Fall '07 - Lower 2, Week 28
Overall Impression:i decided to do oly squats today. after almost 3 months i am coming back to squatting. needless to say the weights were light.
Squatsfree hand x 25 reps
bar x 10 reps
135 x 10 reps
185 x 8 reps x 3 sets
135 x 3 reps x 3 sets
135 x 10 reps
im very surprised that i could remember how to squat properly. i had no trouble with my technique whatsoever. everything was near to perfect form-wise. my only concern is that my wrists hurt doing so many reps and on set 2 when i unracked the bar my right shoulder hurt. but this is probably because im squatting after almost 3 months. so my wrists are not used to holding the bar and my shoulder isnt used to supporting the bar at all. it will go with more practise. regarding today's squats: my old 4x10 max on squats was 185 i think. its wierd..when i had a 295x4 max my 4x10 max was 185 lol. so anyways, it appears that i have no lost as much strength as i thought i would have. the goal right now is to get my groove completely back and then to aim for 225 for 4x10. i am not focussing right now on heavy squats. all i am interested in is my overhead press and deadlift increasing steadily.
this next bit of info is strictly for bb.net. i was thinking of a plan to progress on squats. since i am going to be doing high rep squats (well higher than the usual 5 so that means a lot for me lol) i was wondering if this sort of a progression scheme makes sense:
Week 1 = 4x6
Week 2 = 3x8
Week 3 = 4x10
Week 4 = increase weight by 5-10 lbs and do 4x6 again
what do you think, Eric?
Unilateral RDLs = 2 sets x 8 reps x barmy thighs were smoked from the squats and i wanted to be conservative regarding this since im doing it after a big compound exercise. however, next time ill add weight to this.
Shoulder Rehab Workboring
Ab Workdid 4-5 exercises 1-2 sets of low reps.
Leaving Thoughts:im pretty excited right now. after almost 3 months i am returning to big lower body exercises so im anxious to see where i can go from here.
i dont know if i will be working out for the rest of this week because of thanksgiving, etc so if i dont update this journal for a while: i wish all of you who have take the time out to read my journal a happy thanksgiving!
