I would highly recommend cutting your volume in half and just doubling your lift frequency

I would still deadlift on squat day since it is a posterior chain dominant lift so it works perfectly in conjunction with squats, but 10x10 on squats AND deads is asking for an injury.

Oosh I missed the 10x10 part

That’s 200 reps of the two biggest lifts

I was considering going to 5 x 10

I really wanted to try a really high volume with big lifts. Just kind of see how my body reacts

This definitely isnt a long term plan. Just 6 weeks of radically high volume and then maybe decrease volume by half. AFter I would go back to standard strength training.

I am considering the criticism. I will be sticking with the 10 x 10 for the main compound lift but I will decrease the other exercises to 3 x 10.

@Nick-NJ @Deleted User How is that

I'm by no means an expert, but I'm just curious, cause I've never seen a program with this high volume

- why? what's the purpose?

How is your body meant to react?

high volume means lots of hypertrophy

I hope you get shredded like a Greek god

Yes but 10x10 just seems extreme.

I've seen people who do it

ik this little black dude, Richard hawthorne i think

he does that with deadlift

he's incredibly strong pound for pound

https://youtu.be/FkRkPigvO9Y

That guys name is Richard Hawthorne? ahaha, that's awesome

Man. That's seriously impressive.

high volume training has its benefits, i try to do my strength sets first, then do 5x10 of a decent weight

the pump gets unreal

and it really helps engrain form

oh and always beltless

Yes no belt. Hypertrophy is the goal. It will be interesting to see how my muscles respond to the training. I just finished my first set of 100 reps for Bench and holy crap. 5 sets in the pump was nice. 8 sets in I could feel anything. I would only recommend this if you have a Goode strength base

What's the benefit of belt/no belt?

Belt is good for heavy lifts. Contrary to popular opinion using a belt doesn't really weaken your core.

However I just don't see any need to use a belt for weight you push in high volume training

Belt exists mostly for safety and for helping maintain internal pressure during a lift by giving your core something to push against

The safety thing is mostly for 90%+

I'll only use a belt for like overloading my hammies and glutes during squats so i don't have to worry about my back

or when going for a pr

Does anyone have tips for getting/staying motivated to work out and excerise? Especially during those cold weeks of December when you just want to stay in and feast every day

Was on XC team in high school. When I was 15 I was in he best shape of my life and I really want to take up running and swimming again

@Warren H you’re not always gonna be motivated. It’s more about discipline. Telling yourself that these days, when you really don’t feel like going, they’re the most important

Set a schedule and really dedicate yourself to it. You’ll always feel better after it’s done

What do you mean by discipline? Like forming a habit of working out on certain days

And thanks @Ekdromoi

Sticking to it and not deviating just because you don’t necessarily feel like it (As long as you’re not legitimately sick or injured or anything). Motivation isn’y necessarily something you can force to happen. I used to think so but I realized that it’s really all by chance or by circumstance that you feel “motivation”. Training is more about discipline and not doing it because you “feel” like it. Do it because you know you have to, and that you should, with the knowledge that you will be better for it afterward