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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: How much to stay in "squat maintenance" mode?
« on: March 10, 2011, 01:33:14 pm »
Yeah I know, but I can't take one and say "this one makes sense at this point" from all these. If I was to be forced to choose one, I'd probably take the 3x5. Not sure if that's enough volume to progress, although I will do that 2 times per week.
I could also go with 3x5 on Tuesday and 1x5 on Thursday. That way I have a "hypertrophy" and a "strength" workout, and 1x5 isn't that much volume so that I'm very tired on Saturday and Sunday when I want to play and jump.
I was thinking about going 3x8 and 3x5, but that might be too much volume of squatting. Even 3x5 and 3x5 again might be too much I i'm to go with plyos in the same workout.
It's hard to really choose a good workout when I think about it, because I'd like to do sprints and that requires of me to be fresh. Same applies for depth jumps. I need to be fresh for these.
So if I go with 3x5 squats, rest for 20 minutes, and do plyos, I really need to choose my plyos well. It's really annoying because they kind of cancel each other out. If I do depth jumps first, I could be tired to do squats well (and at the same time, I could be potentiated instead and do squats well).
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I could do depth jumps + 3x5 one workout + some easier pace longer distance sprints one day.
And 1x5 squats with a heavy weight and shorter distance/more intense sprints & bounds the other day.
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If nothing from above makes sense, then I could just do sprints and jumps etc at the track, and go to the gym I'm currently going to for strength work (squatting). That would allow me to rest for ~2 hours from the sprints and jumps and then strength train, although I'm not sure if that wouldn't be even more fatigueing and it will cost a lot more money-wise.
I could also go with 3x5 on Tuesday and 1x5 on Thursday. That way I have a "hypertrophy" and a "strength" workout, and 1x5 isn't that much volume so that I'm very tired on Saturday and Sunday when I want to play and jump.
I was thinking about going 3x8 and 3x5, but that might be too much volume of squatting. Even 3x5 and 3x5 again might be too much I i'm to go with plyos in the same workout.
It's hard to really choose a good workout when I think about it, because I'd like to do sprints and that requires of me to be fresh. Same applies for depth jumps. I need to be fresh for these.
So if I go with 3x5 squats, rest for 20 minutes, and do plyos, I really need to choose my plyos well. It's really annoying because they kind of cancel each other out. If I do depth jumps first, I could be tired to do squats well (and at the same time, I could be potentiated instead and do squats well).
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I could do depth jumps + 3x5 one workout + some easier pace longer distance sprints one day.
And 1x5 squats with a heavy weight and shorter distance/more intense sprints & bounds the other day.
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If nothing from above makes sense, then I could just do sprints and jumps etc at the track, and go to the gym I'm currently going to for strength work (squatting). That would allow me to rest for ~2 hours from the sprints and jumps and then strength train, although I'm not sure if that wouldn't be even more fatigueing and it will cost a lot more money-wise.