Making gains with lighter weights?

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  • fittestpal
    fittestpal Posts: 94 Member
    omg you are beast. what was the question again and why are you asking us lmao
  • KingRat79
    KingRat79 Posts: 125 Member
    edited October 2014
    wargrrl wrote: »
    I train legs 2-3 days a week

    Im 100lbs, 5'0'

    i changed up my squats to 5 x 5 recently...used to do 4 x 8

    you squat 205 for reps!!!!!! :o at a body weight of 100lbs. if your squatting to depth thats beast! all I can say at is at this stage is if you want to progress you should be on a good intermediate power lifting program. if you search on youtube for "powerlifting to win", the guy does some good reviews of power lifting programs and seems to know what he is talking about
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  • usmcmp
    usmcmp Posts: 21,219 Member
    KingRat79 wrote: »
    wargrrl wrote: »
    I train legs 2-3 days a week

    Im 100lbs, 5'0'

    i changed up my squats to 5 x 5 recently...used to do 4 x 8

    you squat 205 for reps!!!!!! :o at a body weight of 100lbs. if your squatting to depth thats beast! all I can say at is at this stage is if you want to progress you should be on a good intermediate power lifting program. if you search on youtube for "powerlifting to win", the guy does some good reviews of power lifting programs and seems to know what he is talking about

    Yeah, that's getting close to world record territory in some federations (definitely national record for drug tested federations).
  • wargrrl
    wargrrl Posts: 76 Member
    KingRat79 wrote: »
    wargrrl wrote: »
    I train legs 2-3 days a week

    Im 100lbs, 5'0'

    i changed up my squats to 5 x 5 recently...used to do 4 x 8

    you squat 205 for reps!!!!!! :o at a body weight of 100lbs. if your squatting to depth thats beast! all I can say at is at this stage is if you want to progress you should be on a good intermediate power lifting program. if you search on youtube for "powerlifting to win", the guy does some good reviews of power lifting programs and seems to know what he is talking about

    Thanks i will look into it!
  • wargrrl
    wargrrl Posts: 76 Member
    fittestpal wrote: »
    omg you are beast. what was the question again and why are you asking us lmao

    I was just wondering if i can still make booty gains but w lighter weight, below 205lbs. Altho im getting stronger its kinda scary squatting so heavy lol
  • usmcmp
    usmcmp Posts: 21,219 Member
    wargrrl wrote: »
    fittestpal wrote: »
    omg you are beast. what was the question again and why are you asking us lmao

    I was just wondering if i can still make booty gains but w lighter weight, below 205lbs. Altho im getting stronger its kinda scary squatting so heavy lol

    There are tons of other exercises that are excellent for glute activation. Glute ham raise, hip thrusts, RDL's to name a few.
  • SideSteel
    SideSteel Posts: 11,068 Member
    Sort of a complicated answer but generally speaking, it should be possible to continue to grow while not necessarily squatting 205+ but your total workload (training volume) should still increase over time. At some point you'd go back over 205 in that process, most likely.
  • trojan_bb
    trojan_bb Posts: 699 Member
    SideSteel wrote: »
    Sort of a complicated answer but generally speaking, it should be possible to continue to grow while not necessarily squatting 205+ but your total workload (training volume) should still increase over time. At some point you'd go back over 205 in that process, most likely.
    basically this.

    Something has to increase over time. It doesn't have to be weight. But workload or intensity must increase. that means either more volume, more intensity, shorter rest and same workload, more weight.
  • MityMax96
    MityMax96 Posts: 5,778 Member
    wargrrl wrote: »
    fittestpal wrote: »
    omg you are beast. what was the question again and why are you asking us lmao

    I was just wondering if i can still make booty gains but w lighter weight, below 205lbs. Altho im getting stronger its kinda scary squatting so heavy lol

    Have you tried going to a hypertrophy style lifting routine??
    Drop your weight down to ~60% of your 1RM, and rep it out?
  • lisalsd1
    lisalsd1 Posts: 1,519 Member
    Are you talking muscle or strength gains?

    I'm also using a "bastardized" version of 5/3/1. I use this set/rep scheme for squats (Wed) and deadlifts (Fri); I follow it with 5x10@50% on those days. I also spend one day (Mon) doing 5x10@50% on squats and deadlifts. I've also been working on increasing TUT on the 5x10s. Seems to be working for strength gains, and my butt seems to be more shapely.

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