Squat night tonight which was positive for a couple of reasons. Firstly new equipment arrived meaning we ave two fantastic competition benches with spotting platforms catch bars and height adjustment without unloading the bar!! Also the mono-lift was still sitting in its shipping case but it will be up and ready in a day or so!
Secondly, given all the travails with my squat I have adopted a 'keep it simple stupid' approach. I am sticking with my cues and not worrying to much about form, consequently its still not looking great but it is feeling good and I am starting to slowly pin back my lost numbers.
Tonight was singles around 88% 1RM followed by pause squats at 70% to backoff. Big Mikey was around which was handy as he picked up that I was probably sitting back to much and not dropping down. This was good to hear as I had the exact same feeling and have been working on rectifying.
Overall the squat isn't going to be my favourite lift at the competitions but I will have a nice foundation to build on.
Next step bench day on Thursday and looking forward to trying the benches!
Stay Strong
Thomo
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