This is really impressive. Ive only been doing squats for a few months, and my PR is 140kg x 1. I swear I really struggle to get 40kg for 10. Admittedly, I never have done high rep training (more than 8 I think). I always stick to low reps. Props to you mate
That’s a hell of a workout… I decided to do high rep training on my squate day (I usually do 3-10 rep range). I did 3 sets of 185x20 and quit. My body and will quit on me. Way, way harder than my hardest day by a mile…
[quote]Fandango wrote:
This deserves a bump. I think I will try this on my next leg day. Personally I have found that lower weight, higher rep, better form/depth works best for me. I just wish I would have known that from the beginning.[/quote]
I’d love to hear if you gave it a try?
I took me forever to realize that too.
[quote]Brett620 wrote:
That’s a hell of a workout… I decided to do high rep training on my squate day (I usually do 3-10 rep range). I did 3 sets of 185x20 and quit. My body and will quit on me. Way, way harder than my hardest day by a mile…[/quote]
I think it’s awesome that you went for it. I was shocked at the difficulty the first time I decided to work on multiple high rep sets. It really crushes the mind and soul. I often feel absolute dread the day before or hour before my workout. It’s so worth it though once you begin to progress. Post again after you do 4 sets.
I haven’t posted a workout in a while because this thread started to look like a training log. I’m posting today’s effort because my progress has stalled the last few weeks. I’m not really sure what the issue is. I’ve been making steady progress for a long time using the same template. Today I added a couple of sets of 315 and will try this for a few weeks and see what happens.
Any thoughts on overcoming sticking points? I’m inclined to not change much and just keep pounding away but don’t want to waste time.
Set 1 - 135 X 10
Set 2 - 185 X 10
Set 3 - 225 X 20
Set 4 - 275 X 20
Set 5 - 275 X 18
Set 6 - 275 X 15
Set 7 - 275 X 16
Set 8 - 315 X 8
Set 9 - 315 X 7
Set 10 - 275 X 14
138 total reps.
You should video some of your sets an post em. Itd be cool to see the heavier sets of 20 reps
[quote]gregron wrote:
You should video some of your sets an post em. Itd be cool to see the heavier sets of 20 reps[/quote]
I’m not really into the pic/vid thing. I’ve never posted either.
I’ll have to think about it.
I worked with some heavier weight today and got a PR which is always a good thing.
Set 1 - 135 X 10
Set 2 - 185 X 10
Set 3 - 225 X 20
Set 4 - 275 X 20
Set 5 - 315 X 10
Set 6 - 335 X 6
Set 7 - 355 X 4
Set 8 - 365 X 2 * PR
Set 9 - 365 X 2
Set 10 - 315 X 9
Set 11 - 315 X 6 - stopped this set early because my form was getting sloppy.
99 total reps. 275 X 20 felt easier than usual.
I should also mention that 365lb squat was one of my goals to reach by my 40th birthday. 8 months late but I’ll take it. I’d love to get 315 X 20 or 405 X 2 by New Years day.
[quote]Wilba wrote:
I should also mention that 365lb squat was one of my goals to reach by my 40th birthday. 8 months late but I’ll take it. I’d love to get 315 X 20 or 405 X 2 by New Years day.[/quote]
Congratulations on hitting your goal! What is your bodyweight (I didn’t check the whole thread)? Also if you were to wrap a tape measure around one of your legs what would it measure?
Congrats again man, good job.
[quote]ZEB wrote:
[quote]Wilba wrote:
I should also mention that 365lb squat was one of my goals to reach by my 40th birthday. 8 months late but I’ll take it. I’d love to get 315 X 20 or 405 X 2 by New Years day.[/quote]
Congratulations on hitting your goal! What is your bodyweight (I didn’t check the whole thread)? Also if you were to wrap a tape measure around one of your legs what would it measure?
Congrats again man, good job.[/quote]
Thanks ZEB. I’m currently around 195lbs give or take a few pounds depending on the day. Not that lean. I’ll be working on losing some fat in the near future. I like to have abs in the summer. 25.5 inches. Most of the mass is higher up on my legs, not so much down by the knee. I’ll need to work on that at some point too.
