It’s this thing. I use it for squats, chest supported rows (doesn’t run into the bench like a regular trap bar or barbell), along with the other usual trap bar things. The only thing keeping it from being a perfect piece of kit is that the handles spin for some odd reason, like a skinny Rolling Thunder. Need to strap up for deads, and keeps presses from being viable. Also, I’m 5’10" 180 and just barely fit inside it at the bottom of the squat (the handles are right outside my thighs). Might not work for a beefier dude, luckily I bought it used and was able to try before I bought it.
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I see . . interesting . . does it feel similar to squatting with an ssb? or no?
It has some similarities to the SSB for sure. I actually like the hand positioning for this over the SSB, they’re down at your side like a yoke instead of clutched to your chest. I feel like I can do the “big chest” cue much better.
Also, you can’t really tell from the picture, but the sleeves are slightly offset from the bar, so I can carry the bar up high but the weight is just slightly behind me like low bar, which means I can lean forward a little more but still keep the weight over my center of gravity.
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1/31/26 – OFF
2/1/26 – Active Recovery
20 chins/60 pushups/20 ab wheels/40 lying leg raises in 10:00
2/2/26 – Super Squats Workout 16
A1) Axle BTN Press: 47x10, 69x5, 91x1, 102x10/10/9 (+1 total reps over last session)
A2) Chest Supported Trap Bar Row: 55x10, 99x5, 121x1, 139x10/10
B1) DB Incline Bench: 58x12/11/9
B2) Axle Curl: 58x15/15
C) Cambered Bar Squats: 55x10, 143x5, 187x1, 220x19 (breathing style)
- Damn. Thought for sure based on the first 10 or so reps that I would have it. Alas, I attempted rep 20 and had to set it down. Wednesday for sure, and this is still a PR!
D) DB Pullovers: 17x20
E) SLDL: 204x15
56:36
I need to EAT this week. I’ve been having some digestive troubles with the increased food intake this training demands, and I’ve really been scarfing down the food I tolerate well, but its tough when you can’t sneak some extra filler in there without turning into a bloated mess. Oh well, room for more red meat, eggs, salmon and cottage cheese!
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Congrats on that PR dude! 20 is sure to fall.
Oh well, room for more red meat, eggs, salmon and cottage cheese!
I couldn’t think of anything more anabolic.
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I did it! And to put the cherry on top of the cake, I realized my bar is 3lb heavier than I thought, so it was an even bigger PR than I thought. I came into this program with a lifetime PR of 217x20 (done almost 3 years ago) and just did 223x20. I finally feel like I’m the strongest I’ve ever been, and it feels awesome.
2/3/26 – Active Recovery
25 chins/25 dips/25 ab wheels in 10:00
2/4/26 – Super Squats Workout 17
A1) Axle Bench: 47x10, 91x5, 124x3, 148x12/12/12
A2) Landmine V-Handle Row: 45x10, 89x5, 122x3, 146x10/10
- That is only 5lb off my 12rm for bench, and I did it for 3 sets. A testament to the upper body development this program gives.
B1) Seated DB Press: 47x10/9/8
B2) Drag Curl: 77x15/15
C) Cambered Bar Squats: 58x10, 146x5, 190x1, 223x20 (breathing style) LIFETIME PR!!!
D) DB Pullovers: 17x20
E) SLDL: 209x15
55:35
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Hell yeah!
Double hell yeah!
Congratulations—that’s some good stuff there.
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Awesome, congrats
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Well, I certainly paid my pound of flesh, my body is feeling the results of pushing the same few movements hard for 6 straight weeks (I think using the axle and thick DB handles so much really caught up to me), but I made it through the end of the program and lived to tell the tale. And really, it went well beyond my wildest expectations. I had to eat big, but never resorted to junk. And the results speak for themselves. Next week, I am doing a really easy deload, then I am torn on what to do after. My heart says Mass Made Simple, but my brain says something with low reps may be more appropriate. I have a few days to figure it out.
2/5/26 – Active Recovery
20 chins/60 pushups/40 lying leg raises in 10:00
2/6/26 – Super Squats Workout 18 - End of Program
A1) Axle BTN Press: 47x10, 69x5, 91x1, 102x3 - cut set here due to wrist pain
A2) Chest Supported Trap Bar Row: 58x10, 102x5, 124x1, 144x10/10
B1) DB Incline Bench: cut due to wrist pain
B2) Axle Curl: 25x50 scaled back due to wrist pain
C) Cambered Bar Squats: 58x10, 146x5, 190x1, 229x20 (breathing style) LIFETIME PR!!!
