I am not training for it I am testing for it. If I pass the 225 and 315 test I will then do the 405. I haven't tried it so not sure how you can tell me I can't do something I haven't tried yet. So far I have easily squatted the weights I put on the bar and I have not had any knee pain after. I believe I could squat 405lbs right now but no I am not going to try it until I try 315 and see how that feels. It has literally been one week I don't even have the sleeves I ordered yet and you guys act like I have been telling you this for 6 months. I am going to add another plate Monday if all goes well I will add another the following week and make a video. Not sure why no one has any patience around here. No one is more excited to try 405lbs than me but yeah I am going to be smart about it and hold back while I test the waters first.
Folks here don't so much have a problem with you're training methods as they do with your wording. In the case of training verses testing, testing is in this case is a pass or fail situation. Training is ongoing. The only way you fail at training is to not do it. If you fail the 225 'test' is that the end of it or do you keep doing that test over until you pass?
At what poundage did you do your first test? Was it bodyweight, just the bar, or 135 lbs.? Was 135 lbs. the last test you passed? Do you only have 45 lb. plates? Have you considered increasing the resistance using 10's or 25's on each side?