That is the 10x10 protocol with 90 second rest intervals. Looking at doing this for squats and it's always good to her of other peoples results with a given program.
It will make you curl up in a ball on the floor sucking your thumb and you finally get up to take a crap, sitting on the crapper will make cry all over again, assuming you do the GVT right! And you will GROW!That is the 10x10 protocol with 90 second rest intervals. Looking at doing this for squats and it's always good to her of other peoples results with a given program.
Lol will pin this to the wall in front of my power rack for inspiration. Cheers bro!It will make you curl up in a ball on the floor sucking your thumb and you finally get up to take a crap, sitting on the crapper will make cry all over again, assuming you do the GVT right! And you will GROW!
Lol good luck with it!Lol will pin this to the wall in front of my power rack for inspiration. Cheers bro!
It can be boring but it should def be challenging. Around set 6-7 you should be somewhat struggling with your final few reps. If you aren't, you need to add weight.4th squat workout. I guess I'm not actually doing 10x10 at all yet.
gone from 65,70,75,81 reps. Hopefully 90 and finally 100 in 2 workouts or 30 days total. Then will add more weight and go again for a month. I'm definitely adapting to the volume as I'm finding muscle pain more profound in relation to breathing. First 3 workouts I felt like I was gonna die of suffocation. As for GVT in upper body training (pullups, bench, bent rows) I don't find it challenging at all and perhaps somewhat boring.
Hey man, just keep at it. GVT squats are brutal. If you can't get 10 sets then lower the weight a little bit. I alternate between GVT and windowmakers for squats. Usually squat 2-3x a week now. Love it.Managed 75 rep total in todays workout for squats. Not getting any easier infact first time I've thrown up and passed out in a long time. I love the pump my quads get from the 4th set on. I'm still not sure if I'd see greater benefit by increasing rest periods in the last couple sets and finishing 10x10 or stay strict on the rest periods and just shoot for more reps as I am doing.
I did these with leg press on Saturday. Reps 17-20 were so brutal I didn't stop to take a pause. I just went through it and my legs KILLED me after!Well, the reason you can't stop is because you pick a weight you can do for about 10 reps to failure. Then when you get to 11-20, you have to take a couple breaths paused at the top in order to complete another rep. You keep doing that until you hit 20 reps. I used to do these fairly regularly and when you get close to the 20 rep mark you almost can't even see anything but are just focusing internally on getting that weight up one more time and not passing out. And then you grow.
Let the growth begin!Workout 5 on squats with GVT. Wanted 90, got 90. The last few sets are agony but the last 5 reps were just debilitating and not done by my conscious mind. My rationale had gone on vacation and i was now on autopilot. Toughest single workout I've done. The pain in my quads never left. I've had DOMS but never instant onset muscle soreness. Virtually no sleep last night as my legs were throbbing.
Thanks man! I'm doing alternating weeks. Week one I hit everything once except legs. Which is twice a week. The second week I do a push/pull routineNice work R1balla keep us posted how it goes! You doing it on squats aswell? How frequently are you training each muscle group BTW? I agree it's a bit drawn out especially on upper body movements. On squats you kinda wish you had more time to rest lol.
My 6th squat workout done today so that takes care of the first month of GVT. I was a bit disappointed not to meet my goal of 100 reps. Had talked myself into getting there no mattter what. I went to bed early, loaded up on carbs the night before and psyched myself up to murder each set. I managed 93 + about a 5 minute pause trying to force out some extra reps. Took one last deep breath and went for it. Mind went blank transitioning to the concentric and as my vision came to I found the bar was resting at the wrong end (safety pins). ROMS is here again.
Once a week I pick a muscle group to do GVT. I don't really follow the entire GVT program because I don't have the time for that. Good luck with the deload!Another oops, I just realized the program calls for a 2 week deload after the 6th workout. Mid quad measurement is up to 26". That's +3/4" in a month. I'm pleased with the results so far. Here's to hoping for 27" quads after 12 weeks but ofcourse I'll be happy with any small improvement. I'd have to do some serious catch up work for upper body if I hit that mark though.
I enjoy it. I can't handle full GVT for the sick feeling you described. Even felt it last night and a little today after leg day of GVT.Fair enough and thanks man. You getting anything out of incorporating GVT thus far? Yeah the deload came at the right time. Typical flu symptoms coming on now. Will just train through it though considering it's half volume.
That's the beauty of training routines. Everybody responds different. Also, look into your diet. I'm not doubting you about the size loss coming from stopping GVT, but there are other factors that could be contributing to that. We all have our go-to routines, you just gotta find what your legs respond to best!My quad measurements since the deload has dropped back to baseline. Seems my quads remain full for a while after doing GVT workouts due to the crazy pumps and inflammation from severe doms. For the arduous effort put in I'd expect to see some reward in the form of size considering it is a hypertrophic routine. I've gained more on less demanding programs. From everything I've read on GVT this should be enough time to illicit a measureable growth response, however small. I will see where i stand in terms of gains during the deload phase and if I don't notice anything positive will probably can it.