Monday 5/8
Front Squat
2x135
2x150
2x165
2x180
2x195
2x210
1x225
1x240
1x255
1x270
1x285
1x300
1x315
Back Squat
1x225
1x255
1x285
1x315
1x330
1x330
Congrats. I am playing catch up already.
Just kinda where it falls naturally, I guess. The belt is one that my dad bought me when I was younger (same goes for the Oly-lifting shoes that I wear for squats). Sometime last year, I read an article that suggested wearing the belt a little higher than most people do, so I tried wearing it higher (for deadlifts, at the time, I still hadn’t started squatting again) and liked it. This year, when I added squats to my formerly deadlifts-only routine, I kept that placement, and still like how it feels. I’ve never really tried wearing it lower because it’s so comfortable and gives me a real feeling of blasting my core against the belt.
Thanks guys. It was kinda funny to me, on watching the video, seeing that I had decent speed off the floor but nearly came to a dead stop just above the knees (I’ve never failed to lock out a DL that made it to the knees before - in the last couple years, I’ve only failed one or two deadlift attempts, and they happened 2" off the floor). I do remember the decent-speed-turns-into-slow-grind sensation and thinking (if one can think that quickly) that I was going to be really goddamn angry that I got that close and failed at lockout, so I think there was something of a “dig deep & make the damn lift!!” feeling that happened in the six seconds between when I started pulling and when I made it to lockout.
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Tuesday 5/9
Front Squat
2x135
2x165
2x195
2x225
2x255
1x285
1x315
1x315
Short and sweet today.
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Question for you man. Have you noticed anything when going from Hot Yoga right into your lifting? How do the squats feel? I figure after 90 min of yoga your body would be extremely primed and ready squat!
Good question. I’ve only done this a few times (usually because my wife was teaching the 9:30 and 11:30AM Saturday yoga classes; I’ll practice the 9:30 class, come home, have a quick snack, then go squat at noon) but I felt pretty good each time that I’ve done it. As long as I’m hydrated and fueled properly, it feels pretty good.
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Wednesday 5/10
Front Squat
2x135
2x165
2x195
2x225
2x255
2x285
1x315
Back Squat
2x225
2x255
2x285
1x315
1x345
1x315
1x315
Thursday 5/11
3-Mile Run (30 Minutes)
Friday 5/12
3-Mile Run (30 Minutes)
Saturday 5/13
3-Mile Run (30 Minutes)
Sunday 5/14
3-Mile Run (30 Minutes)
Last day of a four-day vacation with some friends from college. Kept it simple by just going for a half-hour run every morning. Back to the regular schedule (work and lifting) this week.
Yeah - I think it is just the CNS fatigue that hits you too. Nice work though.
Monday 5/15
9AM: 3-Mile Run (25 Minutes)
4:30PM: Lifting
Front Squat
2x135
2x165
2x195
2x225
2x255
1x285
1x300
1x315
For your strength sessions, do you drink a protein and carbohydrate drink before your workout? thanks.
Tuesday 5/16
Front Squat
2x135
2x165
2x195
2x225
2x255
1x285
1x315
Back Squat
1x225
1x255
1x285
1x315
1x345
1x345
1x345
1x345
Wednesday 5/17
Deadlift
1x135
1x135
1x225
1x225
1x315
1x315
1x405
1x425
1x475
1x500
1x500
1x500
1x405
1x405
1x405
1x405
1x405
1x405
1x405
1x405
1x405
1x405
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Thursday 5/18
Front Squat
2x135
2x165
2x195
2x225
2x255
1x270
1x285
1x300
1x315
Back Squat
2x225
2x255
2x285
1x315
1x345
Friday 5/19
3-Mile Run (30 Minutes)
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Do you find running beats you up at all? Or are you pretty resilient with it?
Saturday 5/20
Bikram Yoga (90 Minutes)
Furo - re: running, the amount I’ve been doing lately is just fine. I think I can handle 10-15 miles per week with no problem. A few years ago, I was running 40-60 miles per week in training for 10K and half marathon races, and that did result in lots of nagging injuries and whatnot. But 2-3 days per week of 3-4 miles each is just fine.
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