Originally Posted by
adriano
id say the target is 1.5 times body weight only if front squatting, and im sure carleton is well past that. back squat should much higher than that.
In the beginners stronglifts 5x5 program 1.5 x body weight is the target for the back squat, the core lift of the program. Carleton may be lifting more than 1.5 x, I don't know... I think I saw him mention in another post his BW is over 200lbs, so he's a big guy, I'm sure he's strong. I'm smaller in comparison, but I can lift the 1.5x body weight. I've actually started doing some higher reps at lower weight to raise my heart rate a bit more, as my legs are getting too big for my height/size
