It's been 11 months since I have squatted with a belt or wrapped my knees. Why so damn long you ask? My plan had been to build a much stronger base of raw strength in the squat. This necessitated lots of raw squats and at least 4 months ago the plan was going well. Subsequently it went to shit with the missed sessions etc and now here I am wrapping for the first time only 4 weeks out.
Interestingly it was also the first time I self wrapped for my work sets and walked the wrapped sets out given I no longer have access to a monolift. With so many variables at play tonight the form was off but I hit the numbers I needed.
My homework is straight forward, need to sit through in the wraps harder. Last year I ran into the same problem where I am too tentative resulting in the wraps pushing me off balance.
After tonight's session I feel good. I have a lot to improve on but those areas are clear and fixable. I will run a second squat session after my bench sets to groove form and really work the wraps.
Strategically I feel I can legitimately aim for a bench and deadlift PB. Squats on the other hand will be more about getting a legal lift in then seeing how much of my previous PB I can claw back.
Clocks ticking....platforms waiting....
Stay Strong
Thomo
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