How much can you squat??

[Big Rick Rock]

diddley


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[schutzhundk9]

365x5 was my max.
I'm tall and skinny 6'4" and that's a long way down for me.

I've been out of the gym for over a year and just recently got back. I had my first leg day yesterday. Now going into the gym I was telling myself that I'm just going to go through the motions with like 135 because I knew I'd be sore a shit today. Well of course I put more weight on than I should have (225 x5 for three sets) because today I'm in more doms pain than I have ever been in. I keep telling myself that it will be worth it though.

 

[bsdgeek]

today was my leg day, 405 - 4 sets 10 reps. based on laws of percentages, 10 reps = 75% 1RM, so my max would probably be around 540 - 550. it was a whole lot heavier 20 years ago

 

[bsdgeek]

If you don't squat though, you are never going to get the best development out of your upper body.

yep, if you want to grow, you have to do squats and deadlifts. period.

 

[redtopp06]

ive done 495 3 times before but i try stay around 405 for reps

 

[diesel81]

315 for 25 reps. I dont do much more than 315 due to my knees not being the greatest.

 

[tracemhunter]

Currently at 315x6. I feel like I can do more but my knees say otherwise.

 

[bigthrower]

440 for 5 x 5 yesterday, sore today and lower back "tired"
I am about 250lbs, 12% BF, squating for 25years, no knee pain because I started off front squating and olympic lfting, then deadlifting, and when I got around to back squating I had strong quads, hamstrings, lower back, glutes, calfs and torso from my strange route into squats, I do full squats mostly, some times heavier paralell and half and quarter squats and leg press. never liked leg extensions or curls and i threw the shot, played rugby , did karate and even tried powerlifting, flexibillity and good supporting muscles prevent injury and wear and tear, OH yeah I started taking cod liver oil pills and and multi vits years ago, i think it helped.
When I was trying powerlifting i learned special techniques and used suits, I could hit 600 for a double in the "no,no,no" style, special training, technique and a suit and I did 750 in a meetso that's 25% over what I could do naturally! If there is a guy here who can do 600 raw that's good, I would say i cound do 500 now maybe and with special style and a suit a little over 600 but that doesnt count

 

[bbkingpin]

440 for 5 x 5 yesterday, sore today and lower back "tired"
I am about 250lbs, 12% BF, squating for 25years, no knee pain because I started off front squating and olympic lfting, then deadlifting, and when I got around to back squating I had strong quads, hamstrings, lower back, glutes, calfs and torso from my strange route into squats, I do full squats mostly, some times heavier paralell and half and quarter squats and leg press. never liked leg extensions or curls and i threw the shot, played rugby , did karate and even tried powerlifting, flexibillity and good supporting muscles prevent injury and wear and tear, OH yeah I started taking cod liver oil pills and and multi vits years ago, i think it helped.
When I was trying powerlifting i learned special techniques and used suits, I could hit 600 for a double in the "no,no,no" style, special training, technique and a suit and I did 750 in a meetso that's 25% over what I could do naturally! If there is a guy here who can do 600 raw that's good, I would say i cound do 500 now maybe and with special style and a suit a little over 600 but that doesnt count

This might sound weird but I wear snug jeans when I squat (usually at home since I have a "shotgun rack" at home with safetys. Even in gym I do the same thing). If I wear loose shorts I might be able to do the same weight but something about the tight jeans (not homosexual tight ) (that's why I say "snug," words matter) gives me support, physical or psychological or both, that helps me go down slow and steady and come back up nice and "strong."

The reason I mention it is because you talk about wearing a suit and, though I never used a suit (although it's bemusing watching people get into them for the uninitiated), I just wanted to add my $.02.

And, when doing leg presses (next to never for me), I think you could do them in your underwear, it would not matter. Not saying heavy leg presses are easy or relaxing, just that there's a big difference having the bar on your back and using all the stabilizing muscles in your body to descend and ascend. Squats are probably safer than leg presses for that reason. You cannot go too heavy -- i.e., more heavy than safety dictates. (Unless you are a moron. )

 

[bigjd69]

I did 600lbs for 1 rep on two different occasions back in the day @195LBS