Scared to MAX on squat

[Toro]

As the title says im a bit scared to max out on squat. Really on leg days i have a hard time pushing myself. I've found it hard to movitivate myself after in the past having days where i busts my ass and end up sore and stiff in the lower body for 3 or 4 days. Id like to movitvate myself but i dont like sorenesss i expereince for the next few days its discuouraging caue i have to slow down my life for my legs to recover. So What makes you guys max out on squat? What mentally pushes you for the next couple of days to push and keep going and not just stop and let your body rest?

[Hell_Yes]

dont max then... just work hard and up the weight. when my legs are sore, i find it is beneficial to stretch and jog the next day. you might want to try that.

[gcs118]

I've never maxed on squats before. If you consistently train your legs hard and heavy, you won't get as much soreness as if you did them once in awhile. As was recommended, light cardio and stretching can relieve a lot of the muscle soreness from lifting.

[Varsity21]

yea, runnin a mile the day after my leg workouts keeps them from being sore. at first itll hurt a lil but after a lil while you should be fine.

[Gartrell]

I don't know what's wrong w/ max effort. I love watching my numbers go up on squat... Moving up to 8 plates was awesome for me... Now I'm shootin for 5

[yorkie85]

You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs. I reckon the prospect of chicken legs is scarier than maxing.

[gcs118]

You don't have to max to have your squat continually go up. I've never maxed and I don't have chicken legs.

[candyass]

If you have good form there isn't much danger with maxing out on the squat. The worst that'll happen is that you'll get stuck at the bottom and will have to throw the weight off.

[Klinger]

Set a pair of pins in a rack at about hip height (when standing). If you get stuck 'in the hole,' you can rack the bar on the pins. I've done it. It beats the hell out of dropping the weight or buckling under it.

[Cort]

If you lift in a power rack there should be some bars there that you can set the weight down on. I usually set them just a little bit below where the bar goes when I squat, that way I can sit down just a little farther and let it take the weight for me. I've only had to do that all of twice in 3 years though. You can always have a spotter on each side as well. Some people like someone behind them too, but I feel like someone behind me is just getting in the way more than helping.

[MostMuscle]

Unless you are a powerlifter, the risk levels can greatly outweigh the benefits from performing true 1RMs. Perhaps, you can try triples. These are safer and you can calculate your 1RM with excellent accuracy from a 3RM.

[gcs118]

Doubles would be even better for knowing 1RM

[Toro]

Thanks everyone for all the replies i think ill just do reps rather than 1 rep max and then run abit

[Vas85]

Originally Posted by yorkie85

You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs. I reckon the prospect of chicken legs is scarier than maxing.

Chicken legs are from sumbody that was ultra ultra skinny and never ever trains his legs, Toro is including leg work, any work is better than None!

[Toro]

thanks everyone i did legs today i did 275x8 and i tried 300 right after but unfortunitly i was 2 tired and failed i was more frustrated and motivated to keep trying about all that happend