New Year's Prediction Thread (2013)

Thomas

Try to predict something important in a way, that it will be easy to judge it in 2014, how (in)accurate your predictions really were. Don't leave too much space for a doubt what was really said.

why would you want to do 250 bodyweight squats?

I'm cancelling my gym membership, since it is too crowded to get in a proper workout before having to head to work on most days, so I won't have access to a squat rack, yet I don't want my legs to atrophy significantly.

At that point you are doing cardio and there is a reason nobody does bodyweight squats as cardio.

What reason would that be?

Why not just get a couple of adjustable weight dumbells?

1RomeoStevens13y

Your legs will atrophy with that change in stimulus regardless of how many hindu squats you do. Bodyweight squats as cardio will be highly stressful on your knees as they track way over the toes when performing a hindu squat. It's not something I would do regularly or for super high reps. I would suggest kettlebell swings as an alternative that can be done in your living room.

09eB113y

It is inefficient to do "cardio" (cardiovascular training for the explicit purpose of increasing general endurance) using only two large muscle groups (glutes and quadriceps). If your intention is to do cardio you can achieve the same level of effort in less time with running, which uses your entire leg and some upper body, or rowing, which has the benefit of not destroying your knees in the process. That said, 250 bodyweight squats is definitely achievable in one year for anyone of normal health, so my estimate of your probability of success is dominated by your willpower and desire to stick to that particular goal.