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Title: One all-out set of squats, 6 days a week.
Post by: Livewire on July 21, 2007, 12:38:44 PM: It's my new training protocol for mass.

Thoughts?
Title: Re: One all-out set of squats, 6 days a week.
Post by: candidate2025 on July 21, 2007, 01:10:09 PM: stupid as fuck.

what about the rest of your body.

it will only work if you do only those squats.

there is no way your body would be able to repair them in one day aone unless you limited your working out to just quads, so you bodies recuperation abilities will be entirely focused on them.
Title: Re: One all-out set of squats, 6 days a week.
Post by: Livewire on July 21, 2007, 01:13:59 PM: I'd still do benching, deads, arms, shoulders, on their days.

I'm talking about one all-out set of squats before nighttime shower each night. Just one slow and heavy set. Would it cause an anabolic release (or whatever the wording is)?
Title: Re: One all-out set of squats, 6 days a week.
Post by: Voice of Doom on July 21, 2007, 01:15:25 PM: WHy not give it a try and tell us the results. I would eat a lot of calories, like peanuts that pack them on but dont make you feel full (also have lots of protein) during this week. Try it and then dont train them for two weeks...give the body time to heal. I would also vary the type of squats, poundage and reps for maximum muscle stimulation. It cant hurt to try and force new growth by shocking your legs, and it will give your upper body time to heal.

I've done similar things with arms...just to break up the muscle memory.

Good luck!
Title: Re: One all-out set of squats, 6 days a week.
Post by: JasonH on July 21, 2007, 01:38:11 PM: Hmm. Seems a bit too much like overtraining to me. Squats are hard work, even one day a week.
Title: Re: One all-out set of squats, 6 days a week.
Post by: ~flower~ on July 21, 2007, 01:48:44 PM: Quote from: Livewire on July 21, 2007, 12:38:44 PM
It's my new training protocol for mass.

Thoughts?

pickle or cucumber?
Title: Re: One all-out set of squats, 6 days a week.
Post by: Livewire on July 21, 2007, 02:40:46 PM: Quote from: MUVIRSE on July 21, 2007, 01:50:14 PM
why dont you go tanning for 20 minutes every single day for 7 days straight while your at it too.

i dont follow
Title: Re: One all-out set of squats, 6 days a week.
Post by: Brutal_1 on July 21, 2007, 02:42:28 PM: Quote from: Livewire on July 21, 2007, 12:38:44 PM
It's my new training protocol for mass.

Thoughts?

if it's actually one set, and not a "mentzer" one set, then it wouldn't be a smart way to go. Your first set of any exercise doesn't recruit the maximum amount of muscle fibers = less than maximal exertion = less than maximal amount of muscle breakdown = less hypertrophy.

Now if you did 5 sets of squats every night :o
Title: Re: One all-out set of squats, 6 days a week.
Post by: MONSTER_TRICEPS on July 21, 2007, 03:05:58 PM: It is actually possible to squat every day, some olympic weightlifters squat every day with multiple sessions a day.
Title: Re: One all-out set of squats, 6 days a week.
Post by: climber on July 21, 2007, 03:08:47 PM: I think every second day would be the way to go... you better warm up properly before you do the set though!

I couldn't do it myself, that'd be a recipe for sore hips.
Title: Re: One all-out set of squats, 6 days a week.
Post by: phyxsius on July 21, 2007, 03:10:33 PM: Quote from: Livewire on July 21, 2007, 12:38:44 PM
It's my new training protocol for mass.

Thoughts?

you can't and will never grow
Title: Re: One all-out set of squats, 6 days a week.
Post by: Marty Champions on July 21, 2007, 03:20:00 PM: dude one set of all out squats is equivalent to one set of all out sprints. you are pushing your legs to failure, big deal. you have to do that and more to go above and beyond great natural lifters/athletes
Title: Re: One all-out set of squats, 6 days a week.
Post by: dr.chimps on July 21, 2007, 03:52:41 PM: Quote from: MONSTER_TRICEPS on July 21, 2007, 03:05:58 PM
It is actually possible to squat every day, some olympic weightlifters squat every day with multiple sessions a day.
True, but usually for doubles or triples - nowhere near failure - or 'all-out set of squats,' whatever that is.