Cube Rep Squats: Squat Hell or Squat Heaven?

Squats are hell--they totally suck, but I love them. Seriously, no other movement is as satisfying.


I felt pretty decent going into today and I ended up working to a personal record of 405x6. Honestly, I wanted more, perhaps 425-445x6, but my lower back hasn't been able to recover the last few days. After pulling a big PR off of blocks the other day, I was just beat. My back was completely shot after that last set...just done. You can't ever argue with progress though, ya know.

Afterwards, I decided to add insult to injury and kept squatting for a total of an hour and a half. The highbar squats felt alright today, and I have been able to keep pushing the weights or reps higher. Eventually, I just got beat up enough that I called it a day.

Competition Style Squat
Barx10
135x5
225x5
275x5
315x5
365x6 @8
405x6 @10
The video is deceiving in this case. I really didn't have more today due to my lower back

Highbar Close Stance
315x5
335 4x5 @8.5-9

Wide Stance Pause Squats
225x10
225x5
225x5

Single Leg, Leg Press
3x15

Video of the day goes to Igor Lukanin and a 639lb front squat. No big deal...