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20 Rep Squat Routine

Zenkei18 Posts: 277 Joined: 2005/06/22	2005/12/30, 11:26 PM I have heard of routines that use squats for a weight that you could normally get 10 reps with and going for 20 with it. I have heard if you eat a lot and get enough rest you could gain as much as 30 lbs in 6 weeks with this. I want to know from people that have experience with it, is it really more trouble than its worth? It seems like it's talked about as if only a handful of people can do a 6 week cycle of it...
	2005/12/31, 11:00 AM I think it's not as popular as other programs because it can only be used periodically to shock your body into new muscle and strength gains....there are also a variety of 20 rep squat programs...this is just one of them.......30lb in 6 weeks? very hard to believe even for a beginner...
Zenkei18 Posts: 277 Joined: 2005/06/22	2005/12/31, 12:45 PM Have you been able to do it before? I really need something to shock me into growth and stuff because I am really getting nowhere with my strength and muscle gains etc... I am even on a cutting phase now so I can lower my caloric requirements to build the muscle so it won't be as difficult..
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2005/12/31, 02:17 PM Brutally painful, brutally effective. However, like menace said, most people can only do it for 6 weeks max. IF that. "Supersquats" By Randall Strossen(?) It is basicly breathing squats, done for 20 reps, with what you would normally done for 10 regular squats. I feel it is not as popular, because it is brutally difficult. Popularity does not always show efficiency. If you made it for 6 weeks, I would be surprised. If you did it, and didn't gain mass faster than you do with most programs, then I would be equally surprised. 30lbs in 6 weeks will not be entirely muscle mass. I think half that would be a better goal. However, if you tried it on during a cutting phase, it might just kill you. I used it my freshman year when I needed to (get this...) put ON weight for wrestling. I was 82lbs when the minimum weight was 90lbs. -------------- Pain is only temporary, it is in your mind. If you can still walk, then you can still run. ============ Quoting from 7707mutt: The squat cage is holy ground. ============
Zenkei18 Posts: 277 Joined: 2005/06/22	2005/12/31, 02:50 PM Hrrm, well I am probably going to cut down to maybe 134 or 135 lbs at around 8-10% bodyfat... if I then began the whole 20 rep squat routine I could be around 150 lbs at about the same body fat which would be good for a height of 5'6'"
Zenkei18 Posts: 277 Joined: 2005/06/22	2005/12/31, 03:09 PM Would I even be able to get in my car and drive home safely after one of those days? :(
Zenkei18 Posts: 277 Joined: 2005/06/22	2005/12/31, 10:04 PM bumparoniroobiskidibibapwah
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2006/01/01, 09:29 PM I worked out at home at the time. It was preseason, but I couldn't train on days I did it. I basicly sat on my couch, and ate. That was all I could manage after wards. Some days, I didn't even make it through the rest of the workout, I finished my squats and was like, "to hell with this". I've heard a lot of good feedback about it, but don't expect to survive on it. Also, like menace said, it will shock your body, but it is not a long term program. -------------- Pain is only temporary, it is in your mind. If you can still walk, then you can still run. ============ Quoting from 7707mutt: The squat cage is holy ground. ============
Zenkei18 Posts: 277 Joined: 2005/06/22	2006/01/01, 11:15 PM Hrrm, I hope I can still drive home after this.
vwshepherd Posts: 71 Joined: 2005/07/28	2006/01/02, 07:35 AM i tried this back in the glory days of squatting. it was definately a shock to the system. as long as you pick a weight that you can do with good form for the entire 20 reps you should be okay...that being said wrestler and menace are both correct. personally i did it for like 4 weeks and i had pretty good results with it, but when i went back to it a couple of weeks it was pretty rough. i had to back off and go back to my regular routine which was basically stacking.
	2006/01/02, 09:52 AM I personally wouldn't struggle with this program for more than a week or two....just use it as a new stimulus to shock my body into new gains but that's all....it's like doing 1rep deadlift every single week or twice a week.....it will eventually...and more than likely very quickly kill you......
Freethrow03 Posts: 32 Joined: 2004/06/12	2006/01/03, 12:29 PM I don't really understand the workout....could some one explain it to me?
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2006/01/03, 02:03 PM Take your 10 rep max in the free squat. Do 20 reps with it. This will be agonizingly painful, and will take a long time. Do this 3 times per week. Follow it with an upper body circuit. Add 5lbs every week. This will be incredibly painful. You will eat a lot. in supersquats, mr strossen recommends about a gallon of milk a day. I wouldnt try it if you are a novice lifter. -------------- Pain is only temporary, it is in your mind. If you can still walk, then you can still run. ============ Quoting from 7707mutt: The squat cage is holy ground. ============