04.05.2017
Back Squat (high bar), no belt, no wraps, no sleeves, paused first rep or two till 31545 x 5 x 2
135 x 4
225 x 3
315 x 2
345 x 1
365 x 1
380 x 1
Leg Press (45-degree) 6 plates per side (585 load) x 1, 2, 5, 5\
A few videos from tonight. I worked up to 380 and, as always, I hoped for a double with a new higher weight, but I only got a single. Still not bad. Less than 20 days ago I started with 275 for two singles. And I only weigh about four pounds more than I did then! My improvements are slowing down along a predictable attenuation curve, but I still think 405 for a single is coming up within two or three sessions. And I will weigh less than I did the first (and only) time I got 405 for a single no no no Olympic-style squat.
A steady regimen of ibuprofen is keeping inflammation at bay. I'm able to run and jump without pain and I am hitting depth that I could not last winter because my knees aren't swollen or effused. I can keep up with my Italian greyhound puppy in a flat out sprint, though she is superhero level agile and makes me look foolish when she cuts and turns.
Also, I hit six plates a side on the 45-degree leg press. Leg press is never anything to brag about, but I am happy to use it as a gauge of carryover strength as well as an aid to thigh size and deadlift ability. There is room enough for another four plates on each side and I hope to get them all on there this year. I figure that means a full high bar back squat north of six hundred pounds.
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