A new squat PB!

Training at the town local gym with two friends, I was about halfway through my squat session when I thought '....I'm finding this unusually easy tonight.' I had been told by others at my powerlifting club that 'If you're strong use it,' as hey, we all have good days and bad days. So deciding to go for it, i put my current PB on the bar, 160kg. Easy. I felt like i couldve done 3 reps on it. So ecstatic, and pumped up, I put 170kg on the bar, grabbed a third person for spotting, and went for it. I couldn't believe myself how comfortable it felt! I was on top of the world for the next few hours! So here is hoping for the start of a move up in strength!

Tom Platz, the Master of Squatting

After going through some old Tom Platz video's on squats I stumbled across one which I have currently been applying to my training. This may be old, or an obviously technique to some people, but for some reason it hadn't crossed my mind until discovering it.

The king himself goes on to explain how he has one day squatting, just doing rep work, going for the 15 - 20 rep mark, and a second day, going heavy. The idea is that the rep day is what sets you up for building muscle, increasing capillary development and mitochondria function, and increasing the blood flow to the working muscle. Then the heavy is done to put the stress on the muscle fibres, creating micro-tears, and therefore leading to protein synthesis. I think this sounds like a very good routine, which is why i am trying myself (currently one week in), and will keep you updated as to the results. I'm pretty certain it, will go well, after all, who hasn't seen the famous 500lb for 23 reps??

Thanks again,

Sam

After a few weeks off, I am back! I apologise for the time away, but due to changing jobs etc I have got a little sidetracked, but I am all sorted, and fully back into the swing of training and dieting.

As a short update, I did my competition, with results I was happy with, achieving what I had hoped for.

Also, as my birthday is next week and I turn 23, I will now be in the open class, and so I have decided to not enter competitions for a while, so that I can concentrate  a little more on bodybuilding, as I feel I have way more muscle I can put on, in so turning into strength.

I will be posting more updates on how I go, and ideas and thoughts I have on the sport as a whole,

Cheers for reading,

Sam