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Old 01-12-2008, 09:43 PM   #51 (permalink)
Matthew
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squat - January 12

squat
315x1x2
315xF - dropped down too low, couldn't make it back up

front squat
175x1,3,2
185x2,2

RDL
275x3
315x3x4

shrugs
225x10x2

spread eagle sit ups
+25x10,12




YES! Three plates baby! WOOOOHHHOOOOOOOO!!!

Ok, now that I got that out of my system.

The bar I have to use for squatting (the only one that isn't so smooth it slides down my back) doesn't have knurling in the middle, but it does have semi deep knurling right where it sits on my post delt. So it kind of works out. Still really hard to get used to though, instead of the middle of my back sticking to the bar, my shoulders stick. Weird.

Used the same bar for front squats. Also hard to get used to, surprisingly. The bar popped a zit on my right shoulder, and I had a small dot of blood show through (I've taken to wearing thin white t-shirts to lift in, I find they're most comfortable and also make me look damn good, win-win). I didn't notice until after I was done lifting and went to change. Then I was slightly embarrassed. Then I didn't care.

Could/should've done more reps of the RDL, but I didn't want to go to failure on them (I usually do) so I stopped at 3.


Also,


THREE PLATE SQUAT, BITCHES! I know you all lift more than me, but I'm still really proud of myself right now. That was a long-time goal of mine, to squat 315. Now for 405
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