▼ 1. 9/14/09 - Mon - SQUAT
Weight: 224 (after gym). Time: 2:00 (long).
Wearing Holter monitor, so I decided to go heavy. Nothing else to report on that front.
Overall, this felt good, but my lower back is destroyed and I feel like I still haven't adjusted to the new exercises.
• SSB box squats 65 (bar)x5x3, 155x5x2, 205x5, 245x5, 275x5x5 @ 9-10
These were so hard. I can't believe how heavy this feels. Carlos said it wasn't really squatting, it was more heavy core work. Dee said my form looked good though -- I wasn't rocking back and forth.
• Sumo deads w/ chain 135x5x3, 225x5x2, 275x3, 275+80x2 @ 6, 275+120x2x8 @ 7,
315+120x1 @ 8, 315+160x1 @ 8.5, 335+160x1 @ 9
Speed work. I really like the feel of the chains, except that having tons of chains in front of me makes locking out awkward/impossible.
For those of you who haven't read the RTS manual, the way this works is 8 sets of speed weight, followed by a heavy single. I definitely had more left in me, but I was feeling tired and satisfied so I called it.
• Pause squats w/ chain -
No time for these, feeling destroyed anyway, so I punted.
• Ab crunches BWx15x3
Tried to keep it light so abs don't get too sore.
1 comment:
Nice work on the SS Bar Box squats. As you now know, they are much harder than they sound ;)
Also for the pause squats with chains, I am curious how they feel when you get around to doing them. I've been talking to Todd about how to approach box squats, and I'm leaning against using chains or bands, but maybe your experience will say otherwise.
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