After the squat program, here is a shot of my legs:
Now, sense my collarbone is practically 100% I am going to be doing Perfect 10 with shoulders and traps paired with Pillars of strength starting tomorrow.
Good luck with the new program Ryan. You've made great progress with the squat program. I hope the upper body responds well to the new program and that your injury is a thing of the past.
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Romanian Dead:
7X145
5X205
3X225
5X205
7X205
*A little easy here but I wanted to see how the collarbone responded and it did well.
Hack Squat:
I have no idea how much this thing weighs so i'll go by plates
4/ 45 plates X7.
*had to feel this out, it's a litte uncomfortable on the new bone around my clavicle.
4/45s 2/35sX 5
6/45sX3
6/45s 2/25s X 3
6/45sX5
sameX7
Look like a nice program, Ryan! And, that's some very nice progress on the leg program you just finished. I'm hoping the collar bone holds up for you now. Best of luck, bro!
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Ryan, nice start to the program. I don't understand your comment about the hack squats. You don't understand what what thing weighs?? For hacks, aren't you just lifting the plates on an oly bar placed behind your knees?
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Rob, I'm guessing that Ryan is working out with hack squat "machine" that you load weights onto a "carriage" that weighs "something". That's alright Ryan, I normally just go by the weights on those things, too. I can never remember what the carriage actually weighs, although I'm thinking that the carriage on our hack station is 50 pounds. The gym employees should know if you're really interested in finding out.
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OK, thanks, Jamie. Never seen one ... or I don't think so anyway ...
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I think this machine weighs a bit more, maybe around 75. I have done BB hack squats before and found them very awkward. This machine has very little assistance and I feel my legs really work, so I think I will stick with it. Thanks for the replies boys!
Any chance of putting up a link to a pic of such a machine. I'm really not sure what you're talking about. D'oh.
I agree - the BB hack squats are awkward. I did them for the first time in S2B and I was stuck at only 135. that's why when I saw 6 plates plus more on your log, I figured I was missing something. I know you're strong but ....
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Thanks, Ryan. Got it. Yup, we have those too. Never knew that's what it was called.
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That's the exact same machine we've got at my gym. They're pretty nice. Since I haven't done hack squats on it yet, I don't know how much the carriage weighs.
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Yesterday I thought I had the pillars for strenth but apparantly my next workout ins't until tomorrow. So just P10:
Bent over rows: 3X10X135
*Wanted to see how these felt because I was helping a friend move and felt my collarbone act up a bit. Felt fine, though. Will go heavier next time.
Bent over lateral raises: 3X10X15
I threw in my own little workout after this was completed:
Incline bench: 3X10X135. Felt good on these, collarbone didn't act up.
Push-ups, feet on swiss ball: 4X15
The next exercise was a sort of modified wood chopper I got from mens health.
You take a medcine ball, I used 8-12lbs, and squat down with it held out in front of you, once thighs are parallel you lower the ball to your left ankle, back to center, then to your right, back to center then raise up. Love this exercise. I used it a lot when I couldn't handle much weight on my shoulder.
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