not impressive numbers but when I did the squat and milk program I ended up doing 235 x 20, so that my accomplishment.
I have to admit I fell off the wagon, technique failure, at Rep 11.
I shall try again on Thurs with 87.5kg which I think might be a tad more realistic.
I did have a good session after a 5 minute break of some 8x3 (s/r)
I read all messages in this thread with interest. As a matter of fact, I only did 150kg x 8 after returning from the layoff,and it didn’t feel pleasant.
So if you cannnot do 20 reps the first time, try do to a couple of reps more the next time, and eventually you will get to 20 reps.
Put your mind to it, and it is doable.
This thread gets 10/10 from me. Awesome
Echelon, you get mad points for effort mate, a lot of people wouldnt have the bottle to do this. Fair play son.
I have 3-4 weeks of my current routine until I can try this, I look forward to it. First attempt should be 225lbs/100kg.
Kudos to everyone for manning up and posting videos.
ok gentlemen i put this before you to consider if it would be acceptable?
its looking less and less likily that ill be getting back into my hardcore gym… so this is my idea to enter this comp.
get a trailer, add weights and watever… on the bit that u attach to the car i would be able to put a bar instead to grip on
and then its going to be a hack squat instead of a back squat.
anybody got any idea about how to weigh what ill be lifting? and will the weight increase/decrease through the rep?
would this be acceptable? i like challenges.
Scott
I made my first attempt last night with 315. Understand that I consider anything over 5 reps as “high reps”, so the thought of grinding out 20 reps is pretty incredible.
I was able to do 15 reps on my first attempt and felt pretty good about that. I also realized at that point it really is a mental battle and I felt like physically could have gone to 20. In preparing for the lift mentally, I really wanted to get to 15 so once I got there I really just wanted to get the weight off my back, definitely mentally weak. The other thought I had in the back of my mind was since I forgot my video camera, I was going to do this again rather soon “for the record” and I wasn’t sure that I wanted to do this twice. It’s amazing how many excuses can go through your mind when you are that uncomfortable.
Next time will be a better effort with video.
During my chest work today, did some bench/db bench/flies was going to do some medicine ball push ups, I got a bit bored soooooo…
…I thought of the 20-rep thing again. Obviously I couldn’t do legs since I did them yesterday. Set myself a new challenge how many continuous, 1-3s rest, 50kg powercleans cleans, my 4x6 is 65kg, could I do till I couldn’t do anymore and the number was
[quote]shawnhavoc wrote:
I made my first attempt last night with 315. Understand that I consider anything over 5 reps as “high reps”, so the thought of grinding out 20 reps is pretty incredible. [/quote]
I always thought of rep ranges as:
1 rep - singles
2-3 reps - work sets
4+ - high rep!!!
(just kidding…sort of, not really)
[quote]shawnhavoc wrote:
I was able to do 15 reps on my first attempt and felt pretty good about that. I also realized at that point it really is a mental battle and I felt like physically could have gone to 20. In preparing for the lift mentally, I really wanted to get to 15 so once I got there I really just wanted to get the weight off my back, definitely mentally weak. The other thought I had in the back of my mind was since I forgot my video camera, I was going to do this again rather soon “for the record” and I wasn’t sure that I wanted to do this twice. [/quote]
See I was thinking the opposite, I figured if I stopped at 15, then I would have to do it again, so I didn’t stop! 
[quote]shawnhavoc wrote:
It’s amazing how many excuses can go through your mind when you are that uncomfortable.
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Ain’t that the truth!
BTW, great work with 315lbs.
[quote]shawnhavoc wrote:
I made my first attempt last night with 315. Understand that I consider anything over 5 reps as “high reps”, so the thought of grinding out 20 reps is pretty incredible.
I was able to do 15 reps on my first attempt and felt pretty good about that. I also realized at that point it really is a mental battle and I felt like physically could have gone to 20. In preparing for the lift mentally, I really wanted to get to 15 so once I got there I really just wanted to get the weight off my back, definitely mentally weak. The other thought I had in the back of my mind was since I forgot my video camera, I was going to do this again rather soon “for the record” and I wasn’t sure that I wanted to do this twice. It’s amazing how many excuses can go through your mind when you are that uncomfortable.
