My squat is at 255X6 right now, in 6 months...

[lukeridnour08]

My squat is a 255X6 at the moment. Is it possible that by June 1 it could be at 385X8?

I have been squatting for about 6 months now, but not seriously.
There was alot of breaks and alcohol involved.
I started at like 135X2 btw

I plan on really devoting myself to lifting and diet now.
I only plan on gaining 12-18 pounds in this time to. (6 months)


So, is this a reasonable goal?
If not, what is?
I really wanna gain 20 lbs a month on it

[dstryr]

130 lb increase in six months? You trying to be juicing or what?

[lukeridnour08]

You trying to be juicing or what?

No juicing.
Minimal alcohol.
very good diet
Naturally athletic (I think i put on muscle faster then the average person,-no e brag)

[Sem213]

My squat is a 255X6 at the moment. Is it possible that by June 1 it could be at 385X8?

I have been squatting for about 6 months now, but not seriously.
There was alot of breaks and alcohol involved.
I started at like 135X2 btw

I plan on really devoting myself to lifting and diet now.
I only plan on gaining 12-18 pounds in this time to. (6 months)


So, is this a reasonable goal?
If not, what is?
I really wanna gain 20 lbs a month on it

Not gonna happen. In the first few months the weights move up pretty quickly. I went from 135 pounds to 245 pounds x 12 in two months when I first started squatting.

Ones your body gets accustomed to the exercise and you hit your real max your body needs to grow to get stronger, this takes time.

It also depends on your workout scheme, maybe it is possible with a strength program. But when doing something like a high volume split (with say 25-30 sets at 8-12 reps) the strength increases come much slower.

[dstryr]

I'm squating 335 max atm...I'd be happy to hit 385 in six months....

[bonjorno]

its possible
try squatting 3 times a week, throw in some box squats, maybe some 20 rep squats every couple weeks eat your ass off, and do some cardio every now and then and your goal is possible, if you have decent genetics that is.

[TheSoldier]

Not gonna happen. In the first few months the weights move up pretty quickly. I went from 135 pounds to 245 pounds x 12 in two months when I first started squatting.

Ones your body gets accustomed to the exercise and you hit your real max your body needs to grow to get stronger, this takes time.

It also depends on your workout scheme, maybe it is possible with a strength program. But when doing something like a high volume split (with say 25-30 sets at 8-12 reps) the strength increases come much slower.

Yeah I went from 135 - 220 squatting about 2 times a week. But now my results are slowing down.

[Apachhe2]

possible...took me a longgg time to get up into 385+ for reps..i am light though. how much do you weigh?

[Django]

I went from 225x5 to 375x5 in less then 3 months. (also got stretch marks on my ass)

[Mr Bounce]

To be honest, it's not a good idea to ask whether it's possible. If it seems possible to you, then you could achieve more. Asking others will give many opinions, but will generally bring you down. If you want something, go for it as hard as you can. If you fail, so what?

If you aim for 385 and you only hit 355 that is okay. That is better than aiming for 355 and only hitting 325. It is better to aim high and miss then aim low and achieve it (or more likely, miss it too!).


Aim high, and you will end up somewhere near it.

[Junkie2]

squat and milk ftw. 20x squat routine

started--> 205 20x
Yesterday was 2nd workout of week 3--> 240 20x

Goal is around 295 20x in 6 weeks. Of course, the routine makes me want to throwup every day.. and drinking a gallon of 2% a day sucks, but hey, its working