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| There's a better way to do 20-rep breathing squats - and it's probably perfect for most of you. It also (get this) is similar to a program John Grimek used when he was getting started in the Iron Game - and that alone makes it very much worth trying. |
Hail to the Dinosaurs!
20-rep breathing squats have been
around for a long time - and trainees
around the world have used them
with excellent results.
And by "a very long time" I mean
close 100 years here in the USA.
But sadly, the standard advice on how
to start 20-rep squats and how to
progress them isn't very good.
You know what I mean.
The old "Take your 10-rep max and
force out 20-reps with it."
Which sounds heroic, but doesn't
work very well in practice.
It's MUCH BETTER to start light, and
work up slowly and gradually.
But as I said, the standard advice
sounds much more heroic - so that's
what we always see when people write
about the breathing squat.
Which is why it was quite a surprise
to see a new and different - and very
sensible - progression system for
20-rep squats.
Yes, that's what came across my screen
one day - in a workout report from one
of our many overseas Dinos.
I asked him for details, and it turned
into a nice little article - so I ran it in
the Sept-Oct issue of
The Dinosaur
Files.
You can grab a copy right here - and
read the article beginning on p. 11:
www.brookskubik.com/dinosaurfiles-sep-oct2018.html
This is a great progression system for
several reasons:
1. It's safe.
2. It's challenging - but not some sort
of over the top, insanity type program.
a. It won't hit you with crippling muscular
soreness that leaves you shuffling around
like a guy doing a perp walk in leg irons.
3. It's perfect for home gym training.
4. It builds a perfect combination of
strength, muscle mass and cardio
conditioning.
5. It's excellent for older trainees - just
start light and easy and work up slowly
and sensibly.
And yes, you can use it for 20-rep dead-
lifts as well as for 20-rep squats. (It would
be especially good for Trap Bar deadlifts.)
And I should also mention - a guy named
John Grimek did something very similar
when he was getting started in his training -
and he did pretty darn darn good!
All in all, it's a really good program - so
be sure to grab the Sept-Oct issue of The
Dinosaur Files and read all about it - and
after you try it for awhile, shoot me an
email and report on your results!
Yours in strength,
Brooks Kubik
P.S. In other news, we just released
my new training course on Heavy
Partials in the Kindle bookstore. The
course has been available in PDF for
awhile, and many of you asked for it
in Kindle - so now it's available both
ways:
Heavy Partials Course - Kindle
http://www.brookskubik.com/heavypartials-kindle.html
Heavy partials Course - PDF
http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaurstrengthandpower-02.html
P.S. 2. Thought for the Day
"Tried and true is always good -
but sometimes there are ways to
make it even better."
- Brooks Kubik
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