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Mon - 6:00am
July 16, 2012

Week 8 of 12 Day 6
Daily Squats Maintenance - clustered paused reps - deloading
[225+2+2+2][275+2+2][315+2][365,385,405 +1]  30-60sec rest per +

Daily Calf Raise Seated Soleus- plate loaded paused reps top/bottom holds
- 3x45lb x8
- 4x45lb 10,10,10,10

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Mon - 4:00pm
July 16, 2012

Week 8 of 12 Day 6
Daily Squats Maintenance - clustered paused reps - deloading
[225+2+2+2][275+2+2][315+2][365,385,405 +1]  30-60sec rest per +
- 315x5

Daily Calf Raise Seated Soleus- plate loaded paused reps top/bottom holds
- 3x45lb x8
- 4x45lb 10,10,10,10

* will slowly build up the reps on the back up paused squats of 70-75%RM.  time to add more weight on the seated calf work. the 4plates is not cutting it anymore. hopefully get to 5plates x10reps with strict form within the year.
* my workout time is getting quicker and quicker. squats and calf work done within 30 mins on a good day.

Sat - 8:30am
July 14, 2012

Week 8 of 12 Day 4
Daily Squats Maintenance - clustered paused reps - deloading
[225+2+2+2][275+2+2][315+2][365,385,405 +1]  30-60sec rest per +

Daily Calf Raise Seated Soleus- plate loaded paused reps top/bottom holds
- 3x45lb x8
- 4x45lb 8,8,8,8,8

* will go to a brazilian buffet for lunch in a few minutes. will eat some serious top sirloin and filet mignon, might add some beef ribs for a bit more fat. i've eaten 60oz steaks in one sitting every now and then.. and this is a good time to put some calories in. wet BW after lifting this morning is 168lbs.
* my solues work is starting to not-progress now. might be the mini-fasting i did or just the compounded fatigue from working them 2x/day daily for the past couple of weeks.

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Sat - 7:30am
July 14, 2012

Week 8 of 12 Day 4
Daily Squats Maintenance - clustered paused reps - deloading
[225+2+2+2][275+2+2][315+2][365,385,405 +1]  30-60sec rest per +

Daily Calf Raise Seated Soleus- plate loaded paused reps top/bottom holds
- 3x45lb x8
- 4x45lb 8,6,6

* this is the heaviest 405 has been in a long time. too much blood in the stomach still digesting the cow/lamb i just ate for lunch. 6hr later after a post lunch nap too and i'm still in hybernate mode. did the lift anyway before i totally sleep for the whole day.
* top sirloin and leg of lamb and a bit of filet mignon id say at least 60-70oz from 12:30-1:30pm. filet mignon and top sirloin are lean cuts but the sirloin has more moisture to it - so killed more of it. leg of lamb for a different flavor.. alternating, waveloaded style.

http://www.menu.espetus.com/menu.pdf

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this is what i had the other time i ate seriously. not buffet and a bit more expensive.

cow over duck anytime. here - 5000K cal.

forgot to put something for size reference. these are ~30 oz each steak - porterhouse + chicago rib steak. same order everytime at alfreds steakhouse in SF.

Fri - 9:00am
July 13, 2012

Week 8 of 12 Day 3
Daily Squats Maintenance - clustered paused reps - deloading
[225+2+2+2][275+2+2][315+2][365,385,405 +1]  30-60sec rest per +

Daily Calf Raise Seated Soleus- plate loaded paused reps top/bottom holds
- 3x45lb x8
- 4x45lb 8,8,8,8,8

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Fri - 5:00pm
July 13, 2012

Week 8 of 12 Day 3
Daily Squats Maintenance - clustered paused reps - deloading
[225+2+2+2][275+2+2][315+2][365,385,405 +1]  30-60sec rest per +

Daily Calf Raise 45Deg Sled Gastrocs - plate loaded paused reps top/bottom holds
- 6x45lb x8
- 8x45lb 10,10,10,10

* at mid-high 160s, i really have to get some stronger nutrition to eventually get to 170s again and push for heavier weights and improve my squat ratio at the same time.
* either that or maintain/improve squat ratio by doing what i've been doing lately. 425 at 165BW is ~ 440 at 170.  there is a good thing to this light BW - less joint stress while doing the jumping drills.

