first day squatting off a box.

[jcp2]

One of my fellow mods at has swayed me to the powerlifting side of things for now, so i am giving it a shot. Today was my first day ever squatting off a box. I have to say, everyone can gain something from these, my hips and glutes and hams got worked, but mostly my hips. I warmed up with 45-225 for numerous sets with tons of stretching than did this off a parallel box

275 2 sets of 3
315 4 sets of 3

going to move the box down in a few weeks but want to get some strenght and flexibility at this height first

finished up with

romanian deadlifts
225x5
315x5
365x4
405x3 kept a tight arch on these, which is what i doing them for

pullthroughs 3 sets with the stack with varying stances and reps
calves 3 sets
grip work 3 sets.

 

[guldukat]

Sounds pretty good. Excellent numbers on the Romanian dead.

 

[lavi]

yeah awesome romanian deads! I'm pretty much a beginner but I think I'm going to start box squatting in a few months myself

 

[bignate73]

box squats rule, you just gotta remember to sit WAAAAY BACK! shins vertical

 

[b fold the truth]

Nice job man!!!!

B True