Thread: How many Sets of Squats do you do?

Currently 2x warmup and 3x working.

2 warm-ups, 3 working sets, 1 blowout set

1 warmup
5 work

Originally Posted by bobbyboy

This is off a 5 day split I started doing years ago. All the warm ups have worked well for me. Very few injuries.
Squats:
2 X 20 @
1 X 15 @
1 X 12 @
1 X 10 @
1 X 8 @
1 X 7 @
1 X 6 @
1 X 5 @
1 X 4 @
1 X 3 @
2 X 8 @
Leg Extensions:
4 X 6-8 @
Leg Curls:
4 X 6-8 @

Considering how bad my back is, I really need to give this a try. I am convinced 90% of the problem is poor warm up and with something like this I could see plenty of time for the muscles to warm up and it would build the core strength I need. I really, really am getting sick of only being able to do hack squats and leg press.

3 warm-up sets and 2 or 3 working sets. I squat every quad workout, but I only start with Squats every other workout (and start with leg press on every other workout) otherwise my quads don't get enough stimulation (and my ass gets huge, haha).

4 sets as the majority

2 warmup sets and 3 working sets with 6/8 reps

7 sets total

2 light warmups at 230 and 320
2 heavy warmups at 410 and 460, 5 reps
3 working sets at 500, 2 at 5 reps and burnout on last set 7-10 reps lately

Originally Posted by diabloman

4 sets as the majority

I am usually shot after three, and my fourth set is a killer - I am done at that point. My form really drops off, so I go to heavy leg sled after three or four sets of squats.

Originally Posted by SFW

poll time

I had to pick six because there is a gap between 6 and 9. I typically do 7 but the poll goes from 6 to more than 8 which makes it impossible to be truthful if you do 7 or 8 sets (post says more than 8 instead of 8 or more).
Maybe revise the poll so it says 7 or more so all the potential answers are covered.

Ouch! Hurt back today squatting! Grrr!

3 warm up sets and then 3 working sets.

3 warm up sets, 5 working sets. I alternate overhead press, so my workout is more efficient.

not counting warmups i would say 5-6 the last 2 being balls out, everything.

Starting out i usually do 12, but finishing out i may drop to 8 reps but with far more weight.

Every so often i'l drop to 225 and see how many i can get after my whole workout. My record is 29. lol no where near platz's 100. but im trying

The other day did 3 warmup sets, a max set of 22 reps at 242lbs, then dropped to 4x20 at 132lbs with 30 seconds rest. Anywhere from 4 to 8 sets is normal, but the most i've done in a workout is between 30 and 40 sets of squats. On a HIT program i did only 1 set.

The important thing, which you should never ever forget, is that squats can cure cancer. So do them.

4 sets