Right knee is still pretty tender, but overall feeling ok. I don't feel it, or my calf as bad on back squats, probably just due to the lesser range of motion.
Warm up
foam roll IT band, biceps
barx30 front squat
Front squat - finally got the hang of hands crossed over my chest.
135x10x2 sets
Back squat
135,225,315,405, 445x5
-short and sweet, I was thinking about attempting a 2nd and 3rd set, but wasn't a good night for it. I was all over the place, and felt very uncomfortable and had to expend a lot more energy than I should have. I'm just trying to find the sweet spots, I'm more used to being very upright, so I find bending forward, even just the little bit I need to throws me off huge. The hole is also throwing me off, front squats I cn just go straight down, back squat I need to sit more between my feet, and slightly back, but not nearly as far back as I used to squat.
All in all, I was moderately frustrated, glad I could squat at all, happy I got my 5 reps without having to get psyched up, just walked up and did it.
Next week 470 for 4 reps, then 495x3 ... I'm really looking forward to 495, that will give me a good idea of where I'm going to be for the meet. All in all, I'm not making the major improvements I was hoping for numbers wise, and I may open my deadlift very light, but all in all, I'm happy with what I've learned from this prep, and I'm looking forward to using it in my next training cycle.
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