High rep squats develop more endurance and explosive strength then low rep squats. There have been many great wrestlers Carl Gotch being one of them who did high rep squats. Carl Gotch did 500 straight Hindu Squats a day and he did no low rep squats. Carl Gotch did 9001 Straight Hindu Squats without stopping and he has lots of strength. If you want to get real powerful legs do bodyweight squats and hindu squats.
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11-07-2008, 01:56 AM #1
High rep squats are better then low rep squats
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11-07-2008, 02:39 AM #2
People in the army also do high rep squats. High rep squats are way better for strength and endurance then low rep squats.
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11-07-2008, 04:37 AM #3Banned
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You have no idea what you're talking about.
high rep = slow twitch muscle fibers
low rep = fast twitch
How about this, do your 1 rep max squat or something very close to, for 2 reps. Then for a month do nothing but high rep squats and hindu squats.
Come back a month later, and see how much your squat improved
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11-07-2008, 04:37 AM #4Banned
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I also dont see powerlifters or olympic lifters basing their training off high rep squats...
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11-07-2008, 04:45 AM #5
You would think that high reps wouldn't build strength but with squats it does.
Try doing 100 straight hindu squats.
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11-07-2008, 04:50 AM #6
There are some great wreslers and karate people who only do high rep squats. The more you do the stronger you get. You do not need weights to be powerful and strong.
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11-07-2008, 04:58 AM #7
Pushups and Pullups are all the strength training you need in the upper body they exercises all your muscles in the upper body. If regular pushups are to easy try doing handstand pushups and one arm pushups. The only strength exercises you need are Pullups, Pushups, Body Weight Squats, Hindu Squats and One Leg Squats.
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11-07-2008, 06:05 AM #8Registered User
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It is more strength endurance rather than raw limit strength with Hindu Squats, it works for wrestling because the sport is largely about local muscular endurance. I can't imagine football players or basketball players strength routine relying heavily on high volume calisthenics. Maybe for wrestlers or boxers.
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11-07-2008, 07:10 AM #9That's how you get ants.
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I would think a mixture of both would be huge for strength and endurance gains. A couple of weeks of low rep squats, then a couple of weeks of high reps squats. Isn't periodization the best way to shock your system and build muscle?
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11-07-2008, 07:20 AM #10Registered User
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Yes high reps are good for endurance ... however they are not better than low reps for strength. The purpose of low rep is to get as many fibers working as you can .... which in turn will help you be more explosive especially when countered by a higher rep and low weight workout. Heavy weights produce much quicker and better results than low weight or body weight can ever do. Heavy weights help you get as close to your genetic potential as you possibly can.
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11-07-2008, 08:44 AM #11Oops back to cutting
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Jogging (slow-twitch fibers) = a sub-maximal effort repeatedly for a longer time.
Sprinting (fast-twitch fibers) = a near-maximal effort for a short burst.
What sounds more likely to build strength?U.S. Army Veteran
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11-07-2008, 09:20 AM #12EAT!EAT!
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this guys a troll or a personal trainer
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11-07-2008, 09:20 AM #13Yellowcreampiemaxxer
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And that is not how you train for explosive power...
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11-07-2008, 09:35 AM #14Registered User
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Okay...
First of all, you're wrong. If all it takes to get strong is squatting your own BW over and over why would olympic lifters, strongmen, powerlifters, and pro athletes do heavy squats?
Second of all, hindu squats suck. Why the **** do I wanna squat my bodyweight hundreds of times a day? That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard.
Third, assuming your BW isn't increasing from workout to workout, how are you going to prevent muscle memory from preventing any gains? You squat the exact same weight a hundred times a day and you think your body isn't going to get used to that?
Go do a real squat, please.Last edited by DeathByBacker; 11-07-2008 at 09:43 AM.
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11-07-2008, 09:37 AM #15Prepare Perform Prevail
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Youre right! OMG how could I be so naive!? I will totally scrap my powerlifting plan and begin doing hindu squats only! How long do you think I will have to do them before breaking a world record and showing all those weight training powerlifters the errors of thier ways?!
Seriously kid, do SOME research before posting things. Yeah BW excercises have thier purpose, but in this instance, you are very wrong.https://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=180003183&p=1635918623#post1635918623
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11-07-2008, 09:42 AM #16Registered User
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lol
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11-07-2008, 01:24 PM #17Banned
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troll alert.
aaron..you're a idiot.
gtfo of this forum
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11-07-2008, 01:45 PM #18The Killer
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can i have some clarification on a "hindu squat"?
I rep U.S. Marines on sight.
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