THE HISE METHOD OF THE 20 REP SQUAT!! A DETAILED ANALYSIS

[@zeroman155]

20 rep squats in combination with heavy curls, shrugs, and overhead presses for 5 years. No bench press at all and still built a 56" chest. Incredible. At 5'10 no less.

[@LTPottenger]

Very impressive results

[@similargoals5084]

You?

[@zeroman155]

@@similargoals5084 Not me. The guy mentioned in the video.

[@LTPottenger]

Squats are one of the best ways to grow your biceps.

[@alekshatz6325]

lol

[@rickhammel9541]

when I was a teenager and struggling to put weight on my 6 foot 6 frame, I was told to try these, and gained 30 pounds in a little over a year. Brutal, and still use them once in awhile at 58 years old. I hate/love them!

[@jima6545]

Just had rotator cuff surgery. Picked up Ironmind's hip belt and I'm going back to 20 rep squats. Did them in my 20's and worked up to 315@170. Looking forward to getting back to it

[@gregkillian8216]

20 rep squats is brutal and i love it

[@Potbellypugilist]

Did this back when I was in my late teens/early twenties. Packed on fair bit of muscle bulk follow basic 20rep program.

[@RawFitChris]

Me too... best routine ever.. I did it for the first time over 40 years ago!

[@Trafficaloco]

Damn new respect for my dad. He was almost the same , but lighter. Aka leaner. Damn. Maybe I should listen to that old man.

[@CLOAKENGAEGED]

"Trust me, if you do an honest 20 rep program, at some point Jesus will talk to you. On the last day of the program, he asked if he could work in." Mark Rippetoe

[@theironforce3000]

HA! Brilliant

[@GoldenEraBookworm]

HELL YEAH!!!

[@emildeangelis5979]

You are right! At my age breathing like that scared the crap out of me!

[@GoldenEraBookworm]

@@emildeangelis5979 LOL

[@abrahammartinez9527]

Well f'n done💪

[@ted1045]

I've just started trying to use the breathing squat to improve my overall conditioning more for hiking. Good info to find.

[@williesnyder2899]

Absolutely!! Dr. Strossen touts J.C. Hise’s program so lovingly. It does work!!

[@joebreen8818]

Great video

[@0713mas]

Breathing Pullovers, Squats and milk!

[@endurance8910]

@@jamessales9047 nutritional yeast ... loads of B vitamins and great for nerve's & strength ! Engevita is a good brand you can get on ebay quite cheap , not bad tasting either _ vegetarians use it as a cheese substitute...the ones i know anyway

[@arthurblackhistoric]

That's the holy trinity of weight gaining!

[@waddwawadsdasad2339]

milk, liver, eggs, red meat and fish

[@FrederickMathieu]

The biggest hurdle for me doing this is that I reach respiratory failure a lot earlier than muscular failure in the quads and glutes (though lower back gets a good hit). I`m sure a bit of patience will pay off but it`s a little disheartening coming into this after doing a lot of low rep heavy sets.

[@LTPottenger]

You should do breathing squats, with each rep there is a long pause and inhalation of maximum breath. This gives the best resutls anyway

[@HooDRidEWhiteY]

Same I've always done 5/3/1 for off season and when I peak I'm always out of shape

[@GoldenEraBookworm]

If you wish to try it, slowly adapt. Start of with two sets of ten for a few weeks, then a couple with fifteen, then twenty

[@michaelkingsley1615]

I started lifting when i was 12, about 1967. I finally realized a decade later that i was not built for low rep heavy squats. I started doing bench squats. That kept my back straight and head up.

[@cols-muscle-power]

These videos are very interesting 👍

[@GoldenEraBookworm]

Thank you

[@michaelkingsley1615]

Your videos are the best.

[@ryanturner8577]

Yup. My go to. This is even more extreme then my sets. Will try this method next 20 rep squat cycle.

[@HooDRidEWhiteY]

Deadly Stryker!?!?!?

[@ryanturner8577]

@@HooDRidEWhiteY dass me.

[@HooDRidEWhiteY]

@@ryanturner8577 das it mane. You're a legend bro. Happy to see you're still around

[@GoldenEraBookworm]

Let us know your results

[@ryanturner8577]

@@HooDRidEWhiteY Yup still here brotha. See you around boyo

[@rafael9910]

20 reps squat with 260kg is amazing. I always back to the program. Honestly the strong in legs and core make me lifting more on military press and I like do do this with a program for shoulder and arms.

[@GoldenEraBookworm]

I don't think he did 260 kg 20 rep squat. He got up to 365 lb, which is about 160-170kg. He was strong enough to do a single with 260 kg

[@sumsar01]

@@GoldenEraBookworm 260 kg for a single isn't really impressive these days. especially not at almost 300 pounds.

[@GoldenEraBookworm]

@@sumsar01 I think it is. He is a NATURAL lifter, while most are on gear today

[@sumsar01]

@@GoldenEraBookworm People at that weight that might be on steroids squat 400 kg+. The current IPF record for the 66 kg weight class is 263 kg and while he might not be natty (though he is tested) 260 kg is not really more than some random heavier guy can do these days and natty that is.

[@GoldenEraBookworm]

@@sumsar01 sure, that's why you can do it too

[@BeamRider100]

I went from 4.5 l to 6.5 l lung capacity doing 20 rep breathing squats and pullovers in my early 20s in about 2 years. I was doing a lot of running and cycling too.

[@similargoals5084]

It is probably because of the running and cycling not the 20 rep spine snaps

[@joejacquesschulz8514]

I wished I had learned that when I was young.

