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Originally Posted by blu_kfs
I was doing sets of 20 reps for a few weeks because I didn't have a spotter available and no sort of safety bars on the squat rack. I was doing 2X20, with a much lower weight than usual, 3 times a week while doing full body workouts.
When my babysitter did come back, I was able to add about 20 pounds to my squat (compared to previously).
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Thats ridiculous.
How does this make sense? You went to a more intensive program because you didn't have a spotter? What made you think that you wouldn't fail with 20 reps on the squat? The whole purpose of the 20 rep squat is to make you squeal like a pig and fail. That is the challenge. You are FAR more probably to get injured on the 20 rep squat program in comparison to squatting for fewer reps like 3-5.