Aiyo such a hard question - like asking if prefer chicken or fish. Both damn good.

Anyway, if forced to choose only 1 it would be Squats for me. Reason being I love the different variations all of which result in a fantastic ass and legs to die for, not to mention still an excellent way to work core and upper body.



That said...



Why choose?

Oops. Didn't expect a female will answer my ques . Anyhow thanks for the reply. What bout guys?

No offence - but I repeat: Why choose?

Shadowz answer not good enough?

What u got against women answering your question?

I do both, but prefer deadlifts mainly because of knee problems and my hatred for leg days

Maybe my attached images not male-inspiring? Let me see...

You want them quads-hard to beat good ol' squat And methinks a guy who squats and gets awesome glutes are faaaaabulous eye candy too. Heh.



Looooove deadlifts. Feel like super hero lifting the barbell and trying to progress to more and more Not to mention its a must for sexy back

Sorry as i forgot to tag my posts as i need guys answer from my ques. I got nothing against women seriously. My sincere apologies.

Not to come across as rude but the point he is trying to make is:

When it comes to training, there is no difference between men and women.

If you want to be nit picky, the only real difference is the amount and location fat is stored on the different genders (and our reproduction 'plumbing' of cos but that has nothing to do with weight training) so it shows differently (like the chest, thigh, ass). Muscle is all the same - we don't grow muscle at the same pace only because women lack testosterone. Not because there is a marked difference in how we are 'supposed' to train.

BOTH men and women who are serious about weight training should do BOTH squats and dead lifts. If there is a preference, it is because people have different goals (Sexy A is prioritizing a juicy ass as opposed to Sexy B who wants beautifully defined back-though both are excellent compound exercises for full body) and maybe they hate the burn they feel from having to do certain body parts (ie-mikehuan hates leg days).

Please eliminate the idea that gender matters in the case of training. Think about you goals instead - what is it you want?

Again, I maintain - why choose between the two? Quite frankly, your question makes no sense if you want a full body exercise (and you are injury free).

This post has been edited by shadowz: Nov 22 2012, 03:42 PM

I'd totally had no idea that deadlift contributes to amazing looking back. Gotta include it now in my routine.

I never skip squats though.

Its good all round I incorporate rows too. Now trying hopelessly to do pullups/chinups too Year end goal is to just do 5 if possible. Damn hard target the back... All exercises make me want to pengsan Too weak I guess.

Heh I should really thank you. Your reply seems to take consideration of my shortcomings .

Example only Not shortcoming disliking working certain body parts. I also hate leg days. Love my legs but hate the burn and ache , results better be worthwhile. Grrr.

I only tried once which is squats & i struggled for the 1st time. The trainer put 40kgs & my legs hurt like hell. That day i got difficulties getting down from stairs

Shadowz : What is ur heaviest weight for squats btw?

Im confused - You mean you only tried squats once? Or you have never tried Dead Lift?

Awww poor baby. What you experienced is why mikehuan and I hate leg days. Arms/Upper body sakit different when legs sakit - can minimise movement for upper body but how to not move legs or lower body? Cannot stay in bed all day..

My gym no power rack so I no do traditional barbell squat - I do smith squat and split squats. My max rep with smith squat is about 45 kg. Want to cry after that, damn shaky. But I know if you try to ask me do barbell squat, I think just the bar is all I dare do because I am not confident my stabilization muscles strong even with my split squats and lunges to train it.

Once I join a gym with power rack I update and see how many kg I can barbell squat

Yeah i only tried once as i'm not expert or prof in BB. I joined gym less than 2yrs actually so i rather not risking smtg which is out of my league. I'm still learning actually

lol yea babe. i walk alot, and go in and out of my car during work. hence the hatred.

you're pretty strong, imo. keep at the smith squats. once u shift to free weights you'll take a shorter time to adapt. its not a steep relearning curve.

i tried squats and deads one year into training. no trainers, no tips/pointers from seniors. getting laughed/snickered at the gym while learning it. just vids and learning. posting form check vids here helped a lot. start light, work on your form. poundages will come later.

I do more squats than deadlifts because my legs are longer than my torso

don't forget to post your maxes for the big three (squat, bench and deadlift) in my 1000lb club thread. would be an honor to have you as the first lady to make an attempt at joining that club...of which there are 0 members currently.

totally agree with mike on progression of the squat. correcting the form alone can easily put another 50lbs on top of what you already squat.

you can always use sumo deadlifts to your advantage. so, no excuse not to deadlift

No kidding. So much love-hate when leg day comes along. Aww thanks I look forward to eventually joining the ranks of barbell squatters and it is reassuring to hear that it wont be tooooo steep a learning curve.

Shy laaaa~ Altogether barely above 250. Ask Ranyx - waaaay more impressive and inspiring Cannot wait to be as experienced as she is a few years down the line.

the more the merrier.

howdy guys! i'm soooo new in this forum as well as bodybuilding. been working out since past few months & need some advice from u gurus. i think i hv a problem with my shoulder growth since i couldn't lift enough weight. i bench 45kg (toldcha im new) but could only do 6-7kg lateral raise. is it normal?