20 Reps 'til I Puke - FFQuads Log

[FFQuads]

Wednesday AM weight 211 lbs.

PM -
Squats
10 x 135
5 x 225
5 x 315
5 x 365
5 x 425
Incline Bench
20 x 110
20 x 110
20 x 110
Calf Raises
20 x 140
20 x 140
20 x 140
Lat. Crunch
20 x BW
20 x BW
20 x BW

Thank god for heavy weights! The squats kept me from looking like a complete moron. Although, the incline bench brought me right back down to the moron status. The squats went great! Smooth and not much role at the top. I'm doing everything without a belt right now and my goal with the heavy weight is to just try and keep some good strength. I'm going to loose some, but fuck it. More later...

 

[al420]

Nice squatting...

 

[YoungIntricateMuscle]

forget the ego............do what you feel is right for you.......thats why public gyms suck.....im glad im only 17 so when i need to use light weights and high reps i just do them

 

[jpt]

who gives a shit what others think...and like al said...nice squatting brutha!!

 

[Kabeetz]

Did you go away from 20 reps on the squats or was that just a one time thing?

Also, I'm curious as to what would happen if u tried to do some kind of 1rm or triple after those 20 rep sets. Ouch!

Keep up the grueling pace man.

 

[FFQuads]

Thanks guys! kabeetz, I'm going to do one heavy lift a week. So for example - Week 1 is heavy squats, week 2 heavy bench, and week 3 is going to be heavy DL. That way I'm keeping an eye on my strength. It allows me to lift one of these every month. Make since???

 

[Kabeetz]

Thanks guys! kabeetz, I'm going to do one heavy lift a week. So for example - Week 1 is heavy squats, week 2 heavy bench, and week 3 is going to be heavy DL. That way I'm keeping an eye on my strength. It allows me to lift one of these every month. Make since???

Gotcha. So a month from now when u do heavy squats again, are u expecting your numbers to curb slightly, maintain exactly, or gain strength via the 20 rep method?

There's definitely a decent minority of people who say they grow on high reps, are u hoping u see similar results?

 

[FFQuads]

Gotcha. So a month from now when u do heavy squats again, are u expecting your numbers to curb slightly, maintain exactly, or gain strength via the 20 rep method?

There's definitely a decent minority of people who say they grow on high reps, are u hoping u see similar results?

I really doubt I'll make any gains. I plan to loose weight and this type of training will hinder any strength gains I might make. If I can drop to 175-185 lbs. with a 315 bench, 425 squat, and 450 DL I will be really happy. After the FF Academy I'll go back to a 5x5 plan.

 

[FFQuads]

Wednesday AM weight 211 lbs.

AM -
45 bike at the gym - I'm on duty...

PM -
DL
20 x 175
20 x 175
20 x 175
Skull Crushers
20 x 75
20 x 75
20 x 75
Chin Ups
17 x BW
14 x BW
12 x BW

The DL were really strange. It was not hard but my lower back started to burn and that was really different. 225 will start to get hard!!!

 

[Guinness5.0]

I'm not a fan of high-rep DLs. If they ever become challenging, IMO it's just inviting injury.