When you squat how intense is it in your workout?

[jiggagold]

i see a lot of guys posting they do 10-15 reps of squat, do you guys do it at a medium intensity where the last few reps are not to bad, or are the last reps difficult? I am for the latter my last 1-2 reps are intense and is a struggle to get up without a spotter. That is usually how all my squat workouts are and im seeing slow increase in strenght

 

[drsketch]

I warm up at about 10 reps..
Working weight 6-8 reps.
I usually go heavier for 3-5 reps x 2 sets
I then drop weight to working weight again for a couple more sets at 8 reps.

My quads respond well to this.. and I like getting the heavier weight on my back so my body stays used to it.

 

[nikkita]

sometimes it is not always possible to get a spotter, so I squat pyramid up always with a weight that I can manage to go up by myself

 

[SouthernLord]

I train my squats(quads) a little differently than most. All I am really concerned with is my ONE work set and then a set of 20-30 to finish them off. Most of the time i warm up with a few light sets of 6-8 to get the blood pumping and then I work up with doubles to my work set. My last back squat workout looked like this.

135x8
185x6
225x6
275x2
315x2
350x7(work set)
245x23(widowmaker)

The doubles are just to prime my CNS for the heavy 6-8 rep work set without blowing my load for the work set. I know a lot of guys like a little more volume, but this HITish method is what works best for me. I progressively add weight or reps to my squat (work set and widow) each time I go into the gym.

 

[jiggagold]

I train my squats(quads) a little differently than most. All I am really concerned with is my ONE work set and then a set of 20-30 to finish them off. Most of the time i warm up with a few light sets of 6-8 to get the blood pumping and then I work up with doubles to my work set. My last back squat workout looked like this.

135x8
185x6
225x6
275x2
315x2
350x7(work set)
245x23(widowmaker)

The doubles are just to prime my CNS for the heavy 6-8 rep work set without blowing my load for the work set. I know a lot of guys like a little more volume, but this HITish method is what works best for me. I progressively add weight or reps to my squat (work set and widow) each time I go into the gym.

do u get good strength increases from that program

 

[SouthernLord]

i see a lot of guys posting they do 10-15 reps of squat, do you guys do it at a medium intensity where the last few reps are not to bad, or are the last reps difficult? I am for the latter my last 1-2 reps are intense and is a struggle to get up without a spotter. That is usually how all my squat workouts are and im seeing slow increase in strenght

My workset is ball busting. I usually bang out the first three reps and then it is a few deep breaths between each additional rep. After the set my eyes are usually bloodshot and watering and I am seeing stars. I train alone and I haven't had to drop the bar to the pins in a while. I will cut it a rep short, but I always try to push the envelope.

 

[SouthernLord]

do u get good strength increases from that program

Yes, but it is subjective. I really push myself hard in the gym and I put a lot of work in the kitchen. I am growing and getting stronger every week. I either will add weight or add reps to every exercise I do, everytime I step in the gym. If I fail to do so after two rotations through the exercises I drop them in place of other lifts for the same muscle group. I keep a log book and my goal is to destroy my last workouts numbers everytime I go into the gym. It is all about progression. The best advice I can give you or anyone on training is to record every workout in a log book. Make it your goal to progressively add weight or reps each time you go into the gym. It is a very simple concept, but I see very few people doing it. How can you note progression if you bounce from routine to routine without recording your results?

 

[coolcolj]

I push balls to the wall - but I only squat once a week, and only train once a week total, but I jump later in the week when I BBall

getting stronger every week to the tune of 5lbs so far

Maybe your just not recovering between workouts

 

[dirty~d~]

I work with a weight that allows me to go to fatigue at the end of every set. I'll do 6-8 sets like this. If my reps climb to 8 then I bump my weight up. If I can still walk normal at the end then I didn't leave it all in the squat rack.

 

[Scotsman]

My last squat workout went like this.

bar x10
135 x8
230 x8
320 x6
410 x4
500 x2
410 x8

Cheers,
Scotsman

 

[Crocodome]

I'm not pushing that kind of weight - but on rep 7 of 255lbs today, I totally lost back pressure and couldn't stop laughing. I had to apologize to the guy on the bench behind me. Stupid whey.

 

[jiggagold]

I powercleaned before my squat workout and I wont be doing that again, i usually work with 330 but 275 was tough today

 

[artificialaspirations]

last few reps of working set are very difficult. I like sets of 5 and fatigue easily over 10 reps.