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    IM in bro..

    have increased my squat by 25kg in the past 6 weeks ..
    ITs at 115kg 5rm.... 253lbs
    That's awesome! Keep it up, man.

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    Ive lost the confidence to squat after straining my traps and spraining my ankle. Had 300x5 (+ one crappy, high, last rep) parallel about 10 weeks ago. Since then the heaviest ive gone was 235 3x10 which was about a month ago. Did something to my quad and now back out of squat action for who knows how long. I miss the days when I was adding 5-10lbs a week. DLs are limited too.
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    Originally Posted by Mr.NoPrint View Post
    Ive lost the confidence to squat after straining my traps and spraining my ankle. Had 300x5 (+ one crappy, high, last rep) parallel about 10 weeks ago. Since then the heaviest ive gone was 235 3x10 which was about a month ago. Did something to my quad and now back out of squat action for who knows how long. I miss the days when I was adding 5-10lbs a week. DLs are limited too.
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    Originally Posted by Jrahe42 View Post
    in b4 someone already squats 5 plates
    dgib.

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    You called?
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    WOW shi.t son nice lifts/
    My deadlift Wilks is 99.9% of his deadlift Wilks. It's actually pretty funny, if you think about it.
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    Time for a self call-out. My squat sucks. I just bumped my bench up yesterday to more than my squat. wtf is my problem? I've always had skinny little chicken legs, but my other lifts are progressing much faster. I always feel FANTASTIC after a great squat day, it's not a mental holdback (maybe it is). I'll get the camera going again, maybe my form is off? Or am I just a toolbox??

    My entire workout schedule is very simple and I emphasize squat by starting the week out with it, and by doing nothing else that day. I also squat twice a week. I feel like I eat at least as much as I should if not more, and my sleep is not great, but it's adequate. Really, is it because I'm so f'ing old?

    Should I get a belt? I feel like I'm not even close to a weight where I should use one.

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    Originally Posted by UofACATS View Post
    Time for a self call-out. My squat sucks. I just bumped my bench up yesterday to more than my squat. wtf is my problem? I've always had skinny little chicken legs, but my other lifts are progressing much faster. I always feel FANTASTIC after a great squat day, it's not a mental holdback (maybe it is). I'll get the camera going again, maybe my form is off? Or am I just a toolbox??

    My entire workout schedule is very simple and I emphasize squat by starting the week out with it, and by doing nothing else that day. I also squat twice a week. I feel like I eat at least as much as I should if not more, and my sleep is not great, but it's adequate. Really, is it because I'm so f'ing old?

    Should I get a belt? I feel like I'm not even close to a weight where I should use one.

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    Yes where a belt and put a lot of legs into it, when u get to the bottom push up as hard and forcefully as possible.
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    Originally Posted by UofACATS View Post
    Time for a self call-out. My squat sucks. I just bumped my bench up yesterday to more than my squat. wtf is my problem? I've always had skinny little chicken legs, but my other lifts are progressing much faster. I always feel FANTASTIC after a great squat day, it's not a mental holdback (maybe it is). I'll get the camera going again, maybe my form is off? Or am I just a toolbox??

    My entire workout schedule is very simple and I emphasize squat by starting the week out with it, and by doing nothing else that day. I also squat twice a week. I feel like I eat at least as much as I should if not more, and my sleep is not great, but it's adequate. Really, is it because I'm so f'ing old?

    Should I get a belt? I feel like I'm not even close to a weight where I should use one.

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    Originally Posted by Ironlife View Post
    Yes where a belt and put a lot of legs into it, when u get to the bottom push up as hard and forcefully as possible.
    OK, so you think a belt will help. I'll look for one. Actually now that I'm typing this, maybe it gives me more "confidence" while under the weight. I just don't want to rely on it ya know? Sort of like not ever using straps on deadlift. I'll try it though THX



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    haha. Will do.
    well think about it.....you want to get better at an instrument what do you do? play it. you wanna get better at basketball, you shoot around or play with friends. You wanna get better at squatting, you squat. If you wanted to improve in any of these things would you only do them 1x a week? I think not. Try squatting as least 2x weekly. your numbers will go up
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    well think about it.....you want to get better at an instrument what do you do? play it. you wanna get better at basketball, you shoot around or play with friends. You wanna get better at squatting, you squat. If you wanted to improve in any of these things would you only do them 1x a week? I think not. Try squatting as least 2x weekly. your numbers will go up
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    what I do

    mon- squat
    tue- dead, bench
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    thurs- squat
    fri- dead, bench
    sat-
    sun- chins, rows, military


    I find I'm still pretty sore from previous squat on squat day. Not preventively so, but still feeling it. Right now, 2x a week is what I can realistically handle. I just switched from 1x a week to 2x, perhaps time to grow is what I need.

