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Damn high reps in the squat can get you freaky strong!  My snatch and clean and jerk have gone up and feel easy!  I always thought that high reps were only for bodybuilders but no, coach Glenn Pendlay has proved that high reps like 4 sets of 8 with heavy heavy weight can improve your one rep max!  The other day I put up 420 pounds for 4 sets of 8, and two days later My snatches and cleans where stronger, wtf, coach Pendlay is the man!!  Paris 2011 London 2012

I really wouldnt consider 8 reps being “high Reps” .
 
Maybe they are higher then what you are use to.  Most people consider 15-20 reps “high”

Wow!  15 to 20 reps is alot.  When I was a body builder I dont think I ever went over 15, and I only did a few 15 reps in the squat becuase that was the Arnold squat workout I read in a magizine, and it was killer!  It went 15, 15, 12, 10, 8, 8, 6, 4, 4  then done!  And you actualy did those sets with the rest of your leg workout.  That workout was so damn hard you could only do it a few times a month, but I would do the same with arms, chest and so forth, i got big results in size and lean cut muscle.  I guess next time I am doing 4 sets of 8 I will think about some body builder doing reps of 20!   What are your reps like?  do you switch on and off with high and low reps or do you keep everythingthe same for the most part?      How is your training going?   have a good morning llulko!

My rep ranges change from time to time…
 
I usually stick with 8-12 reps however with legs i like to do higher reps around 12-18…
 
My workouts are going great however the weekend cheats/wine are hurting me a little. Summer will be over soon so it will be easier…(not that i am happy about this.. i had a blast this summer!)
 
Right know I am doing
 
Monday… am fasted cardio and pm legs.  I do about 5-6 lower body exercises 12-18 reps 3-4 sets
Tuesday: HIIT on the stair master or treadmill
Wednesday: upper body compound exercises… 2 exercises per body part… 3-4 sets… 8-12 reps
Thursday: HIIT Stairmaster or treadmill
Friday: whole body compound exercises, 3-4 sets, 8-12 reps
Saturday: rest
Sunday: steady state cardio or HIIT
 
Very different then your training!! But i change things up every 3-4 weeks

Well 8 reps is a crapload when you are lifting the amount of weight Jon is!

 
I am sure it especially for Jon.. but when bodybuilders say that are doing high reps i think of 15-20, thats all i was saying

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This is what jon was lifting

yep! that is pretty crazy

Those bumpers on the inside are 50kg!

Would Jon benefit from lowering his weight to reach 12-15 reps to failure?
 
I have read many studies were they say high reps could increase strength, stamina, and size as well.
 

 

If he stops getting stronger doing this, then, i guess we will see…

 
Wow tough crowd! 

 
 
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I will never rule out anything, because you never know.  But reps over 10 are just not ever really done in OL, and in truth, reps over 5 are only rarely done, and usually done for only a couple of weeks at a time.

Studies that show 12-15 reps being effective for strength are usually done on an untrained population, and untrained people get stronger no matter what they do.  On a trained strength athlete, reps that are too high will cause strenth to decrease.

llulko stop giving coach ideas of doing more reps!  Your going to kill me!  I think a great way to get strong  is laying out by the pool with Caleb Ward and drinking pink lemonades with cheries and little umbrellas!    

  
 
Dont forget your wake board shorts!
 

 

OR .. You an just MAN UP!!
 

okkkkk.. this is more like it
 

lol that is to funny!  who is that lifter at the bottom, he looks like a bad ass!??  I think the second guy was Coach Pendlay before he started lifting!  hahaha coach was a skinny nerd, I knew it!  He got beat up and thrown into the lockers in school thats why he took up power lifting, now it makes sense! 

That man does’nt have enough hair to be Glenn!

Check out this blog posted by Charles Poliquin ….
 
KNOW WHAT!!!!
 
 
Questions: The classic 20-rep breathing squats, are they effective for building muscle mass and strength?
 
 
Short answer: Yes. I say this because quadriceps are primarily composed of Type IIa fibers and as such respond best to higher reps. Just look at the impressive thigh development of speed skaters and cyclers, even in the distance events.
One of the best high-rep squatters was Tom Platz. Platz, who finished third in the Mr. Olympia, had arguably the best thigh development of any bodybuilder…ever. He claims to have squatted 585 pounds for 23 reps, and in 1993 at a fitness expo in Germany he took on Fred Hatfield in a squatting exhibition. Hatfield had broken numerous world records in the squat in several weight classes – at one time holding the highest result ever with 1,014 pounds. As such, he earned the nickname “Dr. Squat.” The two men started by going for a 1-rep maximum; Platz finished with 775 pounds, and Hatfield bested that with 865. Then the weight was reportedly reduced to 505 pounds, and Platz did 23 reps to Hatfield’s 12.
 
 
 
Read further for more info…
 
The point of this example is that being able to perform high reps does not necessarily relate to single reps, and this ability is influenced by the neurological efficiency of the athlete. The Canadian National Synchronized Swim Team, for example, at one time had women who could perform bench presses with 135 pounds for 20 reps; however, they had trouble recruiting the more powerful Type IIb muscle fibers and as such would struggle with 145 pounds for a single. Some of this is genetic, as women tend to be less neurologically efficient than men, but some of this is trainable according to the law of specificity. If you’re a coach or an athlete, you must have an understanding of how neurological efficiency relates to long-term athletic performance – especially when dealing with young athletes.
 
I should also add that many of the fans of high-rep squats promote the importance of including a light set of straight-arm pullovers after the squats to help “expand” the rib cage. Some notable proponents include Arnold Schwarzenegger, Don Ross (one of my favorite writers) and Ellington Darden. The idea is that the forced breathing combined with the stretching of the pullover exercise would lengthen the costal cartilage, which is cartilage that connects the long ribs to the sternum. Is this true? I can’t really back this one up with a study, nor I have seen it in real life.
 
Although many variations of this program exist, generally there is some type of warm-up and you only perform one all-out set of 20 reps. Also, it’s often recommended to take three deep breaths between each rep. What is actually happening when you take the breaths is that you’re doing 20 single-rep sets with about 10 seconds of rest between each rep. This rest enables you to recruit higher-threshold motor units than you would if you did the 20 reps with minimal rest between sets.
If you’re looking for a challenge and a quick way to pack on some muscle mass, then 20-rep squats are worth a try.
 
 
 
 

Oops… Still getting used to this thing.
 
From Polaquin’s fb page, he posted an article, which was more like a flyer, of Kendrick Farris’ workout.  It consisted of 4-5 days of “higher rep,” 10-12 reps in different exercises that were based of percentages of his 1RMs.  What the article/flyer didn’t mention was what this program was attempting to accomplish.  Given Mr. Farris’ performance, I imagine his coach is prescribing him something that is competent and for a purpose.  However, i’m not sure where and when this type of “higher rep” type programming would be implemented in someone’s routine.  Would anyone care to comment?

 
certainly not close to a competition…