{"id":9882,"date":"2015-09-22T18:47:50","date_gmt":"2015-09-22T18:47:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/turnaroundfitness.com\/?p=9882"},"modified":"2018-01-18T19:32:12","modified_gmt":"2018-01-18T19:32:12","slug":"increase-your-strength-on-barbell-squats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/turnaroundfitness.com\/increase-your-strength-on-barbell-squats\/","title":{"rendered":"Increase Your Strength on Barbell Back Squats Using Cluster Sets"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Squats, the KING to Building bigger legs. There is no other exercise that develops legs like the barbell back squat. Increase your squats using cluster sets<\/h2>\n<p>Most avid gym goers will do a lot of reps using lighter weight with short rest periods or they do the typical 5&#215;5 using very heavy weight with long rest periods.<\/p>\n<p>To achieve bigger legs on your back squats, you have to do a lot of reps using heavy weight with shorter rest periods.<\/p>\n<p>How do we do this?<\/p>\n<p>Well in today&#8217;s video I want to show you how you can have an effective workout with back squats using heavy weight, a lot of reps, with shorter rest periods to building bigger, stronger and thicker legs in no time flat.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xA1ZM1QXjzw?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Here&#8217;s the workout<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Barbell back Squat<\/p>\n<p>4 Sets (4+4+4+4) Rest for 15 sec between each mini set<\/p>\n<p>Rest 2 Minutes after every round.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>What&#8217;s NEXT?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>If you want to GROW and BUILD muscle 10x FASTER, read the &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/180muscle.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">4 Advanced Methods To Rapid Muscle Growth You Must Have In Order To Reach Your Full Potential.<\/a>&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/180muscle.com\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33556\" src=\"https:\/\/turnaroundfitness.comwp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/image004.gif\" alt=\"fat\" width=\"366\" height=\"110\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/turnaroundfitness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tim-Ernst1.11.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9670 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/turnaroundfitness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tim-Ernst1.11.jpg\" alt=\"Squats\" width=\"1960\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/turnaroundfitness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tim-Ernst1.11.jpg 1960w, https:\/\/turnaroundfitness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tim-Ernst1.11-600x193.jpg 600w, https:\/\/turnaroundfitness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tim-Ernst1.11-300x96.jpg 300w, https:\/\/turnaroundfitness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Tim-Ernst1.11-1024x329.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1960px) 100vw, 1960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Squats, the KING to Building bigger legs. 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