probably. If you've gotten used to the routine changing up the squat would have a knock on effect alright.

The Guvnor

Most definitely.
If you exhausted yourself doing squats - you are not going to set any bench records on the same night guaranteed.

The ONLY thing you could try and it will not be a miracle but could help would be to consume a carb rich drink before, during and after your session.

You will still get tired but not quite as fast. It used to work for me but at the time I was not doing circuits or a mix of upper and lower body.:)

cardio,shoot me

i think everyone at the single lifts can attest to how much of a mindfck squats are before bench!

grrrrrrrrrr

i can leg press 200kg 15 times x 3 sets BUT i CANT do my body weight in squats then(75kg). my back starts to give out before my legs! i have a six back and do core strenghtening exercises regularly!

Why am i having this difficulty?

cardio,shoot me

a 6 pack does not mean your abs are strong, it just means you have a low % of bodyfat, work on lower back and ab strength.

Brian?

grrrrrrrrrr wrote: »

i can leg press 200kg 15 times x 3 sets BUT i CANT do my body weight in squats then(75kg). my back starts to give out before my legs! i have a six back and do core strenghtening exercises regularly!

Why am i having this difficulty?

What "core strengthening" excercises do you do? If its mainly concetrated on abs, its not going to do a lot for your lower back.

colly10

The Guvnor wrote: »

Most definitely.
If you exhausted yourself doing squats - you are not going to set any bench records on the same night guaranteed.

The ONLY thing you could try and it will not be a miracle but could help would be to consume a carb rich drink before, during and after your session.

Thanks for the replies, im not really worried about sorting it out, I will get strong enough to handle that extra weight in my circuit soon, just wanted to make sure that me feeling weaker made sense cause they're were other possible reasons I just wanted to rule out

iii Stevo iii

grrrrrrrrrr wrote: »

i can leg press 200kg 15 times x 3 sets BUT i CANT do my body weight in squats then(75kg). my back starts to give out before my legs! i have a six back and do core strenghtening exercises regularly!

Why am i having this difficulty?

I seriously doubt you are using anywhere near a full ROM for your leg press at 200kg x 15 if you struggle with a 75kg squat.

Colm_OReilly

Aye, you should squat more.

Inspector Coptoor

cardio,shoot me wrote: »

i think everyone at the single lifts can attest to how much of a mindfck squats are before bench!

preach it

digme

Considering your pushing the weight at 45 degrees it's always going to be easier than squats.