Those 20 are there: just some strategy needs to come into play. When you play the game of high rep squats, you’re racing the clock, because it’s all about how long you keep the bar on your body. It’s like a tire with a small leak in it: you wanna drive fast before the air runs out. Those earlier reps need to be done FAST. No shame in soft lockouts at the top: make them like “touch and go squats”. Save hard lockouts for later reps. Trying to get in as many of those early reps in one breath is helpful as well for similar reasons: you’re never going to have a stronger brace than the initial one.
I was in a toss up as to how to attack it in all honesty. The 315x10 set was done soft lockout tng style and it felt “good”. My thinking was that I knew the bar was going to be on my back for a while and that by the time rep 19-20 hit, I’d have a hard time getting breath, so breathing squats seemed like the right choice.
I think you’re right, if I had just hammered out 4-5 at a time, breathe, rebrace, and keep hammering them out I could’ve gotten it done.
Any chance you could look at the edit in the last lifting post? I posted a video of the deadlift fails and it’d be nice to get some eyes on it for some clues as to where I’m messing up
The old timers didn’t do them because they were easier, haha. Although it’s also how I come down hard on people with Super Squats. Doing a set of 20 reps straight on is hard. Doing a set of 20 breathing reps is hard. Doing a set of as many as you can normally and switching to breathing squats when things get hard is the “easiest” way to do a high rep set of squats, which, in turn, completely defeats the point of Super Squats, haha. But it’s clutch for high rep squat goals.
For the dead, right at the start it looks like the weight is in front of you and you’re low backing it up. You wanna use your bodyweight to your advantage here and rock/see-saw the weight off the floor. I like to think of “falling backwards” at the start to get the weight off the floor. This is how deadlift shin scraps happen, which isn’t to say you need to do it on purpose, but it’s a consequence of it.
Ok, still on vacation and checking logs and stuff on here periodically… Trying to game plan what’s next for me lifting wise. I have a few things in mind that I want to accomplish when I get home, and I’ll get into that… but first… Food pics
Lots of carbs, alcohol, and hiking. It’s been a long week+, and as much as I love vacation, I’m ready to be back on a schedule, as is my wife. Going to have a 20+hr travel day coming up which is going to suck, but I’ll have all weekend to recover and get back on NY time.
I read through the Deepwater e book again, and re read my program review for it this morning (I have been waking up at 4am every day)… and it’s calling me again. I may run beginner and intermediate again after a couple weeks back in the routine, then move on to the strength program my buddy wrote for me.
I wanted to expand a little further on my post earlier. Re-doing deepwater seems like a good fit for me right now… I know it works, I know what to eat and what to avoid, I know it’ll get me bigger, leaner and stronger.
Running it again will get me closer to my goals, especially with a well timed and properly executed follow up program (like the one designed for me). I am thinking… There is a chance I could POTENTIALLY hit…
405x5 squat
5 plate DL
225x5 bench
155x5 ohp
Before Dec 31 of this year if I do a proper intensity ramp after finishing the 12 weeks. These are the numbers in my head that I may be starting the beginner program…
DL- 315? Maybe 325?
Squat- 285? Maybe 295?
OHP- try to aim for 110 or 115
Push press- aim for 135 or 140
Bench- ramp up to the numbers I was hitting at the end of my previous run of intermediate
It’s so difficult to avoid any if it! Everywhere I look it’s rice and potatoes and bread and wraps and beer… I’m not too worried about it though. Once I get home everything will be back to normal.
I see you’re in Munich from looking in your log, that’s awesome! I had visited some family in Germany a loonngggg time ago (I think I was 7) in Stuttgart. I remember some things, and the Neuschwanstein Castle sticks out in my mind, as does Untereisesheim and Bad Wimpfen… Can’t remember what I did there, but I remember the names haha. Have fun on the remainder of your vacation man!
Also, in other good news, a titan 7ft axle is on the way to my house as we speak, as are a pair of cast iron tens, a pair of cast iron 2.5s for db stuff and a pair of 25lb bumpers. I’m hoping to need another set of 45s soon as well. Have to get the deadlifts and squats up a little bit more first.
Ended up traveling for 26 hrs from Thursday to last night… Flight delays, missed flights, lost luggage… woke up at 11am today NY time (5am Hawaii time)… I feel so out of whack. Everything felt heavy, have some brain fog too.
Going to hit squats every day I lift and just rotate through BD and OHP to get my numbers back before deepwater in a couple weeks.
Lost a few lbs on Vaca, and was 198lbs this afternoon. Knee sleeves are looser than they have ever been, and my belt is looser as well. Hitting up the grocery store today to get stuff for lunches and dinners.
Edit: Thanks @T3hPwnisher, I’m beginning to realize just how well DW worked for me. I am super excited to start again and reveal everything else that’s hiding under the fat… And add on to it some more.
Edited so I dont just keep adding post after post of pics and text, but here is my last meal from vaca- pork ribs with pineapple salsa
