Squat Session Sunday

Today was squat day, the second session of the weeks planned training. I deadlifted well on Friday night, pushing 3 nice fast sets of 5. Following these work sets with paused sets has been a great move. After the heavy sets dropping back 30kgs and performing 2 second double paused sets makes the weight feel light.

Two days later I backed up for squats. Thankfully it was Sunday which I find a much more conducive atmosphere for hitting the big (relatively!) numbers. As per the deads I needed to hit 3 sets of 5 works sets followed by a de-load in weight and 3 second pause in the hole squats.

The weight felt heavy on the back but the video of my final set, pleasingly, showed my form to be good and the depth also on target. Given I will drop through much harder with wraps I am feeling good about squats. I am also noticeably tighter during the squat, something I have been very focused on developing.  

Overall the session felt strong and I finished up with leg press for high reps super-setted with Pendlay rows. 

It's nice to feel the team aspect again as big Carl also popped in and provided some good coaching on my squats.

A day off now with light recovery before my final session of the week with bench.

This week particularly has taught me a lot about attitude and aggression which feels like it is paying off in my numbers. I will post more about this this week.

Stay Strong

Thomo