Osu!
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Originally Posted by meguro
OK, if you recall the article on squats, I posted what I believed might be equivalent in effort. Dent. perceptive as ever, reacted in shock. 8 minutes! After yesterday's rowing push-up fest, I noticed some tightness in my chest. I did not have a similar tightness in my legs or back after doing my pseudo 8minute squat routine, so I reconsidered. My prevous try obviously didn't have enough volume.
Doing 8 minutes of non stop squats with no rest is no joke. In the article the wrestler uses 135 pounds, on a barbell I imagine. I set my kitchen timer to 8 minutes and hoisted two 50 lbs db's and started squating. It didn't take me long-about 12 reps- before I had to put the db's down, catch my breath, and resume, rest and repeat.
I completed 62 reps in 8 minutes, but I did not do 8 minutes of squats. I failed after the 12th rep because that's where I had to take a break. Every rep after that was done with the recognition that I am no way up to the challenge. I hang my head in shame. Think I'll start working on 1 minute squats to start.
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I think you've set a very tough task for yourself, Meguro. DB's are much tougher to play with than the barbell. With the weight forward, and the strain on the arms, DB's are awkward as much as anything.
Now that I have a rack in-house, I can get back to free-wheeling with the barbell, and it is sooooooo much easier than either DB's or the Smith.
Osu!