Light squat day % question

[Nockian]

Sounds like a daft question but have to ask it. Does 90% of squat weight include the bar ? In other words if I'm lifting 60Kg on a normal day with a 20Kg bar, then 10% would be a total of 6Kg lighter. If the bar isn't included, then the number is 4Kg lighter. I presume the measure is total overall weight with the bar ?

[George Christiansen]

Sounds like a daft question but have to ask it. Does 90% of squat weight include the bar ? In other words if I'm lifting 60Kg on a normal day with a 20Kg bar, then 10% would be a total of 6Kg lighter. If the bar isn't included, then the number is 4Kg lighter. I presume the measure is total overall weight with the bar ?

Yes. It is daft. Yes, the bar counts as weight because you do lift it, right?

[Nockian]

Yes. It is daft. Yes, the bar counts as weight because you do lift it, right?

You have to use the bar ? Blimey, I wondered how everyone managed to balance all those plates on their backs. Doh.

Well now I know and I don't feel like I might be cheating myself out of a few extra pounds of pain. Thanks anyway.

[IlPrincipeBrutto]

Does 90% of squat weight include the bar ?

Yes, it does.
I don't even think you are the first one to ask the question, but I don't have time to go and fetch references.

IPB