# 3-0-0 Tempo squats

**URL:** <https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/3-0-0-tempo-squats/13213>\
**Category:** Training Q&A \[Moderated\]\
**Created:** [February 11, 2023, 3:22pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/3-0-0-tempo-squats/13213 "2023-02-11T15:22:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![bhughes5150](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/97f17d/32.png) [@bhughes5150](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/bhughes5150)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2023, 3:22pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/3-0-0-tempo-squats/13213/1 "2023-02-11T15:22:25Z")

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When doing 3-0-0 tempo squats should the weight be lighter to ensure it’s a quick 0-0? I feel like its taking me a lot longer to get up. Maybe like I’m doing 3-0-3 instead. I felt like it was harder to gauge rpe because at 135lbs it felt like a 5 or lower but at 185 went a lot slower getting back up.

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**Author:** ![Jordan\_Feigenbaum](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.barbellmedicine.com/jordan_feigenbaum/32/1315_2.png) [@Jordan\_Feigenbaum](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/Jordan_Feigenbaum)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2023, 3:53pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/3-0-0-tempo-squats/13213/2 "2023-02-11T15:53:49Z")

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> [@bhughes5150](#):
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> When doing 3-0-0 tempo squats should the weight be lighter to ensure it’s a quick 0-0?

Not necessarily, as your normal squat tempo should be “0-0-0”, which will sometimes low down on the way up.