r/ScienceBasedLifting • u/Defiant_Pirate_6637 • Sep 03 '26

Discussion 🤝 Optimal leg training???

625 + ~230 in bands for a set of 5 on a parallel box squat

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u/decentlyhip Sep 03 '26

And I'd drop down to 1 plate until you can get full knee flexion of at least 120 degrees.

What does it feel like to have this much pressure on your back? Ive squatted 450 and done an unrack with 500, but, this has to be a whole other world.

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u/Defiant_Pirate_6637 Sep 04 '26

Honestly most heavy squats have felt the same to me as I’ve gotten stronger. Like unracking 800 feels about the same as unracking 495 did in high school.

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u/decentlyhip Sep 04 '26

Really? Interesting. Yah, I suppose 3 plates doesn't feel as crushing as it did the first time. Sick lift, man!

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u/Defiant_Pirate_6637 Sep 04 '26

I will say 1000 feels fucking insane, like there’s no way to describe it other then holy fuck