14 March 2016
Testing day Squats After weeks of volume going up and down it was time to see how things are looking on squats. I have been dieting and feeling a little less than optimal so I tried to get a couple extra protein shakes in during the day. Before the gym I had a preworkout and got ready for the heavy stuff. I also kept my bottle of honey handy and had some slurps working through warm ups.

 

 

 Squats - As usual I started my warm ups with the bar and a band around my knees up to 140kgs. The 200kgs went up pretty easy and the depth was good. The 210kgs wasn't too bad but then it was time to decide where to go from there. I debated on 215kgs or 220kgs and decided that 215 would be too easy and with the amount lifted already there may be a fatigue issue to think about. I went for the 220kgs and had a little bit of a grind to hit but the depth looked good and I was pretty happy with it. I gave 225kgs a go but the bar slide down my back and I just couldn't hold it. That is the problem with dri-fit shirts.. too damn slick. This all took about 10-15 minutes longer than usual with rests up to about 4 minutes past 200kgs lift.


Bench - Still on a kind of deload on the bench so nothing big here.

Slingshot bench - Just tossed in for some overloading. Yeah I know it was deload on the bench but I just wanted to push something more.. The 140kgs went ok for a double but the third rep only made it up to the lower pins on the bench, so there was no lockout on the 4th rep. Not too disappointed with the effort for the night.

Gave the RDLs a miss because of time and wanting to rest the back a little.

 I am happy with things at the moment. In competition I will pick up a few kgs and should set new PRs this year.