Squat PR 11.15.03

[lucidblue]

Squat PR 12.15.03

Oops, meant 12.15.03

Last week I did 135 for 5x5. This week I decided I wanted to find my one rep max. So my squats went like this:

Warm-up
140x3
155x2
165x1

I went for 175, but I got stuck. Then I went back and tried for 170 and got stuck again. I think I could've gotten it, but I just wasn't focusing hard enough.

I feel like I didn't do much since I didn't do my 5x5 tonight, but I made sure to work extra hard on the rest of my leg workout.

I'm still happy with the 165 though!

 

[PatsFan34]

Baby, today is 12/15/03...you cute thang you!!!

Great job though!!!

 

[needsize]

nice

 

[socal girl]

165 will only go up!

enjoy the squatting. it's only been two weeks since i sprained my ankle and i think i will have to wait another week, based on current healing progress, before squatting again.

 

[from zero]

Outstanding PR lucid.

Well done.

 

[lucidblue]

165 will only go up!

enjoy the squatting. it's only been two weeks since i sprained my ankle and i think i will have to wait another week, based on current healing progress, before squatting again.

Good luck on your recovery. Injuries suck.

 

[from zero]

You're like almost squatting as much as me.

Awesome!

 

[lucidblue]

You're like almost squatting as much as me.

Awesome!

Thanks. I'd be doing so much more by now if I hadn't hurt my stupid back. I was upset that I got completely stuck on 175... .

 

[from zero]

Don't worry about it. Progress is progress. ESPECIALLY coming off an injury. Be proud.

 

[b fold the truth]

FREAK!!!!!

B True

 

[coolcolj]

very nice, you would scare some guys at my gym

 

[lucidblue]

Thanks for all of the encouragement!

 

[lucidblue]

Okay... I'm sore as hell today, I guess I shouldn't feel like I didn't do anything last night.

 

[Tweakle]

gj girl you're stronger than my 250lb male wo partner

 

[Smurfy]

way to go Lucid!!!!!

 

[Lord_Suston]

good job, Lucid where did you get stuck, the bottom, mid way, back go forward, just get an idea so on 5x5 routine the secondary excercises can be altered to focus on the weak spot

 

[lucidblue]

good job, Lucid where did you get stuck, the bottom, mid way, back go forward, just get an idea so on 5x5 routine the secondary excercises can be altered to focus on the weak spot

Hmmm. I got stuck at the bottom on 175. I just couldn't go back up. When I went back and tried to do 170, my spotter said he thought it looked like I gave up on the way down. He's probably right... I had no energy at that point.

 

[coolcolj]

Save it for next time, I always like to leave a little bit in the bag myself

 

[JoBu]

Good work!

 

[Lord_Suston]

Lucid- the bottom I found is usually hip drive and lower back, when I bottom out, I tip forward cause my back can't take the weight or I can't get out of the hole cause my ass is to weak to get me started. So a good secondary excercises may be GM's or SLDL/Romanian deadz. best of luck

 

[lucidblue]

Thanks for the advice LS. I've been doing GM's for about 2 months now and I always do SLDLs.... never tried Romanian deadz though. I may just need to increase my weight on all of these a bit. Since I just started GM's I started with a pretty low weight so that I could focus on form and still increase by 5lbs/week for my 5x5.