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Funny, back in my powerlifting days, I used to get asked a lot about "plateauing". My advice was almost always the same: do squats. The conversation usually we
by jimt1234 5y ago
Funny, back in my powerlifting days, I used to get asked a lot about "plateauing". My advice was almost always the same: do squats. The conversation usually went like this:
- I'm benching all the time, but I can't get past 275.
- How often do you squat?
- Huh? I'm talking about bench press!
- justrudd 5y agoI’d always ask “How much are you eating?”
- ramoz 5y agoI've maxed squats while also losing 10% body weight (~8% BF) + low carb. Granted, I had maxed the same in HS football (~420LBS).
- justrudd 5y agoThat’s awesome. I wish I could cut at the same time. But alas my old man body has 3 modes - cut, maintain, or build. And never will the 3 overlap. But I’m past the point of worrying about it. I’ll never get rid of that last 3 or 4% body fat. But as long as my cardiologist is happy, I’m happy.
- ramoz 5y agoGetting to 8% body fat didnt seem sustainable. Unless I threw everything away and worked in a gym the rest of my life. I havent tried to max squats since, 2y. Now, I just do my 5x5 every 2-4 days using the same weight.
- vkk8 5y agoWhat if you plateau on squats?
- mabbo 5y agoDo deadlifts.
- rtkaratekid 5y agoSounds like you gotta do squats!
- julianlam 5y agoWell, this is not wrong. Doing squats in a different configuration may be all you need to break through a plateau. I was really good at doing 5x5 squats... Then I tried doing 10 reps of a lower weight and nearly died.
- mgalgs 5y agoHow do squats help your bench press?