In memory of Jesse Marunde who passed away on 25 July 07. I decided to start another 20 rep squat cycle.
It’s been months since I have done them so today I started with 250 for 20 and am going to add ten pounds every week until I can’t complete 20 any longer.
Anyone care to join?
“Just squat more” - Jesse Marunde
for motivation Jesse’s 407 x 20 video
Boss, I’m in. Six weeks from now when current program is up we start (training partner and myself)
Great vid, I’ve seen it before, and loved it like the first time.
Glad to see you jumpin on. I am going to update my progress here for you all.
Anyone else want to join in with me?
Jesse died? WTF HAPPENED TO HIM!?
[quote]detazathoth wrote:
Jesse died? WTF HAPPENED TO HIM!?[/quote]
He died after working out. Thats all I know. Anyone care to shed some light onto what specifically happened.
Its a shame that such a young talent died so soon.
I will be doing 20 rep squats
[quote]kingkrs wrote:
In memory of Jesse Marunde who passed away on 25 July 07. I decided to start another 20 rep squat cycle.
It’s been months since I have done them so today I started with 250 for 20 and am going to add ten pounds every week until I can’t complete 20 any longer.
Anyone care to join?
“Just squat more” - Jesse Marunde
for motivation Jesse’s 407 x 20 video[/quote]
Holy Shit! That sucks. I really liked Jesse and favored him to win the WSM this year. Man I am bummed. I might do a set of 20’s for solidarity’s sake, but that’s not where I am right now in terms of training. Crap!
God bless you Jesse…
http://www.ptleader.com/main.asp?SectionID=10&SubSectionID=10&ArticleID=18399&TM=71728
This is from the article
Last Wednesday, July 25, Jesse finished a series of squat sets, a 600-pound flip and 265-pound stone lift/load, according to workout partner John “Sarge” Allen.
“All of this was done with no rest between sets. Rack, pull, go,” the post reads. “At the completion of these sets Jesse laid on his back, on the cold floor like normal. Breck [Gault] and Sarge noticed that his breathing was laborious. Jesse became incoherent and stopped breathing. We administered CPR, called 911 and continued to resuscitate until paramedics arrived. They set up the defibrillator, epinephrine, to no avail. He was worked on for over an hour between Breck, Sarge and the paramedics. These are the facts as it happened. We are deeply saddened by this tragic loss. We appreciate your support and prayers. [signed] The Sequim Crew.”
Jesse Marunde died doing what he loved. I can only wish for the same, just hopefully, long down the road. Count me in kingkrs. There is nothing like 20 rep squats and I’ve done just about every routine known.
I started a breathing squats routine in October of last year and made quick progress but my right knee gave out after a few weeks ( I’m 45 years old). Hopefully this time it will hold up. I’ve taken about 6 months off lifting to let my injuries heal and mind get in gear. I will also post my progress here, along with photos.
Come on people, step up to the plate in honor of a fallen iron warrior. R.I.P. Jesse Marunde.
after im doing doing the program i’m on, im gonna do 20 rep squats for this god of a man
Next squat day is for Jesse. I’m in.
I am glad to see all the real lifters step up. I tell you what; when I was going through my set of 20 last thursday, all I thought about is how Jesse would have done it and not quit. So I finished it.
I will probably always think of him when I do 20 rep squats.
My next squat day is this tuesday.
Im in .
RIP
is it possible that he died from over-exerting himself with his ridiculously long workouts? if so, is it really a good idea to be following in his footsteps? i’m not saying you automatically drop dead after 20 reps of squats, but i wouldn’t be surprised if it was connected to his death.
I am sure you are right about the workout contributing to his death. But his workouts are something else. Here was his final workout as posted by his good friend who witnessed it.
“The squat set was as follows:
230kg x 8
190kg x 8
150kg x 8
110kg x 8
70kg x 8
Followed immediately by:
600# tire flip
265# stone load
All of this was done with no rest between sets. Rack, pull, go”
Saying that you or anyone should not do 20 rep squats because he died doing them is as stupid as saying I shouldn’t drive a car because of some one that died in a car accident.
I’m in for ‘Jesse Marunde RIP Squats’.
Ready to set my legs on fire, as I’m in the 2nd week of 10x3 Waterbury Method, I’ll dedicate the last set of the day @ 225 x 20 to Jesse Marunde.
It’s the first time I’m going to attempt such a high rep scheme and hope that my heart doesn’t give out. JM’s untimely death came as a shock and a wake up call, hence I’ve updated my will and life insurance just in case. I’m ready to live as if tomorrow never comes and today is a blessing.
God bless your hearts, peace.
What was the mechanism for his death, do you guys think? Like, what would be deciding factors that would result in a giant set like that leading to exhaustion and growth versus death?
I’ll do a set of 20 squats next friday.
There is an autopsy being done, but the results of his death will published in about a month.
There were other factors involved in his death. Not just a high volume training session.
Wow. Definitely gonna be taking more resting time in between reps now!
This is very tragic. That could have been anybody!
I’m in…all of the strongmen, especially the Americans, are nothing but inspirational to me and hearing about Jesse’s death was a sad, tragic time. While it can certainly be said that he died doing what he loved, I’m sure everyone here can appreciate that it was far too early for such a dedicated individual. RIP Jesse, the pain I’ll be feeling over the next month is for you.
fyi, I’ll be starting at 245…hopefully I can gut out a few weeks, maybe getting to the 300 range.
[quote]dmitry wrote:
Wow. Definitely gonna be taking more resting time in between reps now!
This is very tragic. That could have been anybody!
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Calm down buddy. You are not going to die if you have short rest sets. His death was caused by something else. The workout more than likely pushed him over the edge.
Gimme a break.