Squatober is starting!

Anyone else planning to participate?

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19 Comments

zcd@lemmy.ca · 9 pts · 1y (3 replies)

I'm not sure if I would want to deviate from my current training plan, i'm squatting twice a week and that's about as much as I can recover from, but I love the idea of something like this on Lemmy. Or a seasonal bulk party?

Blxter@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 1y (2 replies)

I'm pretty sure I would break if I tried to squat heavy more than 2x a week. But I love ideas like this haha.

berryjam@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Squatober has you pick a training max that's not your 1RM, so you won't die :)

Blxter@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 1y

I mean you still have no recovery days... I would rather just keep my split as is tbh

litchralee@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 1y (3 replies)

An outside description of Squatober: https://www.garagegymreviews.com/squatober

I like the concept of a month-long squat fitness challenge but I personally don't jive with the notion of having to follow two Instagram accounts daily to get the next day's program description. My life requires a bit more advance notice than that.

harsh3466@lemmy.ml · 10 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Yeah. F that. Put the program on the website for those of us who aren’t using Instagram.

berryjam@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y (1 reply)

I'm annoyed by it too, but you can see the posts without logging in. You think I have an instagram account?

harsh3466@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 1y

Not for everyone. I’m hit with a login screen when I try to view any of the accounts.

ThunderWhiskers@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y (2 replies)

This seems like an irresponsible and unsafe amount of lifting. Am I missing something?

berryjam@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y (1 reply)

You use a training max that's not your 1RM

ThunderWhiskers@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y

That doesn't change the fact that the very concept doesn't allow time for recovery, which is counterproductive at best and actively harmful at worst.

Sl00k@programming.dev · 3 pts · 1y (1 reply)

This shirt goes so hard

berryjam@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y

Personally I want the hoodie! It's too pricey though.

UndercoverUlrikHD@programming.dev · 3 pts · 1y

My lower back can't handle the volume. I've had to set up my program with at least one rest day between heavy back exercises like squats, deadlifts, RDL, etc...

mipadaitu@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Yup. Going to have sore legs for 31 days.

berryjam@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y

🤝

The nice thing about lifting every day is that you don't get as sore.

setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y (1 reply)

I literally can't do it every day, as I won't have access to a rack for a good bit, but every day that I do, I'll lift heavy things for butt energy.

berryjam@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y

Valid 🤝

UniversalMonk@lemmy.world · -17 pts · 1y

Oh damn, I didn't even know this was a thing!! I wish I would have known. I just started a 100 rep squat thing that I do every day for the next 100 days, but I def would have started that at the beginning of the month if I had known this!