Tues, 21 July 15
I did not do my speed and assistance day yesterday because it took me most of the day to finish up the ramp to correct for the angle of my garage floor and get the platform and rack put back together and clean everything up. By the time I was finished, it was late and I was beyond the point of training. So today was my first day back training in the now LEVEL garage gym and it was glorious. I need to do a little more planning and testing before I start back on an organized training plan. Partly this is killing me because I really prefer to know exactly what I'm going to do when I go into the gym and then I can modify if needed. It is nice for a week or so between programs when I can kind of ad lib my training, but it gets old quickly. But I am also waiting for delivery of the best thing I have ever bought in my life, a new elitefts rack and bench and some other equipment, and I would like the start of my next program to coincide with the start of having new and gnarly equipment with which to train. So I worked on trying to correct my funky hip movement on squats and deads with lighter weight today. This was definitely helpful and educational for me and even though I can see what I'm doing wrong on video now that I have more room, better light, etc, there is a big difference between knowing what to do to correct an issue and actually doing it repeatedly. So hopefully about half my reps today were knowingly better and more correct than they would have otherwise been, which is a start. I also realized that I still have some equipment in the Unit I need to bring to the house, but that I forgot about once I had to breakdown everything to clear room to build the ramp under the platform. I'll take care of this quick, fast, and in a hurry though. Video of me attempting to squat and deadlift better is on my Instagram here.
Squat
10x45
10x135
5x225
2x275
3x10x300 - Not only was I working on not twisting my right hip forward on the eccentric movement, but also on trying to get a better feel for exactly where "parallel" is in my ROM. I have not had an issue with squatting high (barring in my metal jack suit and briefs) in many moons, but I also do not know exactly where parallel is since I just make sure I'm below parallel when I squat now. I did a better job on not twisting than I did on not going so low though.
Sumo DL
10x225
10x275
10x315
10x330 - Avoiding twisting my hips on this was easier since I used the bar scraping my shins as a tactile indicator. But I was still a little off and had to correct on several of the reps.
GHR
Oh, wait. It's still in the Unit. Balls!
Hanging Leg Raise
3x15xBW