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Wed
Mar 2, 2011

Squats - Volume
[135,185x6][225,275x4][325x2][365,385,405x1]
- 385 5x1
- 365 6x4

#14 Waveloaded Explosive Partial Squats with Mini Bands / Heavy Set Pinned - 50/70
- 325 10x2
- 225 16x2

* i was trying to do 385x6 but my i leaned forward too much on the 5th rep. decided to lower the weight to 365 and get more reps without exhausting my back. i could have gone 6+ sets but decided to save some for the speed squats.
* the 325 pinned 1/4 squat with pause at the hole gave me a good cardio workout. i was able to maintain explosiveness in the reps.  it just got too tiring exploding from a 1/4 position coming from rest. the succeeding 225s were quick.

Mon
Feb 28, 2011

Squats - Maintenance
[135,185,225x6][275x4][325x2][365,385,405x1]

#13 Waveloaded Explosive Partial Squats with Mini Bands / Heavy Set Pinned - 50/90
- 405 2x3
- 225 16x3

Jumps
- SVJ 4x2

* first time SVJ was a little over the black foam. improvement again. the heavy set was pinned at ~ jump amortization height, about 1/4 squat. 405 was explosive even coming from a dead stop. doubles only to get the 225s faster.
* time to move up to 275 and see if i can still hit the same depth as 225s. rest day tmrw and a full squat session on wed. thinking about doing some volumes with 385 to get a little bigger/stronger.

Sun
Feb 27, 2011

#12 Waveloaded Explosive Partial Squats with Mini Bands - 50/70
[135,185,225x8][275,325x12]
- 325 12x4
- 225 16x2

Jumps
- SVJ 4x1

* SVJ a lot better than last sundays. top of foam on first set.
* 325 partial squats were explosive but ROM is really shortened compared to the 225 sets. more volumes of 325 should improve my ROM.
* mini bands did its job of not letting 225 bounce off my back. felt good also on the eccentrics. glutes torched with the 325s.

Explosive Partial Squats with Mini Bands
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ng2a_MFQa2E

^ sat 3pm, sun 9am, mon 3pm, wed 9am.

workouts driven by work schedule.  im strongest when i get a 1-2 hr nap before a workout and not in detrained mode.

Wed
Feb 23, 2011

Squats - Maintenance
[135,185x6][225,275x4][325x2][365,385,405x1]
- 405 4x2
- 385 4x1

#10 Explosive 1/2 Squats - 70
- 325 8x2

* used the romaleos for the first time. shoes came with 2 insoles. the competition type has too much arch support. it hurts my feet because im very flat footed. the training insole is better but i prefer the initial feel of the ironworks2. as i warmup, the shoes felt normal.  it will improve the more i use it.. but initial feel is.. romaloes are not $100 better than the ironworks. the shoe details are very good. its a fancy shoe. this limited edition run were all sold out. 
* the squats were ok. felt good. have enough to rep 5 but form would have been ugly as last weeks. i need to spend more 6-8 reps with 385 if i want to make progress. a 405x2 top set and 4-6sets of 385 x6-8..
* the partial squats were not ballistic at all. i exhausted my back doing the heavy sets. i was not explosive.. i tried but my 325 from last session was a lot better.
* didn't do SVJs. will concentrate sat-mon workouts for ballistic 1/2s. and wed is some squat volume. im always weak and detrained on saturdays so i might as well do high tonnage on wed to get some carry over 2 days after. thats the plan.

405.. because 3 plates is not cutting it anymore..

Sun
Feb 20, 2011

#8 Explosive 1/2 Squats Light 50
[135,185x12][225,275x8]
- 225 16x3

Jumps
- SVJ 6x3

* i suck. the 405x5 was probably a bad idea. my SVJs were weak.mid 30s. didn't even get a 37.
* the only vid i was able to take before my camera ran out of battery was the first set. i got a little higher but not by much.

34" SVJ.

Wed
Feb 16, 2011

Squats - Maintenance
[135,185x6][225,275x4][325x2][365,385,405x1]
- 405 5x1 

#6 Explosive 1/2 Squats - Light 50
- 225 16x2 (1)

Jumps
SVJ 6x1

* was not expecting to be strong in the full squats because my quads were still partially swollen even after 1 rest day from all the high volume speed 1/2s. the paused 405x1 felt really good. the weight felt light. was really just aiming for a 405x3 for maintenance but at rep 3, lower back was still very solid. went for it. rep 4 started to lean forward a bit and rep 5 was another goodmorning. stopped there. 6 reps would have been really nice but not strong enough yet.
* planned on doing 225 + mini bands but the band resistance was not even. the circuit training group was using the mini bands for resistance sprinting.. so some bands are too loose.. i will just buy my own.
* did singles and visualized the jumps.. and i noticed that i was leaning forward intentionally. if thats how i jump.. then its ok for me if my spinal erectors are getting involved. 1/2s felt good with 225. it was very light coming from a 405 set. did not do wave loaded because today is a rest day for speed work.
* the SVJ were surprisingly high again even after an all out 405x5 set. i got top of foam in 5th SVJ.. thats without coffee, without sprint work.. i was not even sweating.. just a cold 38" SVJ. lol.
* saturday is a light squat maintenance again with some light 50 1/2s and sunday is jump tester day. il vid with my nikon s4000.. 720p