Tuesdays have become the days when a lot of weight presses me defenseless down into the pins of a squat rack. No matter what I claim prior to a set, no matter how motivated I am, Tuesdays end with me being squished under a bar, tasting the bitter aroma of defeat. Tuesdays are no good.
Squat:
/*belt on*/
315x2 @8
335x1 @9
355x1 @9
380x1 @10
Hitting an RPE of 10 at 380 is neither encouraging nor part of the plan. This one should be "easy", at least nowhere near being a grinder. Anyway, for sticking to the Tuesday tradition of unavoidable failure I loaded up 405:
405 FAIL
Great!
Rackpulls from below the knee.
These are these buggers that somehow feel more difficult than a full lift. Not sure why, but I will keep them in the future.
/* belt on*/
315x1 @8
405x1 @9
425x1 @9.5 (PR - felt much lighter than last week and encouraged me to load 455)
455 FAIL
Skipped leg presses and abs; it was already too late. Not doing them added the topping to my failure.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
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What is your squat PR? 385? So maybe instead of 405 try 390 or 395. Also, maybe try 405 but with 3 plates + 25 + two 10's (this sounds stupid). Also, maybe use someone else's belt and see if it fits better (you can take Nate's belt, because he is lifting in jeans, so he probably needs a different belt (diesel, levi's, ...)).
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