Hello all!
How much time should 20 rep squat set in the 20 rep squat routine take? With all the breathing and psyching myself up between each rep at heavier weights, it is taking a while.
Thanks
If youāre doing the ābreathing squatsā with three giant breaths after every repā¦ It takes an absolute eternity. Thatās what it feels like anyway. In real time itās probably less than 2 minutes.
Why are you worried about the time it takes? You have somewhere to be? That squats and milk program is whatā¦ 3.5 hours/week training?
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3 to 4 minutes was about average for me.
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Itāll take as long as it takes. The key to 20-rep squats is doing all 20 reps and gradually adding weight. You donāt progress by shaving time off the set. If it takes you 3:45 to do 20 reps with 225 this week but takes 4:15 to do 20 reps with 235 next week, thatās fine.
To paraphrase Rippetoe, the goal of strength training is not conditioning.
Also, a quick check for ā20 rep squatsā on Youtube shows a lot of videos in the 2 to 5-minute range. Theyāre likely not all ābreathing squatsā though. Some are plain old sets of 20 reps with a more manageable weight.
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Three to five minutes probably.
I donāt think thereās a set time. The only rule Iāve read about is you canāt rack the bar until youāre finished.
3-5mins seems pretty manageable.
Sorry guys, youāre all wrong. The answer is 1min 29s.
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No 3 big breaths between reps. 3 reds all around, haha.
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Damn fine printā¦
By the way, I just started SVR II last night. I thought it was interesting when I first read it, but definitely wouldnāt have tried it if I hadnāt seen you do it in your log. So I appreciate the misery that you have caused me.
Although, Iām not sure Iām man enough to widowmaker the deadlift for week 1. It may be a FSL supplemental day.
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Aw come on; WM deadlift is like the only reason to DO SVR II, haha. Absolutely my favorite day for generating misery.
Glad you decided to give the program a go. Definitely my favorite so far. Each week is a new challenge.
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I did 4ā deficit pulls last week, worked up to a heavy single then did a set of 30 @65% of said single. Afterwards, as I was lying down next to the bar, I wondered why I thought it was a good idea.
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You guys are all fucking crazy lol.
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What the actual F@#$.
Yep, my thoughts exactly.
This is a prescribed 20reps @ 70% of my TM, and Iām debating on backing out after how defeated I felt from my 20reps @ 70% on squats yesterday. Time will tell.
when I did 20 rep squats for a few months, I donāt think I spent more than 90 seconds under the bar on any given set. I wanted to knock out the reps as quickly as possible. I basically knocked out the first 8 or so consecutively, then like 3 or 4, then 3, then āsinglesā per breath. The 3 breaths per rep thing sounds like death. I would not want to be under the bar for 4 fucking minutes. No way.
Just do whatever suits you mentally. Any method will be quite effective. At the end of the day, itās still 20 reps.
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It is what makes Super Squats just absolutely awful. Also part of how you can do the whole āDo your 10RM for 20 repsā thing. Itās really just a rest pause set, but you rest with the bar on your back instead of in the rack.
Although I suppose, since you take 3 deep breaths, youāre actually squatting your 1rm for 20 reps according to some posters from the past.
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Pretty interesting!
3 to 5 minutes of squats?
You guys are nuts, itās squatting not having sex! 
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3 to 5 minutes for sex?
You are nuts, itās a race. I stand by my original answer, 1min 29s.
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Im like usain bolt. I last 9.58 seconds 