Tyson squats

**pumped12** · 02-11-2009, 09:47 PM

one of my buddies at the gym today told me about tyson squats, what they are is you get a deck of cards and put out how ever many cards you want to do. i did 10. and you pick up the first card. then go to the next card in the line and put it down squat back up, then squat back down and pick one card up then the next card. and repeat this all the way to 10 cards, i think it ends up being over 100 squats non stop. i did these today and got a crazier burn then when i do heavy squats or even 20 rep squats

**danklord** · 02-11-2009, 09:48 PM

wtf?

**pumped12** · 02-11-2009, 09:51 PM

Originally Posted by danklord

wtf?

lol my buddy told me about them and we did them they are crazy. i never thought it would be hard. i guess mike tyson did them in prison

**TRun18** · 02-11-2009, 10:06 PM

Do you mean you rep the number on the card???

**pumped12** · 02-11-2009, 10:10 PM

Originally Posted by TRun18

Do you mean you rep the number on the card???

no, the first card you pick up then set it down, then pick it up and set it down on the next 2 cards, then pick them up one at a time, then go to the next cards and put the last cards down one at a time, all the way to 10 or however many u choose.

**TRun18** · 02-11-2009, 10:18 PM

I still don't understand what this has to do with squatting or how you decided how many reps you're going to do based on the cards O.o

**pumped12** · 02-11-2009, 10:21 PM

Originally Posted by TRun18

I still don't understand what this has to do with squatting or how you decided how many reps you're going to do based on the cards O.o

i wish i could find a video or somthing. it has nothing to do with the number on the card. i did 10 b/c it was my first time doing them.

**superman331** · 02-11-2009, 10:29 PM

are talking about a pyramid.

**pumped12** · 02-11-2009, 10:31 PM

kinda,its hard to explain if i can i will get a video

**superman331** · 02-11-2009, 10:33 PM

does this explain it. cause i get it now

no it is where you lay out number of cards(say ten in a line 1 foot apart) and move up squat pick up card,stand move to next card and squat, place card on top of other card ,stand,squat remove top card ,stand,squat,remove next card,stand move to next card in line repeat whole process over.ten cards equals 100 squats at body weight.card one=1 squat,card two =3 squats,card3= 5 squats etc.by the time you get to card ten you do 19 squats basically every card after first one equals 2 squats.so 20 cards is like 400 squats at body weight.

**pumped12** · 02-11-2009, 10:35 PM

Originally Posted by superman331

does this explain it. cause i get it now

no it is where you lay out number of cards(say ten in a line 1 foot apart) and move up squat pick up card,stand move to next card and squat, place card on top of other card ,stand,squat remove top card ,stand,squat,remove next card,stand move to next card in line repeat whole process over.ten cards equals 100 squats at body weight.card one=1 squat,card two =3 squats,card3= 5 squats etc.by the time you get to card ten you do 19 squats basically every card after first one equals 2 squats.so 20 cards is like 400 squats at body weight.

yep thats it, its hard man seriously

**superman331** · 02-11-2009, 10:51 PM

sounds like it. i'm gonna try this next leg day.

**pumped12** · 02-11-2009, 10:54 PM

yea dude go for it. im gonna start doing them on my 2nd leg day of the week

**Attacus** · 02-11-2009, 11:20 PM

Now correct me if I'm missing something here, but why wouldn't you just do 100 bodyweight squats instead? Bringing a deck of cards to the gym and going through this seems kinda tedious to me...

**pumped12** · 02-11-2009, 11:26 PM

Originally Posted by Attacus

Now correct me if I'm missing something here, but why wouldn't you just do 100 bodyweight squats instead? Bringing a deck of cards to the gym and going through this seems kinda tedious to me...

not sure, maybe with the cards when you go down you pause a second, im not sure honestly i just did them for the first time when he told em about them lol

**crupiea** · 02-12-2009, 06:07 AM

would it really hurt you to put some plates on the bar?

Why cant we just do it the normal way. It has worked well for years.

**Marell** · 02-12-2009, 07:40 AM

That's something we used to do when I was locked up. Honestly, I can't remember if we used dice or cards and we usually did pushups since we had no equipment. It's a good workout, something that only makes sense when doing time... You'd look pretty funny doing that in a public gym.

**PaHulkster** · 02-12-2009, 07:42 AM

I've done a lot of bodyweight squats, and never seemed to get anything from them. I've done 500 (sets of 50-100) quite a bit, and there was no effect on my regular or front squats.

**Squizzzer** · 02-12-2009, 07:57 AM

Originally Posted by PaHulkster

I've done a lot of bodyweight squats, and never seemed to get anything from them. I've done 500 (sets of 50-100) quite a bit, and there was no effect on my regular or front squats.

yeah but these aren't bodyweight....they are bodyweight...plus 10 cards...serious stuff...no wonder you didn't see any carry over...body weight squats are worthless...you HAVE to use the cards...

lol

**AntM1564** · 02-12-2009, 08:42 AM

Originally Posted by crupiea

would it really hurt you to put some plates on the bar?

Why cant we just do it the normal way. It has worked well for years.

Because if you do everything the conventional way your gains will stop coming. Come on now, those old school exercises are gone, you need to think outside the box.

(all sarcasm)

**MissChiz** · 06-24-2010, 03:57 AM

You will put yourself into rhabdo...

**Crazy Polack** · 06-24-2010, 04:25 AM

So why'd you do these? Your legs need the endurance work or something?

**ironwill2008** · 06-24-2010, 06:43 AM

Sounds like an excellent, well-designed program. In the years to come, Tyson Squats will probably be spoken of in the same breath as Starr, Westside, etc.

**chazzy1864** · 06-24-2010, 06:50 AM

If I want to do bodyweight squats, I'd go back to basic training.

Since I don't care about the muscular endurance of my legs, I'll stick to weighted squats.

**teum** · 12-30-2010, 08:39 AM

Originally Posted by pumped12

one of my buddies at the gym today told me about tyson squats, what they are is you get a deck of cards and put out how ever many cards you want to do. i did 10. and you pick up the first card. then go to the next card in the line and put it down squat back up, then squat back down and pick one card up then the next card. and repeat this all the way to 10 cards, i think it ends up being over 100 squats non stop. i did these today and got a crazier burn then when i do heavy squats or even 20 rep squats

actually if you layed out 10 cards it would be 385 squats.....

**jason1903** · 12-30-2010, 11:03 AM

I hope someone at my gym hears about these. I could use a good chuckle.

**theriftable** · 12-30-2010, 11:14 AM

so you have to take one hand off the bar while your squatting to pick up a card?

seems like a good way to get hurt if im understanding what youre sayin right...

**Neal.wells** · 02-03-2011, 05:28 AM

No Doubt!! They are bad!! haha

I just did a deck.. and wanted to google the name "Tyson squats"..

I do that same thing, only i just lay one card down at a time, lay out the whole deck and then pick them up.. Laying them down and picking them back up, with good posture, Thats Key.

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