The 2024 Squat Big Plates For Reps Challenge!

[Don Fairbanks]

Nah, he has got this! Do or die!

Yes, no prob.
Strong like Lurtz, run like Hidalgo.

 

[Hung]

Going for 405 AMRAP at the end of my 5-3-1 squat day tomorrow. Hope I don't die.

It was really nice to e-meeting you

 

[Philippe Geoffrion]

Viggo Mortensen ?

Rigor Mortison

 

[Rygor the Swoleman]

Thanks for the support, everyone. Somehow I survived. In fact, I did one better than the last time I repped 405 and hit 405 x 5. Boom.

 

[Timo Keskitalo]

It's good that this is back. I don't dare make goals. I just keep on rolling the plan I seem to like a lot. I do a heavy single and then 2 sets of 5 PTTP style. On another day only 2x5 after DL. Well beating my senior years best 157,5 would be nice. Then to beat my pb 165 kg would be great.

So far I've done 1x150 date 1/21/24, so one for 315 category. At some point I'll try reps when I'm feeling strong.

 

[DocMike]

Just did 405# for a set of 6. No video but a 40lbs PR as compared to november

 

[Rygor the Swoleman]

Just did 405# for a set of 6. No video but a 40lbs PR as compared to november

That's a huge jump in only a couple months time. What you you attribute it to? Were you coming back from injury? Muscle memory? Heavy doses of Tren?

 

[Luis T. Gonzalez]

That's a huge jump in only a couple months time. What you you attribute it to? Were you coming back from injury? Muscle memory? Heavy doses of Tren?

You just gotta have guts Rocky!

 

[DocMike]

That's a huge jump in only a couple months time. What you you attribute it to? Were you coming back from injury? Muscle memory? Heavy doses of Tren?

Tren. Legs can't recover from large volume and so I use a Higher intensity and lower volume system called APRE. Can't run it for linger than 12 weeks or you die. Also very hard as the rep scheme reduces.

 

[Rygor the Swoleman]

Tren. Legs can't recover from large volume and so I use a Higher intensity and lower volume system called APRE. Can't run it for linger than 12 weeks or you die. Also very hard as the rep scheme reduces.

Ah yes. It all makes sense now.

 

[Timo Keskitalo]

Squatting 12x107,5 on 2/5/24 for 225 category.

I concluded that I haven't done enough heavy squatting. So I'll be doing AMRAP sets every now and then. Last spring I got 14 reps and I'm gonna better that.

 

[Boris Bachmann]

I did 245lb for 10 the other day. I would have been happy w. how smooth it was if my lower back wasn't frigging killing me... I'm not squatting again until at least Saturday so I'm hopeful I can sort it out.

 

[John K]

Nice work Boris. Low back pain is frustrating. I did 205lbs x 15 today and still waiting to see if my low back is going to get grouchy.

 

[Philippe Geoffrion]

275 for 5 today. This will be 315 x 5 in due time.

 

[metaldrummer]

I matched my 6rm max at 225 today after 3 sets of 2 with 275. Still haven't got 3 wheels yet but I'm thinking probably in the next two months.

 

[dc]

@Boris Bachmann have you tried some hangs mate? I find a bit of traction helps my lower back when it feels angry after squats.

 

[Boris Bachmann]

@Boris Bachmann have you tried some hangs mate? I find a bit of traction helps my lower back when it feels angry after squats.

Yeah I have inversion boots - did some pull-ups and inversion boots after. It helped a little.

 

[Steve Freides]

@Boris Bachmann I notice you take most of your squat videos from directly to the front. From frequenting various powerlifting groups, I notice most people take them from the side. Likely this is because most people are concerned about meeting legal depth in their federation, but it would also be interesting to see what your low back looks like from the side, no?

-S-

 

[puddleduck]

Are hip belt squats acceptable? I can’t squat with a bar on my back anymore after disc herniations

 

[Rygor the Swoleman]

Are hip belt squats acceptable? I can’t squat with a bar on my back anymore after disc herniations

I'd vote that a squat is a squat as long as you can go to acceptable depth (at or below parallel).