Squatting 405: One year for 4 plates

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Hit a PR for 385 on Monday so I guess I'm a lot closer to 405 than I thought I was. Haven't done a squat max in a long time but it felt pretty good. Guess it's time to get to four plates.
 
Id love to be added to this list.
Hit 350 for a daily max today... Really easy rpe 8 probably.
 
So, I haven't tried maxxing out in a while. Is the general theory that sets of 5 are about 80% of your max? Making sets of 5 at 320lb a general estimate that you could max at 400?
 
Mcmoon said:
If you are hitting 350 for 8 reps then you are probably already at 405 I would guess.
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RPE =/= rep.

That sentence doesn't even make sense if you read it with the word "rep" in it.
 
Well since I replaced two thirds of my running with the arc trainer my hip dysfunction and mobility is quickly becoming a thing of the past. I decided to try squatting on a 21.5"W x 11.5"H box of which I could never get going because I was just so tight it took forever to get warmed up, my form sucked and my hips would be wrecked for days. Well now I discovered I can hit that box relatively easy and my form is way better so I'm reseting and building off of this set up. I'm doing five to eight sets off this box and then finishing with a few sets of narrow ATG squats instead of unilateral work.

I use 116lbs of chain set to barely touch the ground when I stand and this has been a tremendous help getting my mobility better in the hole and allowing me to use some decent resistance still when out of the hole.
 
JRT6 said:
It means Rate of perceived exertion.
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Cool thanks. Since I wasn't the only one that thought it was a typo for reps I figured I'd ask the question for everyone. Never seen the abbreviation before.
 
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JRT6 said:
Well since I replaced two thirds of my running with the arc trainer my hip dysfunction and mobility is quickly becoming a thing of the past. I decided to try squatting on a 21.5"W x 11.5"H box of which I could never get going because I was just so tight it took forever to get warmed up, my form sucked and my hips would be wrecked for days. Well now I discovered I can hit that box relatively easy and my form is way better so I'm reseting and building off of this set up. I'm doing five to eight sets off this box and then finishing with a few sets of narrow ATG squats instead of unilateral work.

I use 116lbs of chain set to barely touch the ground when I stand and this has been a tremendous help getting my mobility better in the hole and allowing me to use some decent resistance still when out of the hole.
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Are you doing westside type box squats where you keep your shins as vertical as possible and sit a little bit of your weight on the box, or just touch and go using it to gauge depth?

BTW I'm not racing to 405 but this is a useful thread
 
Andrewwawa said:
Id love to be added to this list.
Hit 350 for a daily max today... Really easy rpe 8 probably.
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RPE of 8(standard 6-20 scale) would be about a brisk walk for fit individuals. Unless you have a max squat >600lbs or so, I believe you may be underestimating your perceived exertion.
 
gspieler said:
RPE of 8(standard 6-20 scale) would be about a brisk walk for fit individuals. Unless you have a max squat >600lbs or so, I believe you may be underestimating your perceived exertion.
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I'm sure he is talking about the 0-10 scale.

8

Pushing to just short of concentric failure. The last rep may slow just a little but form should remain similar from the first rep to the last. If pushing to failure you would be able to do 1 or possibly 2 more repetitions.
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http://www.bodyresults.com/e2rpe.asp
 
gspieler said:
RPE of 8(standard 6-20 scale) would be about a brisk walk for fit individuals. Unless you have a max squat >600lbs or so, I believe you may be underestimating your perceived exertion.
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Uhhh..pretty sure rpe scale is to 10 in a powerlifting context
 
JimRussel said:
RPE =/= rep.

That sentence doesn't even make sense if you read it with the word "rep" in it.
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I basically went dyslexic and read it as rep. I read it as "an easy 8 reps". I don't know what rpe is so learned something new.
 
ssdd said:
Are you doing westside type box squats where you keep your shins as vertical as possible and sit a little bit of your weight on the box, or just touch and go using it to gauge depth?

BTW I'm not racing to 405 but this is a useful thread
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I don't deload as it would wreck me but I do pause for at least one second. The box is just a gauge and a prop to help sit back but I don't do the whole vertical shin thing and I don't know if that is even possible for me.
 
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