Your goal is to add five pounds to your 20 rep max each training session. This program is only 6 weeks long so you have to go all out every training session. If your 5RM is lb and you train three times a week for the six weeks, your starting weight would be lb. The difference is 90lb so your goal after 6 weeks will be to squat 20 reps with the lb. It sounds made up, but a lot of elite lifters and strength coaches can vouch for its authenticity, including Mark Rippetoe.
On the last day of the program, he asked if he could work in. This routine is not for the mentally weak individual. It will test your will power and bring you to a threshold that will either make or break you. At this point, the reps come few and far between as you muster up the strength to squat out another rep.
There are many variations of this routine to choose from, so pick one that fits your skill level. Remember you are going to be doing this three times a week. The classic Monday, Wednesday, Friday works good with this, but if you feel you simply cannot recover, lower it down to two days a week using something like Tuesday, Friday.
You can make your own variation of this routine as long as you leave the squat untouched since it is the foundation of this program. A good variation should include at least one pushing, pulling, and stretching movement.
You should stick with basic movements such as the bench press, pull-ups, military press, pullovers, etc. If you are not accustomed to performing high rep squats, start with 3 to 6 hard-working sets per week as a starting place. If you are somewhat trained ie. Advanced lifters can go for between 5 to 10 sets. If your hands are falling asleep and you are wearing wrist wraps , they may be too tight. It may also be because you are too passively holding onto the bar, in which case you will need to hold the bar more active.
In other words, grip the bar stronger, and actively pull it down into your back. You can also try widening your grip on the barbell. You should not train to failure with high rep squats. With lighter load training, you should train closer to failure to engage those high threshold motor units that are responsible for most of your strength and size gains. High threshold motor units are bundles of muscle fibres that tend to be triggered when your muscle experiences high tension — so walking or jogging does not engage those.
However, if you train high rep squats to failure, it can negatively impact how much work you can do for the rest of the session or even week. Being 2 to 5 reps shy of failure is an appropriate level of difficulty for your sets.
You should ensure that you sleep well, have sufficient protein and macronutrients to recover from training and manage your other exercises well, especially lower body exercises. For novice to intermediate lifters, you should space your high rep squat session out from other intense lower body sessions out by at least 2 to 3 days.
Having sufficient rest between sets and exercises during the session will help you recover from high rep squats within a session. At least 2 to 3 minutes rest between sets and rest at least 5 minutes after your high rep squats are done. You can do high rep squats with front squats but it is not recommended. The reason is due to the nature of the bar positioning being close to the neck.
If you fatigue during the set and slowly push the bar into your neck in an attempt to not let the bar fall, you may end up restricting blood flow or your airways. This will lead to a risk of fainting and therefore be a health and safety hazard. High rep squats can be a useful tool for growing your legs whether it is for bodybuilding or off-season powerlifting or weightlifting. It can dramatically improve your work capacity in your lower body and improve strength endurance.
As a priority prerequisite, your technique should be very good and consistent. This is therefore inappropriate for anyone who has not established a foundation of good technique such as absolute novices. My ultimate recommendation is to start with a low number of sets per week so you can get used to the physical demand of high rep squats if you are not used to it.
Avoid trying to go overboard with too many sets as you may find that you are unable to complete many sets fully early on. Due to the high rep nature, it can cause a lot of fatigue so managing the programming well will be important for sustainable progress and gains.
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I personally am not a fan of single-joint movements such as curls and calf raises in spite of the fact that they show up in most of the "classic" rep squatting programs. I believe that you get enough stimulation through the compound exercises listed. If your ego simple can't get by without doing a set or two of curls, add them at the end. For those who tend to recovery poorly, here is a more abbreviated program that has worked for everyone with whom I have ever used it:.
Notice the squats are first here. This is to get the most painful part out of the way early. Rest as long as you need to between sets. You may substitute chins for the rows and bench presses for the dips. Stay away from the pulldown machine and the pec dec; just imagine that you are in a time when such things didn't exist! If you choose to do dips or chins, add weight as soon as you are strong enough to do so. After six weeks of this, switch to something else. The classic 5x5 routine is a good choice, as is a more conventional bodybuilding routine.
Wait at least six weeks before giving the rep squats another go-round. To get big, you must eat big. Meat, cheese, fruits, and vegetables are in order. Even though you are purposely consuming lots of calories, don't fill up on pizza and brownies.
You need quality in your calories as well as quantity. The nutritional "secret weapon" of this program is milk. It was a huge component of the original rep programs years ago—so big a component, in fact, that it was sometimes called the "Squats and Milk Program.
A half-gallon of whole milk was considered to be the absolute minimum for anyone wanting to get huge, and a gallon per day was the standard. You may also add your favorite protein powder or MRP to your milk for a boost or for more flavor. This is just a suggestion. Customize your food intake to suit your personal tastes, but make sure you eat plenty of food and eat it often.
Drink plenty of water throughout the day as well. To make the old-school approach a little more modern, add some EFA supplements to insure that you are getting enough healthy fat. This is a good program for loading up on creatine too. Take care not to eat for a couple of hours before your workout to minimize puking in the gym; most gym owner's frown on such things. On days when you are not in the gym, doing some active recovery such as walking or swimming, as doing so will help reduce soreness.
Daily stretching and a massage every week or two will also help in recovery. Strenuous activity such as intense cardio or hard sports should be avoided since you want every available resource to go into building muscle. Get lots of sleep: hours per night and sneak a nap in whenever you can. The rep squat program is nothing new, but unlike so many other programs, it has withstood the test of time.
I would be remiss if I did not thank Dr. Randall Strossen at www. If you follow the guidelines I have set forth for you, you can realistically expect to gain lbs in the next six weeks, although lots of people will gain even more than that. Either way start saving up for new clothes, because by the end of the program, you will need them.
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