New Squat Cycle Begins Today...

I started a new squat cycle today. I'm going to stay in the medium-high rep range of about 12-16. I've done 20 rep squats before and I tend to stall out after a few months. 20 rep squats just get too intense from a recovery standpoint for me with all the other training I'm doing.



A few points on these squats:

1. I'm using a "Rest/Pause" rep style based on Stuart McRobert's writing in Brawn and Beyond Brawn. This is a really demanding style of training because there's ZERO momentum to move the weight. It's all just strict muscle power and tight form.
2. I have pieces of automotive heater hose over the pins on the rack to keep the bar from bouncing around when I touch at the bottom. The rubber makes the bar contact completely dead.
3. I'm still deciding how I want to cycle this exercise. I'll either add on 5-10lbs per workout or do a double progression doing 12, 14, 16 reps and THEN adding weight and back to 12 reps. If anyone wants to post a suggeston on this, I'm open.

ttys

Adam

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