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@catqueen No worries. Weightlifting is great for weight loss, too! Yes LBM isn’t perfect either because water takes up so much, and unless you’re being dissected post death and your parts being weighed, there isn’t a solid way to estimate either body fat or lean body mass. But they are all just...

@catqueen Your lean muscle mass is easily calculated. There are calculators that will even do it for you. As a person with a BS biology degree and works in the medical field, I think I understand a thing or two about proper sourcing and funding. I found his stuff to be low bullshit and pretty...

@catqueen Thinner Leaner Stronger provides numerous peer reviewed sources that suggests the 1 per pound is optimal, and also that less isn’t sufficient.

@reneecope This. Don’t ever feel you were asking for it. I’m sorry this happened.

@bezmar It’s adjustable! I’ve lowered it all the way down. I still hit the bars.

@dawn16 I started outside the rack when I first started but quickly got nervous just because I’m fairly new at squatting. I’ve never done front squats but I can look up form, etc. Thanks for your help!

@parentingpod Yessss!!! There are tons of these!!

@dreis The 45lb plates are wide enough where I think I could pull it off

@sophie22 I wish I was squatting 100+. I’m at 75 for now. But yes, I had t thought about the mechanics until now. Thanks for the safety heads up. Someone above mentioned the aerobics step things too. Now I’m seeing the bad idea.

@zb1995 Because...merp. I’m too nice. Lol I figure if I can use the other racks that don’t have the arms since I’m not using them anyway, I will just use those. I’m new to the gym, still getting used to some etiquette and use.

@jynxiboo I don’t think so, or at least not as I’ve seen. There are two other racks without spotter arms that have j hooks. I could use that (they were what I used before). Is it poor etiquette to keep using the power rack without arms since it’s the only one available to other members? I’d...

@jynxiboo They don’t have the rubber mats. They have yoga type foam mats but I’m not about to use them all to give me an inch 😂

@sophie22 Here is the photo of the power rack. Sorry it’s not the greatest, I pulled it from my squat video. It’s Hammer Strength, not Rogue. Sorry for that misinformation.

Hey everyone, I’m doing back squats at my gym’s rogue fitness power rack station. I’m 5’2”, and am doing deep squats. When I go down, the bar hits the top of the spotter arms, even when lowered to it’s lowest setting. Has any other short ladies had this problem? How can I resolve it without...