How much can you guys squat?

Apsilon

Normally do this up and down session twice a week:

15 x 90kg
12 x 105kg
10 x 120kg
12 x 105kg
15 x 90kg

Have to be a bit careful though as I've got a rebuilt ankle and about 30 pins in my lower leg, courtesy of my rugby days..

Same as Chump, ass not to the floor. Usually down to about horizontal thighs. My ankle won't allow me to go any lower as I don't have the movement in it.

wookielover

220kg for 2 . Legs parallel.

sheriffwoody

^ that's a proper squat

sniffer66

Genuine question: What's the benefit of a only doing a 2 repper over say 5-8 reps at 70 or 80% Max ?

silent ninja

I rarely do more than 5 reps. 3-5 works well for strength and carries over to running and other sports. Squats give you an insane vertical jump.

Desmo

Strength. Most strength based lifts work in the 1-3 rep range.

wookielover

Mainly work strengh in my legs. squats and dead lifts ( 250kg ) 1-3 reps max. Upper body reps hardly go past 8

sniffer66

Thanks guys. I've always varied between 5x5 and 3x8-10. But then I have very girly legs so size Is important to me

How do you approach the warm up for just 2 reps ? Do you just do singles increasing in weight until you hit your working set ?

wookielover

I just start from a fairly light weight and work up in reps of 2 or 3 .
So for dead lifts a typical session would look like this ( all for 2 - 3 reps )
70kg
90kg
110kg
130kg
150kg
170kg
200kg
220kg
250kg

Passout

sniffer66

I can appreciate the pass out

When you lay it out like that it becomes a lot more than just two reps at max