Ive been doing the 20 breathing squats for the past few weeks and loving them, and fearing them at the same time.
PTC, how many of your guys can do 1.5xBW? Im only doing just over body weight, I weigh 90kg and did 105kg on friday, and they are bloody tough, a real mental game too.
i always take at least three breaths between. pretty sure id fail after about 8 or 10 reps if i just pumped them out.
its not harder breathing, its easier... if you use the same weight as you can do 20 normal squats with. for me the reason breathing squats are harder is because they let the muscles that fatigue during a squat recover enough to do another rep. that means you can use more weight so its almost like 20 singles, but without a break for your core. this means that 99% of failures are mental. therein lies the cruelty.
i supposed everyones different. i have tried both recently and found pumping them out much easier.
Gotta agree with you there, there is no way I could just pump them out, without breathing at the top of every rep I think I would pass out.id say youre just not using enough weight. the whole idea of 20 rep squats is that you take a weight that you can only do 8 to 10 reps with and you do 20.
Yes. Holding the brace for that long is quite a bit of work for your lower back and abs. In general, its cramping up would suggest a lack of core strength.Anyone else experience bad cramping at all?
Roll your back out on a foam roller before you squat. I find my hips are really stiff and need a really good warmup/roll before I squat.
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