So I’m just wondering, what is the most difficult/intensive program you have every followed or have ever heard of? I love a good challenge, give me some ideas…
Mine was a certain leg day. Drinking a 4 pak of Blues, listening to fruity dance music in the back of my buddies Super Duty. We did 100s for all the 6 exercises. I couldnt finish my leg extensions with 50lbs. One of my buddies puked in the parking lot. I couldn’t walk out of the gym. I couldn’t take a dump because I would cripple under my own weight. I shamelessly drove the fat guy motorized shopping cart at costco. It was pretty hardcore for us.
Giant sets, especially on leg day…the more I look into Doggcrapp, it seems pretty tough as well.
Gerdy
EDIT: might I add giant sets on leg day when low carb a few weeks out from a contest…ya, thats the tough one 
GVT was pretty tough, also a workout I did which involved supersetting 1 1/4 squats with travelling lunges, that superset alone was a killer.
The workout I’m doing now even, involves lots of supersets of the same muscle group, extended sets and drop sets.
Did a cycle of SuperSlow a few years ago. 10/10 cadence was a killer on squats, chins, dips.
Tried GVT a month ago. Was almost comatose the next day. LOL
[quote]Growing_Boy wrote:
I shamelessly drove the fat guy motorized shopping cart at costco. [/quote]
LMFAO!!
5x5 Bill Starr after about 5 weeks it begins to really get brutal. Or Waterburys TBT on the 3 sets of 18 reps days.
[quote]Dirty Gerdy wrote:
Giant sets, especially on leg day…the more I look into Doggcrapp, it seems pretty tough as well.
Gerdy
EDIT: might I add giant sets on leg day when low carb a few weeks out from a contest…ya, thats the tough one :P[/quote]
Heh, I take it you haven’t tried the 20rep squat yet. ;}
The before and after pictures of DC guys tell all though.
SwoleCat’s leg days. Oh dammit, that’s today. 5 sets of 20 rep squats at 3 second neg…that’s after blasting the legs with 3 second negative leg curls and lunges. Burning up the calves after all that is a warm welcome.
[quote]GetSwole wrote:
Dirty Gerdy wrote:
Giant sets, especially on leg day…the more I look into Doggcrapp, it seems pretty tough as well.
Gerdy
EDIT: might I add giant sets on leg day when low carb a few weeks out from a contest…ya, thats the tough one
Heh, I take it you haven’t tried the 20rep squat yet. ;}
The before and after pictures of DC guys tell all though.[/quote]
I’ve dabbled in the 20 rep range.
Try performing sissy squats on a hack squat machine to failure with little to no weigt besides the sled. Last time I did those I lasted until 55 or 60 reps. The burn is UNGODLY. It definitely brings out some seperation in your quadricep muscles.
Or Strip sets on the Hack or Leg press. Those are always fun too…
Yea, that’s why I started looking into DC. Seems like everybody who is doing it is BIG and STRONG. So I don’t wanna be left behind in the dust 
lol
Gerdy
I front squatted around 150% of my 1RM today. Partials, of course. Supramaximals kill me more than anything.
Not really the routine per say… but having to continually beat my previous times performance over months. It’s a little daunting knowing that “that” 20 rep set of squats where you started to get light headed and make weird animal noises at rep 11, but got 20(somehow), is nothing and if you don’t slap 10 lbs on next time and get the same you failed.
Trying to do that creates a near panic attack everytime you step into the gym, you become terrified with what you have done, what you will do today, and knowing in the back of your head it’s going to be worse the next time.
DC, GVT, push pull legs etc, doesn’t matter… the attitude you bring to the program is what makes it hard to me.
[quote]Scott M wrote:
DC, GVT, push pull legs etc, doesn’t matter… the attitude you bring to the program is what makes it hard to me.
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Those are words of wisdom right there!
Gerdy
[quote]Scott M wrote:
Trying to do that creates a near panic attack everytime you step into the gym, you become terrified with what you have done, what you will do today, and knowing in the back of your head it’s going to be worse the next time.
