315 x 20 Rep Squat

315 x 20 Rep Squat

7/20/17 At around 745pm I finally did it.

(I audio swapped, other than those first 2 views no one else gets to hear the grunts,breathing, or me trying to say “And for good measure” just THE MUSIC!)

That set had been years in the making.

It was one of those sets I’d been wanting to hit since 15 or 16 years old.

So roughly 8 years in the making.

I didn’t want to warm up, or really lift.

It had been done at the end of an easy labor shift.

I wasn’t able to take the pre-workout…you know a shit.

I loaded the bar to the 3 plates, while loading I knew I’d do it.

20+ reps or death.

I mentally decided to finish the set or hit a TRUE failure. Unconsciousness or a snap the only allowed set enders below 20 reps.

Near the end of the sets my hands were numb, in fact semi locked in position.

I thought I’d hit 21 reps.

It took rewatching 4 or 5 time to accurately count 22.

The scary thing I could’ve pushed it to 30 reps or more.

365 x 20 feels possible, 405 x 20 is scary to imagine doing, but the 4 minute mile principle comes up here.

I’ve seen video of it done. That short bodybuilder did it in the Animal Cage. So can I!

At work today my coworker suggested I go for professional strongman.

Wouldn’t that be greater than manual labor?

No matter, I hit one of those beginner lifetime goals, and expanded my mind to greater possibilities.

Whoo!

Great things happening, great things on the horizon.

-J

P.S. Ended with 225×12 Bench feet up and one set of 9 chins. Of note: Squat Every Day does great shit, and goddamn I was under tension for 3:02 to finish that set….Endurance!