John Beatty Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 315 x 20 x 3 on thurs....still sore. 335 next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPGoodfellow Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 315 x 20 x 3 on thurs....still sore. 335 next week. SICK-O! That's crazy strong, John! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Brouse Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 Dude, 3 sets? Yikes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico300zx Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 That great I almost always finish up with 20, I remember before when I couldn't squat 405 I had worked all the way up to 370 for 20 and figured I could pull off the 405 and a few sets later I did 490 that same night, what a rush! Please keep us updated here on how you do next week 20 rep squats help your grip too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 John, your endurance strength, whether it's bench, DL, or squat, is sometimes hard for me to wrap my head around. After one good set of 20 rep squats, I usually need to lie down and throw up a little Gatorade before I'm feeling ready to walk again. -Rex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pancake Sprawl Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 John, your endurance strength, whether it's bench, DL, or squat, is sometimes hard for me to wrap my head around. After one good set of 20 rep squats, I usually need to lie down and throw up a little Gatorade before I'm feeling ready to walk again.-Rex lmao, that's exactly how i feel also after squats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwhities Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 Crazy John! I'll get there one day.... in 4 or 5 years. Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crobb1320 Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 John thats sick man,Your legs must on fire. :blink Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cberg Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 awesome stuff John!! One set of 20 with that weight is real impressive... 3 sets is just insane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
climber511 Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 John - on a theoretical level - why 3 sets of 20. What is your goal with the workout? Usually 20 reppers are done to failure and most of us are finished -really finished . I'm just curious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Knight Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 John - on a theoretical level - why 3 sets of 20. What is your goal with the workout? Usually 20 reppers are done to failure and most of us are finished -really finished . I'm just curious. prolly just switching things up for a change how long did you rest between sets? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukeamdman Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 Good grief. After one set of 245x20 I could hardly walk. 315x20x3 is insane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Beatty Posted May 3, 2009 Author Share Posted May 3, 2009 (edited) Thanks guys! I really was just trying to give my training a little shock. I've been doing the 135 x 10, 225 x 10, 315 x 20, 405 x 8-10, then a heavy set for a while (about 2 years), and felt stagnant. I didn't feel motivated to do my 40, 30, 20, 10, 5 thing, so I thought since I've been pushing some of my HS trainees to the 3 x 20 thing, I thought I'd try it for 8-10 workouts. I'm still a little sore today. John, your endurance strength, whether it's bench, DL, or squat, is sometimes hard for me to wrap my head around. After one good set of 20 rep squats, I usually need to lie down and throw up a little Gatorade before I'm feeling ready to walk again.-Rex Rex- Thanks- I've always been better at reps than singles. Only recently (last 5 years) on bench & squat, but always on DL. I actually felt better as the sets went by. Gassed on the 1st like always, by #3 I was just out of breath for a few minutes, but none of the mild nausea I get after 20's. John - on a theoretical level - why 3 sets of 20. What is your goal with the workout? Usually 20 reppers are done to failure and most of us are finished -really finished . I'm just curious. Just to give it a try & shock myself a bit. I don't like to do 20's at the end usually, I usually finish with a heavy set, just leaving my muscles with the max load always seemed the right thing to do. John - on a theoretical level - why 3 sets of 20. What is your goal with the workout? Usually 20 reppers are done to failure and most of us are finished -really finished . I'm just curious. prolly just switching things up for a change how long did you rest between sets? About 10 minutes, was training my wife & just hit a set when the workout I have her doing had a break in it that she didn't need my help I'd like to finish this 8 weeks with 355-365 for 20 x 3. We'll see, I'm getting kind of old. Edited May 3, 2009 by John Beatty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meelhama Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 (edited) Damn Bro., the most I ever worked up to was 295. I had a mental block at 300lbs. I can't imagine 330. Edited May 4, 2009 by meelhama Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamil1km Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 315 x 20 x 3 on thurs....still sore. 335 next week. wow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Beatty Posted May 7, 2009 Author Share Posted May 7, 2009 335 x 20 x 3 today. Some very mild nausea on #2 & #3. Really didn't want to do the 3rd set. Really, really didn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jad Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 335 x 20 x 3 today. Some very mild nausea on #2 & #3. Really didn't want to do the 3rd set. Really, really didn't. I get nausea after one set. I can't imagine doing 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mac Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 Sounds a bit like an old Steve WIlson routine to me.... Good work John. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judoboy Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 not human Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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