What the hell is this?

[The Shadow]

I thought I was fairly knowledgeable about weight training but, what the fuck are "breathing squats"? Are you telling me it's so UNcommon to breathe during squats that to do so requires a new name? How are breathing squats any different than a regular squat: breathe in going down, breathe out going up?

Not that I want to sidetrack this thread.

Breathing squats trigger lots of growth thru the haevy breathing with a load on your back. Makes the entire structure stronger.

2 ways to do them:

1 - take 2-3 breaths between every rep till you get to 20.

2 - Do the first 10 with one breath at the top for the first ten and then 5 breaths between each reps for 11-20.

I prefer #2.

 

[frorider6]

I'd love to hit this routine but I think it would be impossible to talk my training partner into it. I'll email it to him and try though.

I know that, total body, I'm not in good condition. I might look good with fair size and cuts, but I don't feel very strong and a good game of football would put me in bed for a week. Maybe it's time to change that...

 

[The Shadow]

I'd love to hit this routine but I think it would be impossible to talk my training partner into it. I'll email it to him and try though.

I know that, total body, I'm not in good condition. I might look good with fair size and cuts, but I don't feel very strong and a good game of football would put me in bed for a week. Maybe it's time to change that...

Try it for one month and eat the hell out of some red meat and milk.

Even if you have to train alone for a while - try it. Your partner will see the results and I assure you, he will give it a try.

 

[HappyScrappy]

I used to do workouts like this all the time and then switched to the 1 bodypart group per day and grew a ton.
I think the secret is just change things up - if you do it one way, change to the other and you will see results. when you stop seeing results - change it up again.

as for breathing squats, the way I learned them and do them, you do the weight you can normally only get 10-12 out at, and then for the last 8-10, you take as much time and as many breaths as you need to finish each rep... by the end you will laugh at how hard it gets.

every now and then I will alternate weeks between low reps and heavy squatting to the lower weight but high reps of breathing squats.

 

[The Shadow]

I think the secret is just change things up - if you do it one way, change to the other and you will see results.

True that!!

The best routine is the one you are currently not doing.

EVERYONE should do at least one strength mico-cycle per yaer.

 

[HappyScrappy]

EVERYONE should do at least one strength mico-cycle per yaer.

except that genetic freak asshole Havoc. he needs to eat more butter and sit around, let the rest of us pussies catch up.

 

[spentagn]

except that genetic freak Havoc's asshole. he needs to spread more butter on it and sit around my tongue, let the rest of us pussies get off.

Ok

 

[redhotavenger]

good post

good shit bro

 

[frorider6]

I may have to go it alone for a couple of weeks. I hate to do it though because this is the best training partner I've EVER had.

 

[HappyScrappy]

I'm psyched to do it, my training partner's an asshole.