Boris Bachmann
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Same - need to just roll into some solid and rounded out training for a whileI need to get off the Bus and get on the Park Bench for a while. Too burned out
Same - need to just roll into some solid and rounded out training for a whileI need to get off the Bus and get on the Park Bench for a while. Too burned out
2023 challenge have 405 and more for you!I profoundly do not want to. I no longer derive any enjoyment from the longer squat sets. I love the threes and fives, and just do more of them, if necessary.
You still have tomorrow to go for it.My squats have gone well. My old injury seems to be gone, though I also feel like I can't yet squat as often as I'd like. Either I have to build up to capacity or then it's the looming middle-age that's getting to me. Still, squats are more fun than in a long time and strength levels go up.
I'd planned on trying out the challenge again a couple of times already. I originally planned on even maybe training for it, doing progressively longer sets for a month or so before the test day.
But... No. I profoundly do not want to. I no longer derive any enjoyment from the longer squat sets. I love the threes and fives, and just do more of them, if necessary.
Still, great to see lots of people squatting and enjoying their time. I hope this thread will keep the energy up and draw even more people to it.
Be safe. 2023 will be a good year for squatting.You still have tomorrow to go for it.
I will try a miracle after three weeks in flue and four weeks out of gym. Monday 117,5. Wednesday 130. Saturday I hope I don't break myself...
You still have tomorrow to go for it.
I will try a miracle after three weeks in flue and four weeks out of gym. Monday 117,5. Wednesday 130. Saturday I hope I don't break myself...
2023 challenge have 405 and more for you!
In the past few weeks my coach has me doing sets of 12 and 10. It sucked at first. 3 sets of 12 on Mon, Wed, and Fri last week at about 50% of 1RM. This week, 3 sets of 10 at about 55%. All of a sudden in Wednesday's session (5th high rep session) I felt turbocharged, and wow it felt easy. Coach said, "It takes a few workouts to get used to the high rep volume then the squats start to feel better." It was true. The reason for them, as he said when a couple of weeks ago going in, "The hi reps will be hard...but metabolically they are different...good for the connective tissue and maybe a little muscle hypertrophy." I guess I will find out when this cycle ramps up intensity and backs off on volume whether they will help to build a stronger squat... All this to say, they might suck less if you give them more time, and they might be of benefit.But... No. I profoundly do not want to. I no longer derive any enjoyment from the longer squat sets. I love the threes and fives, and just do more of them, if necessary.
This is certainly the case. Reps are just a different ball of wax than higher intensity 1-3 rep sets. Different mindset, different tension - as much as we (S&C coaches) say 'every rep should be the same' (and trust me, I get why we say that), they are NOT.All this to say, they might suck less if you give them more time, and they might be of benefit.