Some of you may have seen the Six-Plate Deadlift thread (http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?t=124863871). In light of its success and the motivation it provides, the next step only seemed logical.
This will take well over a year - perhaps years - but this log will show what dedication and hard work can do. This will be just like any other log, but will only be about squats.
Welcome to our journey.
The rules:
-If you squat, you post.
-If you think about squatting, you post.
-If you are planning an awesome PR, you bring a camera.
-If you fail a squat, you post.
-If you win, you don't really win. Keep posting.
-We will try to arrange for insane mod reps for winners.
-Monetary prizes can be discussed at a later point in time.
-For your five-plate squat, you may only use a belt. Knee wraps may be acceptable if you truly need them, but try to keep it raw.
-Since this contest includes people with varying squat strength, we will judge a winner in the "most progress" category, the "strongest" category, and the "relatively strongest" category (using the Wilk's Coefficient: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilks_Coefficient).
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The Race to a Five-Plate Squat (and onward)
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It's all about ambition. With a name like yours, you'd better join.
inb4 4 plate bench contestLast edited by musicianman; 07-12-2010 at 09:41 PM.
Training, philosophy, nutrition and biomedical discussion (2.0): http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=146797403
Video log:
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Rule of thumb says you need 365x5 to hit 405x1. I hope to get 370 or even 375 for a 5RM before attempting 405, I want nothing but confidence going into it.
I have about 9 weeks, give or take, and I will be out of town one of those weeks. I've been pretty consisently making 5 lbs per week as scheduled for 5-6 weeks now, if I can keep that up I have some extra time/room to work with....but not a lot.
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Jesus dude! That's impressive. How long have you been squatting for?
I've never done starting strength (though I'm admittedly using the squat routine frequency), and only started squatted frequently following my Smolov Squat cycle (4x/week). Seeing how my squat went from 275 to 300 in 2.5 weeks, I'd say it's a pretty damn good strategy. Overhead presses were no different for me - 2 to 3 times a week made them fly up.
What I'm doing now (though not by strict routine) is 3-5 sets of singles on one day, a pyramid of sorts on another day, and 3-4 sets of 3-5 on the other day.
Seen it. Awesome.Training, philosophy, nutrition and biomedical discussion (2.0): http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=146797403
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http://www.amazon.com/1-25-Gray-Cast...8998265&sr=8-1
I love those things. Just started using them for squats, but they have been fundamental for me to keep raising the weight in OHP and bench (5 lbs is too ****ing much).
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07-12-2010, 10:24 PM #21
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This is what I've been using.
http://stronglifts.com/madcow/Topics/Microloading.htm
They are a little bit, uh, different, though. Sometimes people llook at them/me real funny can I can tell they do not have a clue WTF I am doing. I might just pick up some of those plates even though they are more expensive. They just look so much more 'legit'.
You may even want to look into the chains there. You can add 1.25 lbs at a time as that is what each PAIR weighs. I've already resorted to adding 1.25 total lbs on overhead press.
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07-12-2010, 11:46 PM #29
IM in bro..
have increased my squat by 25kg in the past 6 weeks ..
ITs at 115kg 5rm.... 253lbs♫ If you have a 10-horsepower motor and you subject it to a 12-horsepower load, it will burn out. But when you have a human body that is equivalent of a 10-horsepower motor and you subject it to a 12-horsepower load, it eventually becomes a 12-horsepower motor (Schwarzenegger, Encyclopedia 48).
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