8-7-6-5 results

Ok guys, I have “finished” my 8-7-6-5 cycle BUT I haven’t even reached my stagnation step. I had to stop it because of injury (my right leg is all injured, with pain in the Achilles’ tendon, ankle, knee and hip). It’s not because of squatting but because of some awkward jumps I did a [...]

The 8-7-6-5

The 8-7-6-5 is a training method I’m currently using to improve my squat. This method is made up of five phases and steps:

1) The build-up phase; 2) The stagnation step; 3) The intensification phase; 4) The peak step; 5) The deload phase.

What are all these? Just fancy names to make this program [...]