Barbell SQUAT BIG PLATES FOR REPS CHALLENGE - 2023

[Boris Bachmann]

Understood. Just thought it would be convenient to have it in one spot all the time for handy reference. It's awesome you're running this! I didn't realize it was you until I saw your video of 225 x 10. I started watching your videos it feels like a decade ago!

Could very well be a decade or more - I've been on YouTube since it started.

 

[Boris Bachmann]

THE Progress Board!!
135
Chris M: 3 (1/3)
Lee D: 12 (1/5)
Boris B: 5 (1/1)
Timo K: 25 (1/2), 35 (3/14)
Brock L: 20 (1/4), 30 (3/24), 35 (5/12), 40 (5/19)
Jayrob: 3 (1/6)
DannyHoj: 5 (1/7)
Halfakneecap: 5 (1/22)
S Mandal: 12 (1/23)
Steve K: 5 (1/24)
silveraw: 15 (2/1)
dc: 42 (2/23)
Steven B: 7 (3/30)
BJJ Shawn: 10 (3/31)
David M: 51 (6/8)

225
Chris M: 3 (1/3)
Boris B: 2 (1/1), 5 (1/21), 10 (2/11)
Hung: 7 (1/5), 8 (4/21)
Jayrob: 3 (1/6)
silverraw: 8 (1/6)
Peter M: 6 (1/7), 8 (1/31), 10 (2/12)
Jeff R's Dad: 1 (1/9)
dc: 20 (1/18), 31 (2/3)
Matt S: 10 (1/31), 13 (3/7), 16 (4/23), 20 (5/21)
MikeL: 5 (3/7)
Reardon55: 4 (2/20)
North Coast Miller: 12 (4/5)
Eric WBB: 5 (4/11)

315
Jayrob: 3 (1/6)
Jeff R: 8 (1/9), 12 (3/5)
Hung: 1 (1/18)
Jason S: 10 (2/7)
Boris B: 1 (2/11), 2 (4/1), 3 (4/8), 4 (6/3)
Timo K: 1 (4/11), 3 (4/20)
dc: 5 (4/11)
Silveraw: 4 (5/30)
Washed Up Meathead: 7 (6/8)

405
Jayrob: 1 (1/20)

 

[David Mary]

Well, in my typically heretical physical culture style, having just finished an afternoon/evening session at the workshop, wherein I also ate a whole large pizza to myself , I will now, at just past midnight make an attempt at high rep squats with 135. I want to do 225 as well, but not today. Will reply back with the numbers shortly. What's the number to beat?

Brock L: [...] 40

Forty!?

Fine. But maybe 225 will not be this week either. Okay here goes.

 

[David Mary]

Oops. I meant to do 50. Looks like I did 51.

 

[Washed up Meathead.]

I'm new here but can I play?

I did an AMRAP
with 3 plate and got 7 reps at 170lbs bodyweight. The problem is it's only 140kg or 308.6lbs not 315lb as we work in kilos here in England

3 plate Squat Amrap X 7 Reps. A Rep P.R. BW 77KG. I had to dig deep on the last one.

A programmed AMRAP.

youtube.com

I've done 100kg/220lbs for an all time best 30 reps a few years back but I don't have that on video unfortunately.

Is bodyweight taken into consideration or does it not matter?

 

[Boris Bachmann]

I'm new here but can I play?

I did an AMRAP
with 3 plate and got 7 reps at 170lbs bodyweight. The problem is it's only 140kg or 308.6lbs not 315lb as we work in kilos here in England

3 plate Squat Amrap X 7 Reps. A Rep P.R. BW 77KG. I had to dig deep on the last one.

A programmed AMRAP.

youtube.com

I've done 100kg/220lbs for an all time best 30 reps a few years back but I don't have that on video unfortunately.

Is bodyweight taken into consideration or does it not matter?

Nice job!

No, bodyweight, age, monolift, equipment, squat variants - we're not concerning ourselves with these things (at least I'm not as far as recording for the challenge goes). It's a friendly challenge so a lot of things are "loose".

Do you want to go as "Washed Up Meathead", "McAlpine", or something else?

 

[Washed up Meathead.]

Nice job!

No, bodyweight, age, monolift, equipment, squat variants - we're not concerning ourselves with these things (at least I'm not as far as recording for the challenge goes). It's a friendly challenge so a lot of things are "loose".

Do you want to go as "Washed Up Meathead", "McAlpine", or something else?

Thanks. Cool man, that's fair enough and it's a fun challenge. I've always liked Amrap's on compound moves, especially squats.

Just my username, Washed up meathead will do thanks lol.

 

[Washed up Meathead.]

Oops. I meant to do 50. Looks like I did 51.

Wow man, 51 reps is Outstanding! I can imagine that it would have been way more a mental challenge than Physical? To keep going and pushing yourself, it must have started to burn half way. How sore were you in the days afterwards?

 

[Boris Bachmann]

Wow man, 51 reps is Outstanding! I can imagine that it would have been way more a mental challenge than Physical? To keep going and pushing yourself, it must have started to burn half way. How sore were you in the days afterwards?

Well, he just did it. DOMS is just getting started!

 

[David Mary]

Yeah, I felt fine a minute after, and perfect today. I ride a bike daily to get to my workshop, down a hill, up a hill, down a hill, up a hill, so my legs are used to a lot of work, and maybe I will get lucky? I'll let you know tomorrow.

 

[David Mary]

Wow man, 51 reps is Outstanding!

Thank you!

I can imagine that it would have been way more a mental challenge than Physical?

Yes. My main concern was to hit depth on each rep, and while I know each one was at least very close to parallel, I could have definitely done better. I like to go a bit below parallel usually.

To keep going and pushing yourself, it must have started to burn half way.

Rep 18.

 

[Washed up Meathead.]

Thank you!



Yes. My main concern was to hit depth on each rep, and while I know each one was at least very close to parallel, I could have definitely done better. I like to go a bit below parallel usually.



Rep 18.

To go from it burning at rep 18 all the way to 51 shows Great tenacity. This is just great stuff man. Id be sore for a week after that lol

 

[David Mary]

I definitely didn't have the normal power for my bike ride to and from work yesterday. The hills were extra grueling, but excited to report that I'm not sore, just a little taxed. The 150 hindu pushups I did a couple weeks ago left me much more sore for a few days.

 

[David Mary]

Dodged a bullet! Guess I'll try 225 tomorrow after all. I have no idea how many I'll do in the set, but I'm sure this is one I'll regret.

 

[David Mary]

Id be sore for a week after that lol

I drank a cup and a half of hot water with a scoop of L-Glutamine a few minutes before the set.

 

[dc]

dc: 42 (2/23)

Oops. I meant to do 50. Looks like I did 51.

Damn you. Now you got me considering doing something I don’t want to do.

 

[dc]

dc: 20 (1/18), 31 (2/3)

Guess I'll try 225 tomorrow after all.

Don’t you dare.

 

[David Mary]

Damn you.

I thought we weren't supposed to curse on this forum. That's one of the things that attracted me to it. Jussayin'

 

[David Mary]

Don’t you dare.

So you're saying I can't put the bar down until I hit at least 32 reps. That's a pretty tall order. I'll see what I can do.

 

[dc]

So you're saying I can't put the bar down until I hit at least 32 reps. That's a pretty tall order. I'll see what I can do.

It wasn’t fun, but I reckon you’ve got 32 in you. When you get it do me a favour & slip a few extra ones in if possible. The further you get away from 31 the less inclined I’ll be to try again.