Originally Posted by Pleasurepays

a friend of mine started doing this plan where he was squatting 3 times a week, dead lifts once a week and bench once a week. it seemed really extreme. he was just a skinny guy who was tired of the fact that he could not get past his recent plateua.

i thought he was crazy and that his body would never keep up with what he was trying to do and that he would burn out after a few weeks. i was wrong. all of us that were watching him were really wrong. in 18 weeks - he gained 28 pounds with no supplements or drugs. no creatine. nothing. his back blew up, his traps are huge, he deadlift went from 2 plates to 450, he does deep squats with 4 plates etc. his whole body just exploded. it was really cool. he is taking some time off and in a few weeks, i am going to start training with him just to see what happens.

i have been slacking on squats for a long time.