on leg days i always start with heavy squats after a proper warm up.
i usually do 5 sets of 3-5 reps as heavy as i can go
will this build hypertrophy aswell as strength in the legs?
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10-24-2008, 05:22 AM #1905 til i decide
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how many reps should i aim for when squatting?
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10-24-2008, 05:45 AM #2◄█▄ Whey to The Hey ▄█►
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It will definately build strength, but as far as im aware, not much hypertrophy.
Try mixing your leg workout up, i do 3 sets of very heavy squats, then 3 sets of high rep squats (12-15) with the highest weight i can do safely...
You tried 5x5?
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10-24-2008, 07:02 AM #3Registered User
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IMO 5 sets in the 3-5rep range would be great for increasing size and strength.. IF you make sure you eat more.
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10-24-2008, 07:04 AM #4KNEES GO PAST TOES
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you don't have to put on weight to gain strength...Originally Posted by weak****
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10-24-2008, 07:31 AM #5Registered User
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ur right, meant to say size is more diet related, although it definately helps both!Originally Posted by GoJu
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10-24-2008, 08:51 AM #6Registered User
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While we're having this thread about squats i have a question! To put some serious size on your legs many people warm up then do 1x20 of difficult weight. I've read quite a few stories and have seen many pictures of before and after. My question is if i do 275x20 or 295x20 i would put on some size(i can do 275x20) and would i get stronger or just more conditioned? I want to be able to do 405x10 sometime soon but so far ive done 5x5(Up to ~390) and 225x20 at the end. Any thoughts?
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10-24-2008, 08:54 AM #7EAT!EAT!
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PSU sucks man no one knowsOriginally Posted by Tiny08
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10-24-2008, 09:02 AM #8Registered User
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Apparently a guy on this site did 20 rep squats. Legs got huge but his max squat practically stayed thesame.Originally Posted by Tiny08
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10-24-2008, 10:11 AM #9Registered User
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I need some size on mine haha. 6'6" makes it hard to have bulky anything.Originally Posted by BEhave
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10-25-2008, 10:23 AM #10905 til i decide
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can i have some more info on this 5x5 stuff?
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10-25-2008, 10:40 AM #11KNEES GO PAST TOES
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what do you want to know, there's lots of ways to do 5 x 5 but the most prominent ways are
1) do 4 warm up sets and 1 work set and increase when you feel you can
2) do 2 warm up sets and 3 work sets or 5 work sets and increase when you can get all the work sets.
you can google madcow 5 x 5 or dan john 5 x 5 for some good info.'Prior to the Department of Education, there was no illiteracy'
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10-28-2008, 10:07 AM #12905 til i decide
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thanks holmes
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