There is a theoretical advantage of
bodyweight squats over weighted squats when it comes to fat - loss, and you'd get best results if you did both types of exercise.
Not exact matches
Using «bare bones» programming roughly in line with the above, I've been able to bench well
over my
bodyweight for reps,
squat close to double my
bodyweight for reps, and deadlift more than double my
bodyweight for reps. I've also been able to achieve musculature that is appreciably visible:
, I» l be starting
over with the Beginner
Bodyweight Circuit (minus the lunges, because ow, I'll just do more
squats).
I've put on
over 50 + lbs of muscle, broke a record at Westside Barbell which is «The Strongest Powerlifting Gym» in the World, have deadlifted 3.2 x my
bodyweight (585 lbs weighing 179 lbs and 600 lbs),
squatted over 500 lbs and set a New Jersey State Bench Press record.
So, a natural
squat for most people is to allow the knees to shift forward and the quads to take
over and power up your
bodyweight plus resistance.