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I’m Squatting Every Workout For 100 Days | The Program

Getting better at anything usually requires you to do more of the thing. I wanted to test out this theory and see how many pounds I can add to my squat if I squatted every training session for 100 days.

To be clear, I’m not squatting everyday for 100 days. I’m squatting every time I train, which is typically 3 or 4 days per week depending on the program.

Getting strong typically requires 3 things:

Increasing absolute strength/skill via circa-max training (max effort training).
Improving speed-strength and power (dynamic effort training).
Appropriate training volume (hypertrophy training).

The Mindset You Need To Take Control Of Your Health

The internet is flooded with health and fitness tips. You can’t escape it. It’s everywhere. The fitness industry is a 30 billion dollar industry. Search for a new diet or exercise plan, and thousands will come funneling into your computer.

But none of it will help you.

In fact, nothing will help you unless you change your mindset. It’s the root of all behavior change and what drives every one of your decisions, and this particular mindset will help you take control of your health:

3 More Exercises to Bulletproof Your Legs: The Posterior Chain

If you missed the first part of this series, check it out here: 3 Exercises To Bulletproof Your Legs. In that article, we briefly talked about some principles of injury and how to prevent them as well as Nordic hamstring curls, Bulgarian split squats, and hill sprints.

3 Exercises To Bulletproof Your Legs

Lower extremity injuries are all too common from the average person to the elite athlete. Often, these injuries are predictable and thus preventable through proper training and maintenance.

Before we run through the exercises, we need to establish a few principles to work with.