A great squat session. I went into this session knowing I wanted to do more than 375, and everything went pretty well. It's still a bit of a weird transition for me sometimes going from accommodating resistance work to straight barbell weight, but I'm getting used to it a bit more, or at least expecting it to be different/uncomfortable.
Squat Barx8 145x8 195x5 235x4 295x3 345x3 365x3 380x3
Good Mornings I'm finally getting the hang of these. I was taught before to go down until you feel a stretch in your hamstrings. That cue just made good mornings feel awful for me - and not in the good awful 'I'm getting stronger' way, but in the 'I'm going to hurt myself' sort of way. Talking it over with Brian and Seth, I'm only going back/down far enough that I don't feel the need to overarch my back. That may sound weird to some people, but when I lose control through my torso I overextend and my abs drop, whereas most people would have the opposite effect of rounding/collapsing. I see it all the time where coaches or teammates are cueing lifters with more spinal extension flexibility to arch hard and keep the chest high, causing the ribs to flare out in an unstable position and lose tension through their abs. Keep in mind everybody is different and not all cues work for everybody. Moving on - I hit a good morning PR today, it feels cool to actually do these right for once in my life and feel safe enough to go heavier on them. Barx10 95x5 145x5 175x5 195x5 215x5
Walking Lunges 95lbsx2xhall (not sure of the distance, but I wanted to die after)
Hanging leg raises - straight leg to bar 3x8
