Breaking Through Your Back Squat Plateau: Strategies for Strength, Endurance, and Muscle Growth

In this episode we dive deep into one of the most essential lifts in any strength training routine—the back squat. Whether you’re stuck at a 1RM plateau or looking to improve endurance and muscle growth, we’ve got you covered. Matt shares actionable strategies to help you push past your limits and level up your squat game.

We’ll explore how squat variations, targeted accessory work, and techniques like cluster sets that can help you finally break through that plateau. Learn how to build endurance with tempo squats, high-rep back-off sets, and circuits to boost your overall work capacity. Plus, we’ll discuss how to target and tone your glutes and hamstrings for muscle growth while gaining overall strength with progressive overload and structured strength phases.

Key Topics:

• Breaking 1RM Plateaus

• Building Squat Endurance

• Glute & Hamstring Hypertrophy

• Progressive Overload & Periodization for Strength

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