The thing is, I didn't really start off doing those core lifts in aug, I was jus playing ball & doing plyo's. but there was such a difference between my standing vert & my running vert that I needed to get my power up, so I started doing squats, cleans, etc, about a month ago. Don't really know how strong I am in all these lifts. Been doing 225 5x5 on squats, deadlifting the same, doing cleans with 95-115. I need to find out what my max is on all these so I can bump it up soon. Thanks for the welcome, I look forward to being motivated & helping others with motivation along the way. I always say, "u don't have to be ready, if u stay ready"! And about the comment about death to Uconn, were gonna be just fine. 3 national titles, a ton of conference championships, and one of the elite programs in college basketball. I respect your opinion, I'm out.....