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that one post about super squats for test has to be the stupidest thing I have ever seen
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jfl is this all you have to say :cage::cage::cage: muh cortisol spike
A 20 rep set squat is absolutely terrible for hypertrophy. The first 15 or so reps of that set will not pass the motor unit recruitment threshold and therefore have a terrible SFR. In addition, the squat is also a bad exercise for hypertrophy as demands on spinal extensors are far too high and reduce MUR to the target musclulature.

You are better off doing 5 reps of a leg extension to failure, then 5 reps of an SLDL to failure.

The hormonal response is simply a transient test increases due to any hypertrophy training, not the specific super squat that you recommend. This can have an effect on mood, but will not change muscle growth, libido, or bone structure to any degree, much less a significant degree.

In addition, your CNS will be fatigued severely and ruin the rest of your workout therefore decreasing the overall test production that occurs.

This is what happens when the greys enter the forum. You attempted to reduce my whole argument to "muh cortisol spike" whilst not understanding anything about muscle physiology or the endocrine system.

Do better man your turning this place into reddit for goodness sake
 
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A 20 rep set squat is absolutely terrible for hypertrophy. The first 15 or so reps of that set will not pass the motor unit recruitment threshold and therefore have a terrible SFR. In addition, the squat is also a bad exercise for hypertrophy as demands on spinal extensors are far too high and reduce MUR to the target musclulature.

You are better off doing 5 reps of a leg extension to failure, then 5 reps of an SLDL to failure.

The hormonal response is simply a transient test increases due to any hypertrophy training, not the specific super squat that you recommend. This can have an effect on mood, but will not change muscle growth, libido, or bone structure to any degree, much less a significant degree.

In addition, your CNS will be fatigued severely and ruin the rest of your workout therefore decreasing the overall test production that occurs.

This is what happens when the greys enter the forum. You attempted to reduce my whole argument to "muh cortisol spike" whilst not understanding anything about muscle physiology or the endocrine system.

Do better man your turning this place into reddit for goodness sake
well well well no response from the greeyy
 
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A 20 rep set squat is absolutely terrible for hypertrophy. The first 15 or so reps of that set will not pass the motor unit recruitment threshold and therefore have a terrible SFR. In addition,
Motor units are recruited from smallest (slow-twitch) to largest (fast-twitch) as force demands increase In a heavy squat high threshold motor units are recruited well before failure, especially for compound movements.In a 20-rep squat the cumulative fatigue drives progressive recruitment. By rep 10–15, slow-twitch units are near failure, forcing HTMUs to factivate
the squat is also a bad exercise for hypertrophy as demands on spinal extensors are far too high and reduce MUR to the target musclulature.
even though the spinal erectors are involved they don’t limit quad recruitment unless technique is poor or the weight is absurdly high like the ego lifting science based faggots love to do
You are better off doing 5 reps of a leg extension to failure, then 5 reps of an RDL to failure.
if your goal is to minimise fatigue yes but who cares just do it once per week or smth like that
The hormonal response is simply a transient test increases due to any hypertrophy training, not the specific super squat that you recommend. This can have an effect on mood, but will not change muscle growth, libido, or bone structure to any degree, much less a significant degree.
i cant disprove you since there are no studies specificly on 20 rep squats from my personal experience it lasts a few days but that doesnt mean shit
This is what happens when the greys enter the forum.
grey calling ppl grey jfl i iqmog you to the slumbs of mumbai
 
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Motor units are recruited from smallest (slow-twitch) to largest (fast-twitch) as force demands increase In a heavy squat high threshold motor units are recruited well before failure, especially for compound movements.In a 20-rep squat the cumulative fatigue drives progressive recruitment. By rep 10–15, slow-twitch units are near failure, forcing HTMUs to factivate

even though the spinal erectors are involved they don’t limit quad recruitment unless technique is poor or the weight is absurdly high like the ego lifting science based faggots love to do

if your goal is to minimise fatigue yes but who cares just do it once per week or smth like that

i cant disprove you since there are no studies specificly on 20 rep squats from my personal experience it lasts a few days but that doesnt mean shit

grey calling ppl grey jfl i iqmog you to the slumbs of mumbai
Ill break it down paragraph by paragraph

1. Yes, so why would you do a 20 rep set?!? Just go heavier and go 5 reps and all the fibers will be active on the first rep.
2. Yes they do, when ANY muscle is active it reduces recruitment for every other muscle because our CNS can only send out a limited central motor command.
3. The goal is to build muscle as easy as possible. We need to pick exercises with the best stimulus to fatigue ratio. The exercise and rep range you mention is terrible at that, and the test boost is unsubstantiated.
4. "I cant disrporve you" yeah because your only evidence is an anecdote
5. saar you need to do 20 rep squat saar Tom platz did it saar it must be good
 