Wed - 6:30am
July 11, 2012

Week 8 of 12 Day 1
Daily Squats Maintenance - clustered paused reps - deloading
[225+2+2+2][275+2+2][315+2][365,385,405 +1]  30-60sec rest per +

Daily Calf Raise 45Deg Sled Gastrocs - plate loaded paused reps top/bottom holds
- 6x45lb x8
- 8x45lb 10,10,10,10

* will figure out what to do differently in the afternoon workout..

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Wed - 4:00pm
July 11, 2012

Week 8 of 12 Day 1
Daily Squats Maintenance - clustered paused reps - deloading
[225+2+2+2][275+2+2][315+2][365,385,405 +1]  30-60sec rest per +

Daily Calf Raise Seated Soleus- plate loaded paused reps top/bottom holds
- 3x45lb x8
- 4x45lb 10,8,8,8,6

* was really planning on doing a 295x20 (65%RM) back up set but did not have the drive today to push for it. it was 85F outside - rarely this hot in here. will not be able to get a post workout sleep also so thats another thing. il squeeze a 20 rep squat 2-3 times a week for weeks 8-12.
* the calf work this morning is adding good fatigue. i missed my sets this afternoon on my solues work. still got my 40 total reps but took me 5 sets this time.

Back is very sore today , confirming yesterday's hideous form. Haven't had such back soreness in years, must have been the worse squats ever.
Must take a step back. Perfect form will be the red line , no limited rom / bad form reps , either perfect rep or fail.
Since i am not perfectly healthy too, i will start over squats using the Starting Strength proposed method to determine my starting point , no matter how light the load will be:

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h25oFN7J3vc" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h25oFN7J3vc</a>

here's my ideal squat form. i try to lift like this each rep no matter what weight is on the bar.

good luck vag and don't mess up that back.

Sun - 5:30pm
July 8, 2012

Week 7 of 12 Day 5
Daily Squats Maintenance - clustered paused reps - deloading
[225+2+2+2][275+2+2][315+2][365,385,405 +1]  30-60sec rest per +

* calf work with seated calf raise still progressing quickly.

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- i did not gain any weight on the squats during these squat maintenance cycles. i dropped BW by 5lbs so the ratio improved a bit.
- only oly shoes i have are the ironworks, adistars and the romaleos. i use the IW2 most of the time

- question on other log about how i squat so narrow - i never mentioned anything about placing the weight on my heels. i distribute it evenly with a bit of a bias on the upper 2/3s of my foot.
- i quad my way out of the hole. only way to do that is to push with the balls of feet while making sure heels stay planted for balance.

Fri - 4:30pm
July 6, 2012

Week 7 of 12 Day 3
Daily Squats Maintenance - clustered paused reps - deloading
[225+2+2+2][275+2+2][315+2][365,385,405 +1]  30-60sec rest per +

* rest day 1. another 405x1 top set tmrw and by sunday, heavy again at 425x1. solues work getting easier now but more time consuming at the same time. don't want to use too heavy weights too soon to bring the rep range down. still lifting in the 8-10+ reps as GPP.

Thur - 4:00pm
July 5, 2012

Week 7 of 12 Day 2
Daily Squats Maintenance - clustered paused reps - deloading
[225+2+2+2][275+2+2][315+2][365,385,405,425 +1]  30-60sec rest per +

* 2 days of 405x1 top set and its time to get my 425x1. not much trouble getting the paused single. ~ 435 max. most likely will only lift 1x/day until sunday because of work schedule.