Week 1 Day 1 - squat - April 21
squat
225x8
255x6
275x3
245x6
225x8
superslow squats
135x5x2
one legged leg press
+115x8x3
step up (holding dumbbells)
55ea x8x3
leg curl
100x8
120x8x2
Today sucked. I don't know what's going on with my squats. 275x3 is 25lbs shy of my three rep PR.
One possibility: I realized today that I haven't been setting up the way I normally do on squats. I haven't been tightening up before lifting the bar. I don't know why, I think I just think so much about the actual lift lately that I've forgotten about the set up. Anyway I did it right on the last three sets of squats, and guess what? No hamstring/glute soreness during the rep. Go figure.
Hopefully if I remember to set up properly next week I'll be moving some bigger numbers.
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