There is a few of you boys chasing it down. I feel a tnation challenge coming on. 
Saturday 5/25
Hot Yoga (90 Minutes)
Sunday 5/26
Back Squat
2x135
2x165
2x195
2x225
2x255
2x325
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Monday 5/27
Back Squat
2x135
2x165
2x195
2x225
2x255
2x325
Tuesday 5/28
Back Squat
2x135
2x165
2x195
2x225
2x255
2x325
If you’ve noticed a change here, folks, I’m going to try something a little different for a couple months & see how it goes. I’ll invert the usual week that I’ve been doing; rather than daily weekday deadlifts with a Saturday squat session, I’m going to go with back squatting at a modest weight & volume Monday through Friday (expect to see the workout listed above a lot…) with a Saturday front squat session that works up to a heavy FS double and then a Sunday deadlift variation. The 700 deadlift is still the main goal, but I think pushing my squat up from the low 400’s up to 500 would be a useful milestone on the way there, so I’ll give the squat a couple months of love and see how it goes.
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Wednesday 5/29
Back Squat
2x135
2x165
2x195
2x225
2x255
2x325
Thursday 5/30
Back Squat
2x135
2x165
2x195
2x225
2x255
2x325
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Friday 5/31
Back Squat
5x135
5x225
3x255
3x285
3x315
3x335
2x365
2x385
1x405
Lunchtime workout with my buddy. He wanted to see if he could hit four plates, and who am I to argue? Satisfying workout overall.
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Saturday 6/1
Front Squat
2x135
2x165
2x195
2x225
2x255
2x280
Sunday 6/2
Back Squat
2x135
2x165
2x195
2x225
2x255
2x315
2x350
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Monday 6/3
Back Squat
2x135
2x165
2x195
2x225
2x255
2x325
2 Likes
Tuesday 6/4
Back Squat
2x135
2x165
2x195
2x225
2x255
2x325
Wednesday 6/5
Back Squat
2x135
2x165
2x195
2x225
2x255
2x325
2x360
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Thursday 6/6
Back Squat
5x135
5x185
3x225
3x275
3x315
2x365
1x405
1x420
Afternoon workout with my fellow faculty member. To be honest, I didn’t really want to take the rep at 420, but he needled me into it. Came up pretty easily, but I want to build a bit better base of squatting strength before going past that again.
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Friday 6/7
Back Squat
2x135
2x165
2x195
2x225
2x255
2x325
2x325
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Saturday 6/8
Front Squat
2x135
2x165
2x195
2x225
2x255
2x285
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Sunday 6/9
Back Squat
2x135
2x165
2x195
2x225
2x255
2x285
2x315
2x345
2x375
1x405
Treated myself to a pair of Rehband 7mm knee sleeves. Over the last few years I’ve been squatting in a pair of Hookgrip knee sleeves which are very light warmth and support but no real compression, and I’ve thought for awhile about this; with my efforts focused on squatting at the moment, seemed like a good time to give this a shot. Really liked the first workout in the heavier duty sleeves. Finished with a crisp and easy single at 405.
The current trio of goals for me is a 405 front squat, 500 back squat and the main goal of a 700 deadlift.
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Upper body definition: the part of the anatomy that secures the barbell in order to work the lower body.
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Monday 6/10
Deadlift
5x135
5x225
1x315
1x405
1x455
1x495
1x545
1x565
Worked out on campus with my buddy today. He hit a nice sumo pull at 495 but then missed 515. He’s got the strength - he’s been able to squat with me every time - just needs to get used to pulling heavy again, I think.