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Ill break it down paragraph by paragraph

1. Yes, so why would you do a 20 rep set?!? Just go heavier and go 5 reps and all the fibers will be active on the first rep.
High-threshold motor units (HTMUs) aren’t recruited just because the load is heavy: they’re recruited as needed based on force and fatigue. Even at 5 reps, some fibers may not reach full fatigue. Long sets past failure progressively recruit all motor units including HTMUs, as fatigue accumulates.
2. Yes they do, when ANY muscle is active it reduces recruitment for every other muscle because our CNS can only send out a limited central motor command.
CNS limitation exists in extreme, very high force multi muscle tasks but compound lifts like squats are well within CNS capacity for trained lifters. The CNS distributes motor command efficiently to synergistic muscles. EMG studies show quads, glutes, hamstrings are all highly activated in squats even with heavy spinal erector involvement. And as said before spine involment is minimal in squats if you have good form
3. The goal is to build muscle as easy as possible. The exercise and rep range you mention is terrible at that, and the test boost is unsubstantiated.
“Easiest” ignores physiological principles: mechanical tension, metabolic stress, muscle damage. High-rep squats maximize all three simultaneously, giving robust hypertrophy signals.
CNS activation and hormonal spikes from recruiting large muscle mass have scientific support in compound lifts. Even if the acute testosterone spike is modest the systemic environment plus full fiber recruitment optimizes growth over time.

4. "I cant disrporve you" yeah because your only evidence is an anecdote
bc there are no studies on this precisely jfl retard its a theory that worked for me i want to see if it works on other ppl science based are genuinly iqlets trying to cope for their midwit inteligence theres no way


the test "boost" isnt for increased muscle mass, natty test barely doesn anything for your muscle growth. When you want to optimise your test its for mental effects like increased motivation etc... if it increases mood then it works

im loosing my time arguing with a coping retard bc no matter what you say some low t beta cuck faggot will always have smth to say
 
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High-threshold motor units (HTMUs) aren’t recruited just because the load is heavy: they’re recruited as needed based on force and fatigue. Even at 5 reps, some fibers may not reach full fatigue. Long sets past failure progressively recruit all motor units including HTMUs, as fatigue accumulates.

CNS limitation exists in extreme, very high force multi muscle tasks but compound lifts like squats are well within CNS capacity for trained lifters. The CNS distributes motor command efficiently to synergistic muscles. EMG studies show quads, glutes, hamstrings are all highly activated in squats even with heavy spinal erector involvement. And as said before spine involment is minimal in squats if you have good form

“Easiest” ignores physiological principles: mechanical tension, metabolic stress, muscle damage. High-rep squats maximize all three simultaneously, giving robust hypertrophy signals.
CNS activation and hormonal spikes from recruiting large muscle mass have scientific support in compound lifts. Even if the acute testosterone spike is modest the systemic environment plus full fiber recruitment optimizes growth over time.


bc there are no studies on this precisely jfl retard its a theory that worked for me i want to see if it works on other ppl science based are genuinly iqlets trying to cope for their midwit inteligence theres no way


the test "boost" isnt for increased muscle mass, natty test barely doesn anything for your muscle growth. When you want to optimise your test its for mental effects like increased motivation etc... if it increases mood then it works

im loosing my time arguing with a coping retard bc no matter what you say some low t beta cuck faggot will always have smth to say
I found the stupidst guy alive

1. fatigue doesn't grow muscle retard its mechanical tension in active fibers you fucking
2. no you fucking retard that's why you can do more in a single arm curl than in in each hand because the CNS has to reculate MUR and coordination
3. the only hypertrophy stimulus is mechanical tension you disabled piece of shit, "robust hypertrophy singnals" metabolic stress and muscle damage do not cause hypertrophy you actually need to die bro like you are a waste of oxygen
4. any hypertrophy training will increase mood through this mechanism you don't need to do a super squat

how have I met someone so confident and so fucking stupid at the same time
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I found the stupidst guy alive

1. fatigue doesn't grow muscle retard its mechanical tension in active fibers you fucking
2. no you fucking retard that's why you can do more in a single arm curl than in in each hand because the CNS has to reculate MUR and coordination
3. the only hypertrophy stimulus is mechanical tension you disabled piece of shit, "robust hypertrophy singnals" metabolic stress and muscle damage do not cause hypertrophy you actually need to die bro like you are a waste of oxygen
4. any hypertrophy training will increase mood through this mechanism you don't need to do a super squat

how have I met someone so confident and so fucking stupid at the same time
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Whole lotta nothing someone got mad it seems 🤣 shit ad hominem thats why i iqmog you to death

ai detectors are shit you can easilly avoid them and they flag random bullshit its not a valid proof of anything
 
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