8 set squats

[triggernigha]

i do 6 set squats, 6 set leg press, 6 set leg curls - all max weight, all 15 reps.

do 5 sets of warm ups on squats grad increasin weight to max.

but my upper body ROM is limiting my ability to hlod the bar behind my neck now and it gives me well sore wrists - think im gonna have to stop squats..........any suggestions??

 

[al420]

i do 6 set squats, 6 set leg press, 6 set leg curls - all max weight, all 15 reps.

do 5 sets of warm ups on squats grad increasin weight to max.

but my upper body ROM is limiting my ability to hlod the bar behind my neck now and it gives me well sore wrists - think im gonna have to stop squats..........any suggestions??

Check between your legs - you may be growing a vagina. Or learn to hold the bar properly....either of the two. Jay Cutler can do squats, so can Ronnie - so unless you are bigger than them.......

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How many sets of squats is dependant on goals IMO. If you want a big squat I would do 4-5 sets 2-3 times a week. Adding weight each workout or every week - whichever you can. If it is to get big BB stlye legs that I don;t think it matters as blood volume and TUT start to come into play.

Personally I do 6 sets of 6, or 5 sets of 5. I prefer straight sets - so I will do 315x5x5. I do not use the leg press, or any other leg machine. If I need to fill in a weakness I may do some heavy lunges, but I think squats do it all.

Squats and Milk of course.

 

[triggernigha]

Check between your legs - you may be growing a vagina. Or learn to hold the bar properly....either of the two. Jay Cutler can do squats, so can Ronnie - so unless you are bigger than them.......

lol

well last time i check it still dangled

all i can say man is they must be able to put their arms further back than i can cause it is a real stretch for me to be able to hold the bar behind my neck without straining fuck outta my wrists

your comment was funny but how you concluded i was becoming a pussy i dont know..........


i was always a pussy

 

[OMEGA]

sometime I do 3 sometimes 7-8 depends on what was done before and mood

 

[advanced-stealth]

I do 6

 

[Tweakle]

If you cant hold the bar on your shoulders then you're due for a shoulder injury, your pecs are way too tight and you might have impingement. Stretch!

 

[al420]

If you cant hold the bar on your shoulders then you're due for a shoulder injury, your pecs are way too tight and you might have impingement. Stretch!

+1.

Streching, especially as you grow rapidly, is very important.

Lift, eat, sleep, stretch, roll, repeat........

 

[triggernigha]

If you cant hold the bar on your shoulders then you're due for a shoulder injury, your pecs are way too tight and you might have impingement. Stretch!

I can hold the bar loaded no prob but i cant quite reach it to fully wrap my hands round - if i hold the bar wider its a bit easier but our rack it too narrow to re rack the bar, so thats out

shoulder impingement - i dont think thats the prob, there is no pain etc, my shoulders are strong (db press 130's for reps) as is my chest - no pains

i do stretch - i just was always not very flexible - i dont notice any reduced flexibility on any other excercise, just the squats

anyone else seen those squat bars that have 4 90deg bends to go round your neck so the bar sits further forward - eaiser to reach???

thanks for the idea though man

 

[hard2handle]

Gotta chime in here. Do a little anatomy research, this sounds to me like tight lats. Hard to stretch. I have had clients with same prob.

 

[triggernigha]

Gotta chime in here. Do a little anatomy research, this sounds to me like tight lats. Hard to stretch. I have had clients with same prob.

never heard of it before man, but ill look into it......thanks

if it is as you say, should i notice restriction in ROM doing other movements??
i.e. what do you feel is the best way to diagnose 'tight lats'?