    Also I could switch up sat and sun so I'm freshest for both squat days.
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    Time for a self call-out. My squat sucks. I just bumped my bench up yesterday to more than my squat. wtf is my problem? I've always had skinny little chicken legs, but my other lifts are progressing much faster. I always feel FANTASTIC after a great squat day, it's not a mental holdback (maybe it is). I'll get the camera going again, maybe my form is off? Or am I just a toolbox??

    My entire workout schedule is very simple and I emphasize squat by starting the week out with it, and by doing nothing else that day. I also squat twice a week. I feel like I eat at least as much as I should if not more, and my sleep is not great, but it's adequate. Really, is it because I'm so f'ing old?

    Should I get a belt? I feel like I'm not even close to a weight where I should use one.

    What helped YOU bump your squat up?

    Squatting + FOOD.


    Try Starting Strength + plenty of food. All of your lifts should go up. 1x per week frequency just doesn't cut it, especially as a novice. Ive been back lifting since jan and other than ~1 month off lowe body lifts with my back injury I have squat heavy at least 2x per week every week.
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    Yes where a belt and put a lot of legs into it, when u get to the bottom push up as hard and forcefully as possible.
    That's fine, but doing that will kill your hip drive.
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    I would do starting strength. Your shoulder and upper back strength will not progress as much on the above program as it would on SS. Also, I wouldn't make a habit of deadlifting twice a week. I do it at times, but I wouldn't do it every week.
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    I personally don't like the look of SS (I've never done it, btw). The volume seems a bit low for my taste.
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    Originally Posted by musicianman View Post
    I would do starting strength. Your shoulder and upper back strength will not progress as much on the above program as it would on SS. Also, I wouldn't make a habit of deadlifting twice a week. I do it at times, but I wouldn't do it every week.
    It's already getting tough. I thought I'd be able to get away with it for a couple months though.

    What about 1x deadlift and 1x rack pulls per week?


    Originally Posted by DanielBeauchamp View Post
    I personally don't like the look of SS (I've never done it, btw). The volume seems a bit low for my taste.
    Right. Don't you do 1 set of 5 reps DL per week? I don't understand that, although I worship Rippetoe
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    Originally Posted by UofACATS View Post
    It's already getting tough. I thought I'd be able to get away with it for a couple months though.

    What about 1x deadlift and 1x rack pulls per week?




    Right. Don't you do 1 set of 5 reps DL per week? I don't understand that, although I worship Rippetoe
    rack pulls are murder on the lower back. If anything i would squat 2x per week and dead lift 1x a week
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    Originally Posted by DanielBeauchamp View Post
    I personally don't like the look of SS (I've never done it, btw). The volume seems a bit low for my taste.
    Its plenty of volume for a novice trainee.

    Anybody who has properly followed the program can attest to the fact that it is PLENTY of work.

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    Right. Don't you do 1 set of 5 reps DL per week? I don't understand that, although I worship Rippetoe
    Not quite.

    You deadlift for a 1x5 working set 1.5x per week
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    Originally Posted by DanielBeauchamp View Post
    I personally don't like the look of SS (I've never done it, btw). The volume seems a bit low for my taste.
    It's enough for a beginner. After about 6 months, you can consider something else. I've seen enough testimonies of people's strength gains to know it works.

    Originally Posted by UofACATS View Post
    Right. Don't you do 1 set of 5 reps DL per week? I don't understand that, although I worship Rippetoe
    It goes A-B-A, B-A-B, A-B-A... week by week. One week you'll do two deadlift sessions, and the next you'll do 1.

    I haven't done more than 3 heavy reps on a deadlift day for ages... For the last month I've been doing:

    135x8, 225x5, 315x4 (no belt), 365x1 (no belt), 405x1 (no belt), 425x1 (belt), PR (belt) (445, 455, 465, 475). It really doesn't take much at all.

    Originally Posted by Farley1324 View Post
    Its plenty of volume for a novice trainee.

    Anybody who has properly followed the program can attest to the fact that it is PLENTY of work.

    Not quite.

    You deadlift for a 1x5 working set 1.5x per week
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    I can switch to SS easily actually, not that different from what I'm doing. Same exercises actually

    Differences:

    -Squat 3x a week, instead of 2x.
    -DL 1x a week, 2x a week alternating, instead of 2x every week.
    - 3 on 4 off, instead of 5 on 2 off.

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    Originally Posted by UofACATS View Post
    I can switch to SS easily actually, not that different from what I'm doing. Same exercises actually

    Differences:

    -Squat 3x a week, instead of 2x.
    -DL 1x a week, 2x a week alternating, instead of 2x every week.
    - 3 on 4 off, instead of 5 on 2 off.

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