Next time will be a better effort with video.[/quote]
I just did the 20 reps. I did 285. I was going to try 315, but since I haven’t done anything over 8 reps in a long, long time, I decided to go conservative. I should have gone heavier. The leg strength was fine, I could have gotten 25-30. My hands did go slightly numb towards the end, though. I will try 315 soon.
I want to post the video, but I can’t get it to work. If I play it in media player, it says it’s a 28 second video, but it’s actually like 2 1/2 minutes. I tried to use Windows Movie Maker, but the video stops after the first 28 seconds. The audio, however, continues.
I tried just uploading directly to youtube and here, but after 10 minutes on both sites, I gave up. If anybody can help, I’m interested.
[quote]malonetd wrote:
shawnhavoc wrote:
I made my first attempt last night with 315. Understand that I consider anything over 5 reps as “high reps”, so the thought of grinding out 20 reps is pretty incredible.
I was able to do 15 reps on my first attempt and felt pretty good about that. I also realized at that point it really is a mental battle and I felt like physically could have gone to 20. In preparing for the lift mentally, I really wanted to get to 15 so once I got there I really just wanted to get the weight off my back, definitely mentally weak. The other thought I had in the back of my mind was since I forgot my video camera, I was going to do this again rather soon “for the record” and I wasn’t sure that I wanted to do this twice. It’s amazing how many excuses can go through your mind when you are that uncomfortable.
Next time will be a better effort with video.
I just did the 20 reps. I did 285. I was going to try 315, but since I haven’t done anything over 8 reps in a long, long time, I decided to go conservative. I should have gone heavier. The leg strength was fine, I could have gotten 25-30. My hands did go slightly numb towards the end, though. I will try 315 soon.
I want to post the video, but I can’t get it to work. If I play it in media player, it says it’s a 28 second video, but it’s actually like 2 1/2 minutes. I tried to use Windows Movie Maker, but the video stops after the first 28 seconds. The audio, however, continues.
I tried just uploading directly to youtube and here, but after 10 minutes on both sites, I gave up. If anybody can help, I’m interested.
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Excellent work! I cant’ remember the last time that I did more than 8 reps before this attempt. I will know a little bit more what to expect the next time as I feel that I rushed the lift, especially the first 6 or 7 reps. My hands and traps also got really tired toward the end of the lift and my stomach felt a bit sick. I am pretty sure that I can grind out the 20 on my next attempt although I can tell that those last five are going to be hell.
thosebananas: That would not be a squat, rather some kind of deadlift, but go ahead and do 20 reps, it would still be interesting. It would be hard to judge how much weight you will lift, some physics calculations would be needed to be able to know how much weight you are using. The weight would probably change throughout the motion.
shawnhavoc: 15 reps was pretty good. When it gets to 15, the rest of the reps is just a mind game. The pain is bad, and you just have to decide to do it!
echelon101: there is no problem working legs back to back. I to them twice a day these days. You cannot do that forever, but a couple of days in a row, or even a week in a row is possible. I guess even more. Well done with 25 reps of powerclean!
malonetd:
Well done! I’d love to see the video! I use the program “Super” for video conversion and I can highly reccomend it. So far I have been able to convert all kinds of video-formats with it!
shawnhavoc:
“My hands and traps also got really tired toward the end of the lift and my stomach felt a bit sick. I am pretty sure that I can grind out the 20 on my next attempt although I can tell that those last five are going to be hell.”
With a high bar placement, your hands and traps should not get that tired, for me, I have no problem with that, you can check out my style if you like to (link earlier in this thread). It is the reason that i challenged you all. If 20 reps of a big weight was going to be easy, it wouldn’t be a real challenge.
Today I did 167.5kg/369lbs x 11 in first workout, and 167.5kg/369lbs x 12 in second workout. Yesterday I did 167.5kg/369lbs x 7 in first workout and 167.5kg/369lbs x 10 in 2nd workout. I am confident I can do 13 reps in my next workout. When I hit 15, I am sure I can force it all the way to 20, but it sure is starting to get pretty hard!
