20 rep squats/dls

[binö]

doing this once a week (seperate days).
burnt out on 5*5, been doing it for yrs now.
going to add ten lbs a week for 5 weeks...question is, how many sets should i do?
first week i just did one set, pretty crushing but doable and then i did other shit afterward.
so the one set didn't destroy me...should i do 2-3 sets or stick with one?

 

[SouthernLord]

Are you doing a few warm up sets then the one all out set of 20? That's how I'd roll. Good luck with not vomiting

 

[Tblock1]

I've done multiple sets of 20 rep squats, but I would say 1 set is plenty lol!

 

[binö]

Are you doing a few warm up sets then the one all out set of 20? That's how I'd roll. Good luck with not vomiting

maybe i set the first week too low.
i haven't squatted much the last few months, no rack just a shitty smith.
but i figured 225 would pwn me but it was only moderate.
inch up ten lbs a week till i hit three plates.
never been a rep man, but my single was respectable

 

[OrbitNutrition.com]

doing this once a week (seperate days).
burnt out on 5*5, been doing it for yrs now.
going to add ten lbs a week for 5 weeks...question is, how many sets should i do?
first week i just did one set, pretty crushing but doable and then i did other shit afterward.
so the one set didn't destroy me...should i do 2-3 sets or stick with one?

I would stick with one after a few moderate warm ups.

 

[bblazer]

If you are doing a 20rm squat set right, you should be having a conversation with Jesus around the 13th rep, and thinking about doing a second set should make you pass out on the spot.

In other words, there should be enough weight on the bar - usually around 70% of your 1RM is a good starting point.

B-

 

[binö]

If you are doing a 20rm squat set right, you should be having a conversation with Jesus around the 13th rep, and thinking about doing a second set should make you pass out on the spot.

In other words, there should be enough weight on the bar - usually around 70% of your 1RM is a good starting point.

B-

fine line between too much weight and using bad form.
cause once i start i'm gonna finish the 20, and i start leaning forward when i struggle straining my back.

 

[joe d]

1 set should do. you have to make it heavy enough to really strugle and pause a lot. giving up form is not a good idea. if you cant keep good form then i wouldnt do it. i dont know about the 20 rep dl. i wouldnt do it.

 

[binö]

1 set should do. you have to make it heavy enough to really strugle and pause a lot. giving up form is not a good idea. if you cant keep good form then i wouldnt do it. i dont know about the 20 rep dl. i wouldnt do it.

conservative is how i'm going about it...i need my body for work so i gotta be careful...easier for me to keep good DL form when i'm struggling than good squat form.
i'm gonna inch up, i call it microload

 

[Tblock1]

If you are doing a 20rm squat set right, you should be having a conversation with Jesus around the 13th rep, and thinking about doing a second set should make you pass out on the spot.

In other words, there should be enough weight on the bar - usually around 70% of your 1RM is a good starting point.

B-

But it kind of depends on how well conditioned you are doesn't it? I mean also some people are slower switch so to get that kind of set they will have to do 80% of max plus, and others will only be able to handle 60% of max for a brutal 20 repper.

 

[SwitchMan]

When doing a true 20rep squat routine by the time I get to 15reps It's ten seconds to get my breath and courage together to drop into the hole again....the 20th rep should seem miles away and not worth the pain to get to it......It's extremely effective and a hardcore method of training that only the most dedicated or unemployed lifters should try........it's hard to do and I've bailed a little over two or three weeks into it everytime.......It's not for the "conservative" type!!!

 

[MsBeverlyHills]

Super Squats by Randall Strossen

"The nucleus of this venerable program is one set of squats - twenty reps in the set, to be sure, but just one set."

 

[Dial_tone]

Why not try 50 reps @ 225 lbs, however many breaks it takes to get to 50 reps. I do Wendler 5/3/1 then 2x15 @ 225, then 2x10 front squats @ 205lbs. I may reduce that one 20 rep set.