How Many Sets Of Squats do you Do?

[curling]

Man, i am confused on this. This one dude can't weigh over 175 at my gym and he squating 445 lbs for about 5 to 6 reps. Then he will do another NINETEEN sets of lsightly ligher weight. I would DIE if I did that many sets right there in the gym haul me to the morgue.

Anyway I do 3 to 4 heavy sets once a week is that not enough to grow size(I could give a rats ass about strength) or do I need to do more sets?

 

[gymtime]

I do 4-6 sets normally, once a week. I think if you do them right, that's all you need. However, once every month or so, I'll do up to ten sets. I think it's a good idea to go balls once in a while.

 

[curling]

Thanks gymtime.

 

[mekannik]

Curling,

What are you aiming for with your legs? (and don't answer with "any woman bending over" - because that's what we all do)

In my opinion, if you are aiming for size 4-6 sets with 60-85% for 6-20 reps of your max would suffice.

For endurance, add more sets, drop the weight, high reps (10-whatever).

For strength, a few more sets, low reps.

As for the #175 guy squatting 445 (which is pretty cool) - is he doing power lifting style (wide stance, low bar)? Or bodybuilding (shoulder width stance, high bar)?

 

[curling]

His stance is a little bit wider than shoulder width. Man but this guy is strong as an ox. Put it this way he can do TWO unassisted one arm pullups. He can do probably 100 + pull ups with both arms. But he just does ridiculous amount of reps and sets for everthing. He is not thick like a bodybuilder but still has decent size and he is cut like son of a gun.

 

[Burncycle360]

I can do 1 one armed pullup with two finger, 5 one armed pullups, and 8 pullups with two arms and two fingers, about 16 two armed pullups (all overhand)

I'm not all that great, 5'7", 140 pounds, never really used weights (just starting to now)

I guess I can do that because I'm pretty light, and I don't have so much to move around.

I was in JROTC, which I suppose could account for it. Spinning 16 pound rifles at 80 mph a few hundred times does wonders

It's great watching huge guys get beat by little ole me at arm wrestleing, lol ( and NO it's not because of that, that I am so strong, lol)

 

[110%]

i do two nice warmup sets with high reps, low weight, then three heavy sets to failure pyramiding weight up and reps down. i still dont think i have hit the ultimate failure mark though where i see ppl screaming and turning so red, haha, im working on it though!!

 

[Rémy!]

Until my quads/hams are exuasted or my 1 hour workout is over - I aim for exaustion but don't go over a hour, often.

 

[needsize]

I aim for 5 sets of 5 reps, ass to the floor as the core to my quad routine. After that, to hit the slower twitch fibers, I'll hack squat or leg press 2 sets of 10 with a drop set at the end., that's all.
This routine has worked well for me, i probably have the largest quads in my gym, definitely the strongest, and I probably have the shortest leg routine.

 

[110%]

hey needsize im looking for a new squat routine and yours looks pretty good and you say you have good size and strenght, so im wondering on your 5 X 5 squats, do you pyramid weight up, and how much each time if you do, and also are your like first 2-4 sets easy if your pyramiding up?