ME Lower: Reverse Micro Mini Band Squats [PR!] (w/VIDEO)

After an abysmal showing at APF Equipped Nationals, I'm now in an off season mode of training. Currently, I am in a strength block building up strength and weaknesses to prepare me for a meet prep cycle for WPC World's in November.

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Saturday was another successful squat day in the books. More great weather, atmosphere, and just some good work put in by everyone. My main movement was squatting with reverse micro mini bands to give me a gauge of where I currently sit, so I can make some adjustments to my programming as needed. Things look to be on pace and making some really good improvement, so things will be continuing to move forward with my squat. Typically what I can triple with this set up, is about where my raw squat stands, so this is excellent. I know I've been close to a raw 500 squat, but it's beginning to get very close.

I also ran with some front squats, but these just really started to bother my shoulder and left hip, so I got to where I thought was decent and shut it down. Front squats just might have to be done with the SSB moving forward in my career. It is what it is. Knocked out my accessory work and called it a day.

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Items Used in this Training Session Micro Mini Bands Texas Power Bar Texas Deadlift Bar Box Squat Box Average Band

Warm Up Hip Flexor Stretch - 30 sec per leg Leg Swings (forward and side to side) - 10 each Single Leg RDL - 10 per leg Bulgarian Split Squat - 10 per leg Goblet Squat - 10 Standing Band Crunch - 15

A1) Reverse Micro Mini Band Squat 65x10 155x5 - add bands 245x5 295x3 335x3 385x3 425x3 455x1 485x3 - PR 445x2x3

B1) Front Squat 225x8 245x8 255x8

C1) Chair Deadlifts 185x3x12 - stand every third rep

D1) Band Pull Throughs 3x15

E1) Reverse Hyper 3x20 E2) Close Stance TKE Squats 3x20

F1) Straight Leg Single Arm Sit Ups 3x10 per arm