Here’s a video from the first workout today:
My girlfriend has also started squatting, and today she did 20 reps with 110 pounds. I think she can do some more weight. She refuses however to be put online. She is a bit overweight, and she is not very comfortable about showing any videos of herself. She used to be thinner, and she’s working on losing weight now. So we work out together in the basement. Something I can reccomend for every couple! 
it would surely be a hack squat? more quad dominated…
i have also thought a cud put the trailer on the edge of a wall then us the bar to do what would resemble an actual squat but this could prove dangerous…
Great OP, I want to give this a try. I’ve got to see if I can get my camera to work, but I’m on it…will report back to this thread next week.
What about turning the guy the other way?
Although check this out
I can’t seem to find a vid of it unfortunately.
what differene would turning the guy the other way make?
any body got an idea to make this idea safe incase i fall??
thosebananas: Go ahead and give us your best shot. It sure will be worth watching. Try with some weight you can do first, then increase the weight and make it really hard. If you vomit and lie on the ground after the set, it is an extra bonus!
Gambit, welcome to the challenge!
i wont be doing it unless im 100% sure that if i fail at the bottom of a rep or fall that the trailer wont coming down on top of me too…
i had a thought
what if the trailer didnt overhang as much. i could set it on a cinderblock at the top of the squat then lift it off and take a step to the side. i could also work out where the bottom of my squat would be and make sure the handle of the trailer is hitting the wall a few more inches lower than that… but it would probably still fall on me…
any body else got any ideas?
whats wrong with my original idea… becasuse im takeing it from behind my legs, would that not make it more of a squat than a deadlift as it prety much resembles a hack squat?
[quote]thosebananas wrote:
anybody got any idea about how to weigh what ill be lifting? and will the weight increase/decrease through the rep?
would this be acceptable? i like challenges.
Scott[/quote]
You could brace the device on a 2x4 (be creative) and place the 2x4 on a scale.
However, I don’t think the weight really matters here, since you will not be performing a Squat in the same manner as everyone else, so there really won’t be a way to compare your numbers to everyone else.
Why not just load up the wagon with 25 stones, or 100, or whatever. Try to get 20 reps with it. If you can get 20 reps, then add more stones next time. If you can’t get 20, then keep at it until you can.
[quote]Modi wrote:
thosebananas wrote:
anybody got any idea about how to weigh what ill be lifting? and will the weight increase/decrease through the rep?
would this be acceptable? i like challenges.
Scott
You could brace the device on a 2x4 (be creative) and place the 2x4 on a scale.
However, I don’t think the weight really matters here, since you will not be performing a Squat in the same manner as everyone else, so there really won’t be a way to compare your numbers to everyone else.
Why not just load up the wagon with 25 stones, or 100, or whatever. Try to get 20 reps with it. If you can get 20 reps, then add more stones next time. If you can’t get 20, then keep at it until you can.[/quote]
im no maths expert but wont the weight change as the rep is performed because it is acting around a pivot?
i wont be able to have a spotter so it has to be safe.
Scott
[quote]thosebananas wrote:
Modi wrote:
thosebananas wrote:
anybody got any idea about how to weigh what ill be lifting? and will the weight increase/decrease through the rep?
would this be acceptable? i like challenges.
Scott
You could brace the device on a 2x4 (be creative) and place the 2x4 on a scale.
However, I don’t think the weight really matters here, since you will not be performing a Squat in the same manner as everyone else, so there really won’t be a way to compare your numbers to everyone else.
Why not just load up the wagon with 25 stones, or 100, or whatever. Try to get 20 reps with it. If you can get 20 reps, then add more stones next time. If you can’t get 20, then keep at it until you can.
im no maths expert but wont the weight change as the rep is performed because it is acting around a pivot?
i wont be able to have a spotter so it has to be safe.
Scott
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Weight it and find out.
If you won’t have a spotter, the safest way is going to be a deadlift/hack squat variation so you can dump the weight if you need to.