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(Quality not quantity, right? I'll try for a more efficient diet like yours.)

As far as updates are concerned:

Squats are now:
125 lbs
133 lbs
150 lbs
158 lbs
Pec Flies + Deadlifts are still similar:
144 + 164 lbs
171 + 184 lbs
200 + 204 lbs
200 + 236 lbs (these are all supersets)
Shoulder Presses and Curls are still roughly the same.

Even without the squat rack, it seems I was able to imrpove, but it will still take some time before my leg exercises can move up to the 200 pound range. So until I get my hands on that squatting rack, I will just have to improve the old-fashioned way.

-Ichi out.

If you really aren't going to beg/borrow/steal a squat rack (which I really think you should!) then you should look into hack squats.

Lunges would be a good addition as well although not a replacement for squats I'd say.

IW

The hack squats worked out better than I thought. While I was doing them, I thought to myself: "This will probably be the same as doing deadlifts", but as I progressed toward 164 pounds, I found myself having to borrow more and more strength from my legs rather than my back.

It was a good suggestion, thanks for your help.

Well yes, the hack squats will be a much more leg dominated lift rather than back. Having the bar behind your legs pretty much puts your back into direct compression rather than having it try to bend you over like a DL.

However, you can do DLs as well for a more low back/hams oriented lift.

IW