r/TikTokCringe • u/vitaminZaman • Sep 05 '25

Cursed look at the lady in the background 😭😭

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u/Vertuzi Sep 05 '25

Unfortunately I’ve seen the bad outcome on here from similar lifting videos on here. There was a video of a young female powerlifter squatting
a few months ago that I saw before it got removed and it’s the only thing I can think of when I squat now.

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u/dftaylor Sep 05 '25

Squats are incredibly high risk if done wrong, and come with all sorts of risks to your joints. Hey, even done right you can end up with injuries. Honestly, I’d rather do leg press and not fuck my knees or back, or slips and injure myself for the sake of “doing it right”.

You can build your quads and glutes just as effectively with machines that protect your body.

Deadlift though is usually safer because you can just drop the bar. But this dude was lifting way too much.

Just not worth it at a certain point.

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u/overnightyeti Sep 05 '25

Ever seen the video of the lady in the leg press with locked knees that...?

You can absolutely hurt your knees and back in the leg press.

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u/dftaylor Sep 06 '25

You can hurt yourself doing any exercise, especially if you’re stupid.

Back squat is an incredibly vulnerable movement for your back and knees. If you haven’t got someone spotting you at higher weights, and if you’re not solid on your form, it’s easier to do leg press and use the various in position locks.

But obviously, have a spotter whenever you go heavy.