Squat Tuesday: No Off Season

Squats (cambered, no belt)
8 reps @ 30 kgs
8 reps @ 70 kgs
5 reps @ 90 kgs
3 reps @ 110 kgs
1 reps @ 130 kgs
9 reps @ 150 kgs PR

Good mornings
8 reps @ 70 kgs
5 reps @ 90 kgs
3 reps @ 110 kgs
1 reps @ 130 kgs
8 reps @ 150 kgs TPR

right arm

Rested kick-backs
10 reps @ 22.5 kgs
10 reps @ 27.5 kgs
10 reps @ 27.5 kgs

left arm 
Pinwheelz
10 reps @ 20 kgs
10 reps @ 25 kgs
10 reps @ 30 kgs

This picture right here was supposed to show off my 'jacked quads'... instead, it shows I'm kinda furry. And it does demonstrate I continue to get leaner, while staying at between 125 and 128 kgs body weight.


That squat PR for reps is a legitimate achievement when placed in context. I've managed 7 reps previously at 150 kgs, back in early August, so a 2 rep increase in 4 months isn't strong progress. But you can be certain my form back then was not great, and I was wearing a belt.

Tonight it was all me. Depth and form were good - the focus was on keeping my lower back tight coming out of the hole and just squatting till I broke... I thought long and hard about attempting a tenth rep but racked it instead. It was the right decision, I think.

There's a video floating around of my GMs too - Christian offered to video them for me to assess my form. Again, I've dropped my GMs back down and am working on better depth, so the next time I rep out with 200 kilos I make it to somewhere approaching parallel.

Only two sessions planned for this week; the next will be Thursday night. This is what I mean by winding back; I'm not going to stop lifting just because it's December, or because there's no more comps, or because few people are turning up to train right now. I'm not competing and I'm not pushing to my limits, as I would were I not injured. So I must continue to lift when and what I can without over-training. It's a balance I feel I've struck.