Help with my squat...

[CancerNV]

Ive been lifting for the past 5 months and have seen little to no increase on my squat and dead lift.

I do the following for squats...

In the begining of my routine I squate 190lbs 4 times at about 9 - 10 reps a peice.

Then at the end of my leg routine I jump on a hack squat machine and do another 10 reps in 3 sets.

How the hell am I not getting any stronger?

I go down far enough so the upper part of my leg is almost parralell with the floor.

 

[Doublebase]

You just slap on 190 and squat for 4 sets 9-10 reps? You do this with chest to don't you? You should be added weight as you complete each set.

 

[mmuscle]

You may be overdoing the legs a bit. Thats a lot of sets. How often are you training your legs??

mmuscle

http://www.makemuscle.net

 

[Squaggleboggin]

Make sure you warm up before doing something like that. Try adding more weight and doing less reps and sets if strength is what you're after. I do three sets of two at about 90-95% of my 1RM. Plus, try going down ALL the way, until you won't go down any farther, and use a wider stance. This works a lot better for me and the extra ROM will give you much more strength than doing what I personally call 'pansy squats' (I know that most people don't go down all the way, but I still say it's kind of stupid not to unless there are other issues involved).

 

[CancerNV]

So your telling me I should lift 150lbs or so first and then slap on 10 lbs after each set? What would this do?

The funny thing is though Im almost always sore after doing the dead lift but Im still not increasing my weight.

 

[GFR]

You may be overdoing the legs a bit. Thats a lot of sets. How often are you training your legs??

mmuscle

http://www.makemuscle.net

???? 7 sets is overdoing it?????

 

[Squaggleboggin]

I would warm up with even less than 150 if I were you. For example, when I'm squatting heavy my warm up sets are at 135 and I squat about 240 for reps, so you may want to warm up with 115 or so.

Whether seven sets is overdoing it depends on the relative weight used and the intensity and frequency with which you do those seven sets. I do, for example, eight sets for squats, but that's with two reps each set and for about half my max to develop speed. That's not overdoing it, but 7x5 of 80% of your 1RM probably would be overdoing it.

 

[WilliamB]

So your telling me I should lift 150lbs or so first and then slap on 10 lbs after each set? What would this do?

The funny thing is though Im almost always sore after doing the dead lift but Im still not increasing my weight.

I am curious about this as well...BUMP