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Fri
May 20, 2011


[135x8][185x6][225,275x4][325x2][365,385,405,425x1]

#17 Heavy Partial Squats + Mini Bands
- 325 6x2
- 345 6x2
- 365 4x2
- 385 4x2, 2x1

Single leg Jog
- bball length x 2 - warmup for single leg hurdles

Hurdles
Single Leg 16"
- 12x2 continuous, 2 step apart

* 2 day full rest and i was able to paused full squat up to 405, and single a 425. it was heavy and definetely no 440lb today, but im improving. im usually already struggling with 385/405 coming out of 2 days of de-training. this is good progress.
* the partial squats are also feeling good. i was able to accelerate the eccentric a bit even with the 385. did 4 reps until i felt no more explosion.. stopped at 2 reps. IMO, i might be better off doing just 2 reps on 385 but really getting good explosion, if the 4 reps will get me beat the following day - il stop at 2.

Took pic in the morning 052111 - 188lb 8.4%BF caliper. not as good as darqui with lighting effects. im leaner than it looks.
yoked eating musclemilk  

il bring vertec and camera today. if i already missed my peak yesterday.. i dont care. il take vids after i do my heavy squats. i jump higher after lifting heavy anyway.

Mon
May 16, 2011

Single leg Jog
- bball length x 2 - warmup for single leg hurdles

Hurdles
Single Leg 16"
- 12x4 continuous, 2 step apart

Jumps
- SVJ double hand rim grabs x6

* single leg hurdles were hard. legs lost capacity to absorb really quick. first 1-2 sets was good.. last 2 had misses on both legs. did pick up game also as warmup to the SVJs. was about 2" above foam on the SVJ.. lol. thats a 40.. and i did it at least 2 times. could have been the lower bodyweight at 188lb while maintaining the same squat strength.. or its probably the heavy ballistic partials doing its thing.. will take SVJ vids after im repping 405+minibands.
* tmrw is another set of heavy warmup squat singles, 385+minibands partials, back up full x6-8 and some more hurdles. hopefully fatigue really dies out by then.

Fri
May 13, 2011


[135x8][185x6][225,275x4][325x2][365,385,405x1]
- 325 8x1
- 345 8x1
- 365 6x2
- 325 6x1

Single leg Jog
- bball length x 2 - warmup for single leg hurdles

Hurdles
Single Leg 16"
- 12x6 continuous, 2 step apart

Jumps
- SVJ double hand rim grabs x6

* did light (70-80%) volume work on full squats but did not do too many reps on 365 because im focusing more on speed/explosive work. cannot be fatigued by doing volumes for hyperthrophy strength work. the 365x6 reps was not hard at all. 1 breath between reps. that is a very fast tempo compared to how i usually lift. it would have been very challenging to do x8 on 365 after 2 days of no-squat. 365x8 would be easiest after i do a day of just paused singles to get the form going again.
* im getting strong enough on the single leg hurdles to actually figure out where im weak at. i was able to jump with a more upright torso/form, really giving all the force absorption to the knees/ankles. right knee collapses a bit after a few reps.

Tue
May 10, 2011


[135x8][185x6][225,275x4][325x2][365,385,405,425x1]

#15 Heavy Partial Squats + Mini Bands
- 385 4x3

Hurdles
Single Leg 16"
- 12x2 1 step with same leg (mini hop before the next jump) // as warmups (hurdle 2step apart)
- 12x8 continuous - (1step apart)

Single leg Jog
- bball length x 2 - cooldown

* all full squat warmup reps are paused up to 405. was trying to see if i can do 440x1 consistently. the 425x1 was ok but i did not feel very strong. stopped at 425.
* the partial squats + minibands will stay at 385 (425 at top). if i get 440x1 consistently on the full squat warmup, ill move the partial to 405 (445 with bands on top). added only 1 set for a total of 3sets of 4reps. slowly adding intensity without doing too much too soon. i could have done 6x6sets if i wanted to but il probably get my back stiff and broken again. will do 4x4 next time. slow progress without hurting anything is good.
* up'd the volume on the single leg hurdles from 4 to 8 sets of 12. getting better every workout. got better hops by focusing also on quickly pushing foot downwards after the hop. still nothing feels beat or hurting from all the single leg drills im doing. getting some tightness in the lower front calve area and thats about it. will see if this high volume does something different.
* did some single leg jog using bball court.

Squat - Extreme Depth: Unsafe and Unfair

Mark Rippetoe

Sat
May 7, 2011


[135x8][185x6][225,275x4][325x2][365,385,405x1]
- 325 x6

Hurdles
Single Leg 16"
- 12x2 1 step with same leg (mini hop before the next jump) // as warmups
- 12x6 continuous.

* all full squat warmup reps are paused. not bad for 2 day rest. 325x6 was to get some more form going. it was not as easy compared to when i do back to back squat workouts. no back stiffness even after some heavy singles last workout. its really the high volume heavy partials that got me.
* also, i noticed that i get wobbly / unsolid on the unracking and setup on heavy reps not entirely due to the back stiffness i had a week ago - the nike romaleos are very sticky that i had to lift my foot to step backwards, in the ironworks - i only slide my feet backwards without really putting all weight to a single leg.
* single leg hurdles are improving. will probably increase intensity a bit next workout by increasing distance between hurdles. im getting the plyo bouncy feeling back, even only after a few workouts with the single leg hurdles.
* did the unconventional squats as warmups then explosive work afterwards.   

Tue
May 3, 2011


[135x8][185x6][225,275x4][325x2][365,385,405,425,440,455x1]
- 365 x6

#13 Heavy Partial Squats + Mini Bands
- 385 2x4

* did the partials after the warmup singles. 365 full squat for loosening up. form was not very smooth for the full squat coming from sets of heavy partials. i was slowing down more on the 1/2 squat depth even though i know im going for full. could have made 365x8 but didn't want to push too much specially coming from heavy singles.
* will do hurdle drills tomorrow. singles and some double but more on singles.
* my back can probably take another 10-15lb for 465-470 max but that will really round up the upper/mid back. legs have no problem with the weight. took vid even on a busy tuesday morning. i will not be able to lift 455 anytime soon because i plan to hit the x8 with 365-385.. those will take me to fatigue mode.

440x1, 455x1 BW 188lb
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FM4eSAmTQMw