[@johanjonsson6504]

I've been doing 20 rep squats for 6 week with light weights after deadlift session. Started with 60kg (~135lbs) now at 120kg (~265lbs) and I will swich to the full routine soon! My goal is 3 plates 20 reps! :D

[@frigo975]

You got bigger?

[@johanjonsson6504]

@@frigo975 Yeah, my best was 20x142,5 kg back then.

[@zeroman155]

I received the Super Squats book last night and finished reading it today. If squats are so hard, why does the program also include seated press behind the neck 3x10, bench press 3x10, bent over row 2x15, standing curls 2x10, rader chest pulls 2x20, stiff leg deadlifts 1x15, calf raises 3x20, and crunches 1 set of 25 reps? It also lists squats 5th exercise on the list. Shouldn't it be done 1st since it's the most taxing? Book doesn't explain. This sucks. I thought book would explain this.

[@endurance8910]

how many sets ? sorry if i missed you saying..

[@GoldenEraBookworm]

ONE

[@hentailoli6960]

can we ask for a video demonstration of it, even just 10reps of it. like so we can see the queues when breathing and breathing out or how even it is performed? another question is: is it a low bar or high bar squat?

[@theironforce3000]

Although this was the vid of a solid 20RBS breakdown and its various methods - I just found out, after years of looking at the infamous pic of the BB Dave is famously squatting, under was a cambered bar this entire time and not bent from the plates ^.^ Hails to the GEB chanel \m/

[@GoldenEraBookworm]

Haha...That's another story, but an important one

[@malcolmdowdall3783]

I do 15 to 20 reps 100 kg and pull overs all lungs love it I call god a few times 🇮🇪☘️🇮🇪 give it a go

[@WinSchutten]

Here the gyms are finally reopening after being closed for 6 months.. Even regular squats will punish my legs till they are really sore.. Why am I watching this and thinking I should do this??

[@mjaynz]

Ca you perform this year round?

[@toshiamata]

i am actually doing this routine but in a more extreme version. 20 reps squats followed by 15 reps deadlift then bench press, ohp and rows. i also drink half gomad and i gained 10 pounds in 2 weeks. one of my friend gained 45 pounds of muscles in 6 months doing this routine and he was the skinniest guy in the gym before trying this routine. After 20 years of training expérience i can assure you that this is the most efficient program for hardgainers

[@stonecold1647]

Can I get more details. Like sets and reps on all exercises. Like to try this.

[@stonecold1647]

Also how many rest days

[@stonecold1647]

U got full program. Like sets and reps for all exercises. Like to try it.

[@GoldenEraBookworm]

Exactly, I was super skinny at 65 kg, two years on the 20 rep squat routine, I jumped to 95 kg, no bull. Everyone thought I was on droids. I did go mad, ate liver, meat and grew like a beast and got super STRONG

[@GoldenEraBookworm]

@@stonecold1647 I covered this in a video called Super squats, look it up, but maybe I should write up the perfect 20 rep squat program

[@nickybjammin7629]

How many sets in each workout? (20-rep/squats)

[@johnnymonarco2073]

1 working set

[@BeamRider100]

Doing light flyes over a big inflatable ball would probably work as an alternative to pullovers.

[@BeamRider100]

Stretching both in the up and down direction (pullovers) and side to side with flyes makes sense.

[@TL-he7vu]

One set of 20 reps per workout, or several sets of 20 reps each?

[@GoldenEraBookworm]

ONE only

[@TL-he7vu]

Cool, thanks.

[@TL-he7vu]

@Logan Waltz, yes of course warm up, that goes without saying. :) When I ask if it's one set or more, I am of course talking about working sets. :)

[@alekshatz6325]

are you supposed to breathe throughout the squat or just in the hole?

[@LTPottenger]

What you do is take 3-4 strong breaths before starting each rep, then you perform the valsalma maneuver and either exhale on the way up or hold it til you make it to the top.

[@alekshatz6325]

@@LTPottenger this sounds very misinformed

[@LTPottenger]

Nah you just don't know what you are talking about. If you are not going to listen don't ask, you can look it up yourself.

[@alekshatz6325]

@@LTPottenger Big breaths and valsalva brace is what one normally does... How is it different than any other 20rep squat then?

[@narutofan4eva1]

3:58

[@studplayrico]

Excellent program. I learned the breathing squat training from the book Super Squats. I also did the Hise Shruggs with very good results

[@GoldenEraBookworm]

AWESOME

[@michelrood2966]

Theres NO WAY he never trained his chest. Expanding the chest is something different than adding mass/muscles..He clearly trained chest maybe before he started the breathing squats ..

[@Justicesblindfolded]

4 sets of 100kg 20reps

[@Turbo-D]

you are nearly destroying your ZNS with this oldschool method and your recovery will suffer and be prolonged and influences every other workout, i would not advice doing this.

[@endurance8910]

one set isnt gonna fry your CNS ...look at the results and the anecdotal evidence from the tons of people that have done it.. maybe tired on a night , but with good nutrition and plenty of rest it is do-able & will trigger test and Gh levels naturally in a big way

[@Turbo-D]

@@endurance8910 than you have never tried it 🙈

[@max_fjellstorm]

Chris Dee exactly! It sounds good on paper but in reality this isn’t a smart way of training. Hardcore yes, but noch efficient

[@Turbo-D]

@Logan Waltz yes for sure my bizeps grow 5 inches, my hair was growing faster and i healt cancer with it 💪by the way i really wonder why noone is doing this miracle magic exercise together with the oldschool all tuna diet nowadays 🤷

[@alekshatz6325]

@Logan Waltz im sceptical but just for the info, how many sets per day?