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I get the cold sweats just reading this. So true.
Easy answer for me
The Super-Accumulation Program
by Charles Poliquin
http://www.T-Nation.com/readArticle.do?id=1605986
10x6 of snatch grip deadlifts on a platform… ENOUGH SAID
but ill also add training 9 times in 6 days b4 a day off with squats and front squats alternating every day.
It turned me into a zombie… and i couldnt finish the second week.
My olympic lift days are usually hardest, from beginning (warmup) to end a normal, push myself to the max-type workout would be:
Warmups-
Overhead squat: 2 sets, 10 reps - 95 lbs
Hang clean: 3 sets, 6 reps - 135 lbs
Bentover row: 2 sets, 6 reps - 225 lbs
Power clean: 3 sets, 3-5 reps - 225 lbs
“Falcons,” (learned as a HS football superset exercise for speed) - 6 reps of four barbell exercises all in succession; upright row, hang clean-push press, squat-military press, bent over row - 2 sets - 95 lbs
Throw in assorted sit ups in between sets when the arms/shoulders/hands need a few minutes rest (usually during the power cleans).
Cool down exercises: Arnold press and variations thereof 2-3 sets, other various dumbell exercises that target the shoulders/traps, more sit ups, finally more sit ups.
That’s about as intense as I can get!
[quote]Scott M wrote:
Not really the routine per say… but having to continually beat my previous times performance over months. It’s a little daunting knowing that “that” 20 rep set of squats where you started to get light headed and make weird animal noises at rep 11, but got 20(somehow), is nothing and if you don’t slap 10 lbs on next time and get the same you failed.
Trying to do that creates a near panic attack everytime you step into the gym, you become terrified with what you have done, what you will do today, and knowing in the back of your head it’s going to be worse the next time.
DC, GVT, push pull legs etc, doesn’t matter… the attitude you bring to the program is what makes it hard to me.
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Best post on this thread. I get near anxiety attacks right before my sets of squats.
When I was younger I’d do a giant set of 20 rep leg extensions, 20 rep leg presses and 20 rep sissy squats.
I’d then do supersets of leg curls and SLDL’s
(picture of sissy squat aparatus.)
[quote]Scott M wrote:
Not really the routine per say… but having to continually beat my previous times performance over months. It’s a little daunting knowing that “that” 20 rep set of squats where you started to get light headed and make weird animal noises at rep 11, but got 20(somehow), is nothing and if you don’t slap 10 lbs on next time and get the same you failed.
Trying to do that creates a near panic attack everytime you step into the gym, you become terrified with what you have done, what you will do today, and knowing in the back of your head it’s going to be worse the next time.
DC, GVT, push pull legs etc, doesn’t matter… the attitude you bring to the program is what makes it hard to me.
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Scott,
This isn’t the first time I’ve seen you write something inspiring. With all that Dante rubbing off on you, it seems like you have a knack for it. Good stuff.
[quote]Der Candy wrote:
Scott M wrote:
Not really the routine per say… but having to continually beat my previous times performance over months. It’s a little daunting knowing that “that” 20 rep set of squats where you started to get light headed and make weird animal noises at rep 11, but got 20(somehow), is nothing and if you don’t slap 10 lbs on next time and get the same you failed.
Trying to do that creates a near panic attack everytime you step into the gym, you become terrified with what you have done, what you will do today, and knowing in the back of your head it’s going to be worse the next time.
DC, GVT, push pull legs etc, doesn’t matter… the attitude you bring to the program is what makes it hard to me.
Best post on this thread. I get near anxiety attacks right before my sets of squats.[/quote]
Glad to see I am not the only one the fears leg days. Does anybody find that this kind of fear stops them from having a good leg workout, or… as good as it COULD be? I find with upper body am I always happy to go intot he gym and do rows or bench and shoulder press. I welcome the pain. But with legs I find I don’t also give my 100% because of this anxiety I get before the legs.