If it’s not one thing with me it’s another. I have a chronic issue with a couple of disks in my neck and they have been really bothering me since Sunday night. I think I irritated them doing incline dumbbell flys of all things. I don’t normally do flys and for some reason thought it was a good idea to start doing them again. Wrong. Anyway, I managed to get my squat workout in today but was a little disappointed in my effort.
Set 1 - 135 X 10
Set 2 - 185 X 10
Set 3 - 225 X 20
Set 4 - 275 X 20
Set 5 - 315 x 10
Set 6 - 315 X 8
Set 7 - 315 X 7
Set 8 - 315 X 7
Set 9 - 315 X 5
Set 10 - 275 X 12
109 total reps.
I felt stronger today with 315. My neck is feeling better too but still not right.
Set 1 - 135 X 10
Set 2 - 185 X 10
Set 3 - 225 X 20
Set 4 - 275 X 20
Set 5 - 315 X 11
Set 6 - 315 X 9
Set 7 - 315 X 9
Set 8 - 315 X 8
Set 9 - 315 X 8
Set 10 - 275 X 13
118 total reps - 9 more than last week.
[quote]Wilba wrote:
I felt stronger today with 315. My neck is feeling better too but still not right.
Set 1 - 135 X 10
Set 2 - 185 X 10
Set 3 - 225 X 20
Set 4 - 275 X 20
Set 5 - 315 X 11
Set 6 - 315 X 9
Set 7 - 315 X 9
Set 8 - 315 X 8
Set 9 - 315 X 8
Set 10 - 275 X 13
118 total reps - 9 more than last week.[/quote]
I noticed that whenever I’m doing serious squatting by the 7th or 8th week rolls around not only is my neck stiff but I also wake up with a headache the day after I squat. Obviously, in my case it’s all squat related. I wonder how much of your neck problem is related to your incredible squat sessions?
I’ve had the neck injury for over a year. Herniated disks 5-6 6-7 confirmed via MRI. It was a gradual build up over time and was caused by, I believe, the way I used to squat and raising my ass off the bench max bench pressing. I used to squat high bar but had to change that after getting injured. That turned out to be a good thing. Now that it’s injured and I’m too stubborn to take 3 months off to let it heal it’s prone to getting aggravated from time to time. I’ve slowly stopped doing movements that bother it so it’s usually not an issue.
As someone who ignorantly ignored legs most of his training career I could never imagine someone calling my squat sessions - incredible. I think they’re somewhat short of incredible but thanks for the compliment.
Another very good squat session today - at least by my standards. The reps keep going up each set. Legs were pumped and feeling swole afterwards.
3\8\11
Set 1 - 135 X 10
Set 2 - 185 X 10
Set 3 - 225 X 20
Set 4 - 275 X 20
Set 5 - 315 X 13 - rep PR
Set 6 - 315 X 11
Set 7 - 315 X 11
Set 8 - 315 X 9
Set 9 - 315 X 9
Set 10 - 275 X 13
126 total reps - 8 more than last week.
3\15\11
Set 1 - 135 X 10
Set 2 - 185 X 10
Set 3 - 225 X 20
Set 4 - 275 X 20
Set 5 - 315 X 15 - rep PR
Set 6 - 315 X 12
Set 7 - 315 X 12
Set 8 - 315 X 10
Set 9 - 315 X 9
Set 10 - 275 X 13
131 total reps - 5 more than last week.
3\22\11 - I was feeling really tired this morning and knew I would be lucky to repeat last weeks performance so I decided to go “heavy”. Not great but a little improvement over my last heavy day 5 weeks ago.
Set 1 - 135 X 10
Set 2 - 185 X 10
Set 3 - 225 X 20
Set 4 - 275 X 20
Set 5 - 315 X 15
Set 6 - 335 X 8 - rep PR
Set 7 - 345 X 6
Set 8 - 355 X 5 - rep PR
Set 9 - 365 X 3 - rep PR
Set 10 - 375 X 1 - *PR
Set 11 - 315 X 11
109 total reps