How much poundage are u guys squatting for reps? BB's not Powerlifters

[ceo]

and how often has that gotten you laid?

 

[mrplunkey]

and how often has that gotten you laid?

I agree with that... it's not just an issue of getting laid though. I'll try to dig-up the article (it was in Flex or MD or something that quoted the study ...). Basically they did bloodwork on males then sent them in for an interview to answer some questions. Some were attractive female interviewers and some where not. Post-interview, they did another set of bloodwork. The free test levels of the males that dealt with attractive interviewers were 30% higher. I'll try to dig-up the reference -- it's a good one!

It varies wildly from person-to-person I suspect. For my workout partner (yeah, he's straight) it has no effect. For me, for some reason, it seems to work. Even though i'm a happly married 37 year old with 3 fantastic kids, i'm tempted to find a hottie female workout partner just to see if the surge is sustainable.

Thanks,

 

[genarr3]

Let me ask this.....how do you strengthen your squat? I'm barely going down 3/4 of the way for 215 a couple of times.......My legs seemed stronger in highschool for some reason. Thanks to all who reply.

You're asking this question in the wrong forum. I don't mean that in a correcting way, I mean you're going to get bad info here. Check the powerlifting forum to get your lifts up.

 

[SuperDawgy]

musketeer/superdawgy: is squats all you do for tat particular workout? I ask because I know if i did 10-20 sets of squats< id be totally cashed out afterwards...

I do several sets of extensions after, but thats it.

 

[Lowest]

When on, my squats tend to be around 405 for 6, 425 for 3-4. I never go for singles or doubles. This is when I weigh about 190-195. When off, I stick to around 315-335 for 10 reps or so. I really think I'm gonna do a few workouts based entirely on squats though. I did that one time, just walked in, warmed up, and did about 12 sets of squats. Pyramided up to heavy 3 reps, and all the way down to 20+ breathing squats with 185. My GOD did that make my legs sore, but my lower back was pretty good. Gotta do that again!

 

[bbkingpinn]

Personal best yesterday was 405x6. I'm going to stick to 405 now and just perfect my form -- i.e., get used to 405 and strengthen my legs, not by # of reps, but quality of reps.

 

[androjunkie]

Wow! Everybody here must have like 30 inch quads. Gotta love the internet. I squat 325 for 6 deep, slow, controlled reps. I have 27 inch upper quads and 22 inch just above the knee. I happen to know that I have bigger quads than most people I encounter(juicers included) so if everybody is truly pushing the poundages posted, than props to you because you're legs are probably bigger than needsize's or quadsweep's.

 

[psychedout]

I have an unusual structure for squats. I have a really long torso, and very short legs.

This makes my squat lower than most.

Lately I haven't been squatting much. I've been doing box squats trying to work on explosive leg power. 335x6 or so.

 

[genarr3]

I've decided to institute a new rule. If you can't post a pic or video of your huge lifts you can't post the numbers. Sounds fair?

 

[psychedout]

I've decided to institute a new rule. If you can't post a pic or video of your huge lifts you can't post the numbers. Sounds fair?

LoL. See avatar.

Also, numbers really shouldn't matter. Unless your are a plifter.