was @ TPS today; nice to be the smallest guy in the gym again.
Safety Bar Squat *Unbelted*
(bar weight = 65 lbs, at least this is what the one on EFTS weighs; felt pretty heavy, not sure if it was the new posturing, back more vertical, less tension in upper back or if the bar itself was heavier than the 60 lbs I assumed it was; maybe I'm just getting weaker, who knows)
65x10
115x10
155x8
205x6
245x4
295x1 (holy crap this felt heavy as hell)
245x4
265x4
265x4
265x4
265x4
Deficit Deadlift *Unbelted*
(done on a 25 kg olympic plate + 100 lb plate)
135x10
225x8
315x4
335x4
335x4
335x4
335x4
335x4
(got progressively easier, wasn't sure I'd get through all 5 sets at first)
Tire Flips
350 lb
to the end of the driveway and back, no rest, probably somewhere from 13-18 flips. Relatively easy, did this to sort of stretch out the lower back which was feeling tight as hell.
Saturday, July 3, 2010
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As you discovered on that 295x1, squats with a SSB are different from those with regular bar. Anyway, unless you plan on competing with a SSB (maybe the IPA allows this) or just unable to use a regular bar, it doesn't make sense to do these on a consistent basis as a main lift. Some people call it specificity of adaptation, but the real-life version is: practice how you play.
ReplyDeleteThe idea is just to do these for a few weeks to give my arm some time to recover.
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