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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: WTF my squat dropped ~70lbs!!!
« on: January 20, 2012, 11:58:53 pm »i might have jinxd u when i asked for the "getting pinned vids".. i knew eventually something like this would happen. if it was that easy, (7 week in your case) then everybody would be squatting 4 plates... it just makes taking a 405x5 vid that much more rewarding if you get it.
IMO - you burned out because you are dishing so much effort in getting the x4 and the x7 weights.. there should be a time to focus on just getting the top set of 4, or the multi set of 7.. can't have all at once.
the worst you can do right now is stop lifting heavy. at least single a near max so you still get the form (of lifting heavy) going.
The mixed sets of 4 and 7 was an experiment to see if it would stimulate quick gains and it did... quick gains, and sustained gains for 7 weeks straight.
I'm not sure if I burned out, I probably could have continued at a rate of 5lbs a week instead of 10lbs a week after that for like 2 weeks. I was close though.
I thought the de-load would help since I was near-burnout, but I guess I just de-loaded improperly. This is maybe the third time something like this has happened to my squat after a de-load.
And I can't believe burnouts drop my squat ~70lbs that's insane. Took so much effort to get there.
