leg day

[Shelby]

I just start squatting again last week, after a full year off. Today was the second workout doing them - first I did my normal biceps, forearms, calves, hams, and adductors, then I worked up in sets of 5 on squats:

135 x 5
225 x 2 x 5
275 x 5
315 x 5
365 x 5
405 x 5
425 x 5
455 x 8

these were done with knee sleeves, not tight knee wraps.

here are the last two sets:
YouTube - Video 3
YouTube - Video 4


then a backoff set on the Power Squat (should have gone lighter but heck that was only 100 pounds...):
YouTube - Video 5


weight was 234 this morning

 

[HELLA SWOLE]

Why did you take a full year off from squatting?

 

[puritan]

You´re a beast bro

 

[Shelby]

Why did you take a full year off from squatting?

I dieted pretty much all last year and I hate squatting while dieting

 

[IM MACHO]

I been follwing you Shelby just wanted to say your a freakin monster!! love reading your threads!!

 

[Michaelthomasj]

Awsome bro..looks too easy. I think you could have done 495 x 8 no problem

 

[Sarcomere]

Dude, I would have a broken spine if I tried to get up under those weights.

Forgive my ignorance but what is a backoff set? Just really lighter than you last one?

 

[njpooldude]

caught myself saying outloud, come on shelby.. push!, on the power squat set! lmao

I love when you have guys in the backround watching you workin out like "dayyyum, that dude is sick!"

Great vids as usual shelby Thanks!

 

[eroc613]

I hate how on the Power Squat, when I have alot of weight loaded. I have to do a shrug and a tip-toe raise to get the stopper to fall. And it feels hairy putting all the weight on one leg after a good set.

 

[Rolex]

Nice video. Always impressive bro..

 

[Shelby]

Thanks gentlemen. I'm feeling it today

 

[MAINEVENT]

Thanks gentlemen. I'm feeling it today

I bet you are...especially after not squatting for a year.

I have to say that when you were squatting a lot last year is when I thought your quads looked the best.

 

[Shelby]

I bet you are...especially after not squatting for a year.

I have to say that when you were squatting a lot last year is when I thought your quads looked the best.

I wasn't posting pics when I was squatting a lot though
I stopped squatting last January. After that all I did was leg presses and hacks.

 

[MAINEVENT]

I wasn't posting pics when I was squatting a lot though
I stopped squatting last January. After that all I did was leg presses and hacks.

Went back and looked at some old pictures.....your legs overall look much better now. I was wrong!

 

[Shelby]

Went back and looked at some old pictures.....your legs overall look much better now. I was wrong!

 

[BigDaddy_554]

Very impressive and inspiring brother.

 

[tflexxin]

Looked easy!

 

[hotttsauce]

Went back and looked at some old pictures.....your legs overall look much better now. I was wrong!

Another Mod please lock this thread, WE WILL NEVER HEAR MAIN SAY THAT AGAIN! j/k

Awesome as always Shelby, having seen you workout, your video's are spot on, your intense with your training sessions!

 

[MAINEVENT]

Another Mod please lock this thread, WE WILL NEVER HEAR MAIN SAY THAT AGAIN! j/k

LMAO....thats true.

 

[bigdog123]

If you are doing DC training, is doing 9 sets of squats, even though working up to one all out set the way to do it?

When I did DC this is the problem I had. Once you get very strong (200kg plus squat for 8-10 reps) you have to warm up throughly and this is very time consuming.