D) DB Pullovers: 17x20
E) SLDL: 216x15
42:31
This is a meal from yesterday, knowing I had these squats to do today. That is a boneless ribeye from my friend’s farm - 1.6lb. It took me another sitting to get through it, but still probably the biggest steak I’ve ever eaten.
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I’m running out of responses to the awesomeness in here, so I’ll just go with:
Hell yeah!
again.
Oh, and that meal: Amazing!
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Thank you @SvenG. I have to give props to you, @simo74 and @T3hPwnisher for your writings on this program convincing me that it was actually doable.
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that’s some very nice high rep squatting sir. Glad my run through has some influence on you being awesome.
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Wrote up some of my thoughts on Super Squats.
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Reload Week
2/9/28 - 71 Dips in 5:00 (Alex Bromley has a 5 minute Dip test where 75 is the intermediate standard, so I’m almost there), staight into 50 chins/20 Ab Wheels/60 Banded Good Mornings/100 BW Squats in 25:00
2/10/28 - 30+ minute walk w/ 25lb vest (I put the “+” because the weather was nice and we went a ways past our usual turnaround spot before heading back home)
2/11/28 - 62 Dips/54 Inverted Rope Rows/69 BW Tricep Extensions/59 BW Bicep Curls/63 Lying Leg Raises/49 Ab Wheels in 30:00
2/12/28 - 30 minute walk w/ 25lb vest
2/13/28 - 60 chins/200 Pushups/300 BW Squats in 30:00 (I had plans to go for the full Murph of BW work, but I realized about 10 minutes in that my hands weren’t ready for that, so settled for this)
2/14/28 - 30 minute walk w/ 25lb vest
Excited to start Jamie Lewis’ “Juggeryoke” on Monday. That won out for me over Dan John’s “Mass Made Simple” (because I wanted something that had at least a little bit of heavy, low rep leg work) and Jim Wendler’s “Building the Monolith” (because I didn’t want a %-based program right now), but I still plan on doing both those programs this year at some point.
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2/16/26 - Jamie Lewis’ “Juggeryoke”, Week 1 Day 1
A1) Front Squat - 45x10, 111x5, 155x1, 188x3/3/3/3/3/3/3/3/3/3
A2) Log Clean once & Push Press away - 62x10, 106x5, 117x1, 128x3/3/3/3/3/3/3/3/3/3
B1) Neutral Grip Chin - BWx5, 22x3/3/3/3/3
B2) Dip - BWx5, 44x3/3/3/3/3
C) Hanging Knee Raise - 10/10/10/10/10
59:11
Solid day, weight selection was just right, heavy enough to be challenging but not too much that there won’t be room to grow. And it took some serious hustle to keep it under an hour.
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2/17/26 - Jamie Lewis’ “Juggeryoke”, Week 1 Day 2
35 Chins/35 Ab Wheels/35 Inverted Rope Rows/33 Dips/33 Pushups in 20:00
Then, a circuit of -
A1) DB Hammer Curls - 34x3/3/3/3/3
A2) Barbell Skullcrusher - 62x3/3/3/3/3
A3) Hanging Knee Raise (with 10 lat shrugs after each set) - 11/10/10/10/10
39:04
Heck of an arm and ab day. I forgot about those lat shrugs yesterday. They’re no joke.
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2/18/26 - Jamie Lewis’ “Juggeryoke”, Week 1 Day 3
A1) Axle Incline Bench - 47x10, 91x5, 113x1, 135x5/5/5/5/5/5
A2) Trap Bar High Pull off blocks - 44x10, 110x5, 154x1, 176x5/5/5/5/5/5
B) Pause Axle Bench - 91x1, 135x1, 157x1, 176x1/1/1/1/1/1
C) Axle Bench - 106x20/15
D) Cambered Bar Squats - 58x10, 135x37+(1 minute rest)+22
E) Hanging Knee Raise (with 10 lat shrugs after each set) - 11/11/10/10/10
64:44
This program is no joke. I thought I was going to be able to gradually bump the calories like I did with Super Squats, but I’m thinking I need to accelerate that timetable if I’m going to survive.
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2/19/26 - Jamie Lewis’ “Juggeryoke”, Week 1 Day 4
A1) Axle Reverse Curls - 36x10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10
A2) Axle OH Tricep Extensions - 36x10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10
A3) Hanging Knee Raise (with 10 lat shrugs after each set) - 11/11/11/10/10
21:50
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Haha that’s how I felt too! This program is like walking out into the ocean
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