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 few [...]

The 8-7-6-5The 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 look [...]