I have been competing for close to 20 years. In that time i have tried every type of training regime out there. I have competed in equipment, and raw, both a lot. I have found that for longevity of joints, and continous progression, box squatting is by far the best. I train following the westside barbell template, and have done for many years. While I am not a world class lifter, I believe my lifts a quite respectable [105 kg bw - 285/210/280].
The reut was my squat kept going up. but after some time, i noticed that it platued, so I returned to box squatting, and i havent free squatted in a long time, now, most of thisyearin fact [except in comp]. The result is that my comp suited squat has continued to climb, and my raw free squat has climbed as well.I believe that there are many types of training to get stronger, as there are many strong men out there who train differently. One has to experiment andhave an open mind!
my lifts are below [increased since then - i recently benched 227.5 kg]. why does it invalidate itself, i said i have found it the best for me after trying a lot of other training ideas over the years.
I just dont buy into the idea that if someone says something, no matter how high their profile is, then that must be the way to do things. One must constantly change their training for continous results. For instance, most of ast year, i didnt box squat, as i felt I wasnt progressing from them, and needed to work on my comp technique. I free squatted [WHEN MY KNEES ALLOWED], but used the same, or similar loading parameters Louie suggests when box squatting.
Cool story bro. Considering that Louie Simmons has trained some of the best lifters in the World and that his Conjugate System is all about constant change of exercises perhaps you could post up your records and credentials before commenting. At the end of the day, your comment about not buying into something someone says just invalidates itself.
I have been competing for close to 20 years. In that time i have tried every type of training regime out there. I have competed in equipment, and raw, both a lot. I have found that for longevity of joints, and continous progression, box squatting is by far the best. I train following the westside barbell template, and have done for many years. While I am not a world class lifter, I believe my lifts a quite respectable [105 kg bw - 285/210/280].
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The reut was my squat kept going up. but after some time, i noticed that it platued, so I returned to box squatting, and i havent free squatted in a long time, now, most of thisyearin fact [except in comp]. The result is that my comp suited squat has continued to climb, and my raw free squat has climbed as well.I believe that there are many types of training to get stronger, as there are many strong men out there who train differently. One has to experiment andhave an open mind!
my lifts are below [increased since then - i recently benched 227.5 kg]. why does it invalidate itself, i said i have found it the best for me after trying a lot of other training ideas over the years.
I just dont buy into the idea that if someone says something, no matter how high their profile is, then that must be the way to do things. One must constantly change their training for continous results. For instance, most of ast year, i didnt box squat, as i felt I wasnt progressing from them, and needed to work on my comp technique. I free squatted [WHEN MY KNEES ALLOWED], but used the same, or similar loading parameters Louie suggests when box squatting.
Cool story bro. Considering that Louie Simmons has trained some of the best lifters in the World and that his Conjugate System is all about constant change of exercises perhaps you could post up your records and credentials before commenting. At the end of the day, your comment about not buying into something someone says just invalidates itself.