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Fri
Jun 3, 2011


[135x8][185x6][225,275x4][325x2]

#4 Heavy Half Squats - 110%RM
- 325x4
- 345,365,385,405,425,440x2
- 455 2x3
- 475 2x1
- 495 2x3

* 2 days rest after the tueday early morning squat workout. felt strong and well recovered. was planning on multi sets of 455 doubles (100%RM Full Squat).  after 3 sets, i was still explosive. decided to go heavier. the 475 was still explosive - i did 2 reps. max at 475 (105%RM) was single only from last time.
* went heavier - 495 (110%) for the first time and it was still not that heavy. did doubles - form was solid / half squat depth was still maintained. even if it did not feel very heavy on the back. the weight really shows that it is supra max when i was doing my walkout. had to really focus on keeping my feet under my shoulders. small steps back, slow and controlled movements. i almost tilted the squat rack forward after i unloaded it at one set.
* did 3 sets of doubles for 495. i should have taken a depth check vid. i was very strong considering its the first time i used 495. i know i was going half squat low because i was looking at the mirror. vid depth check would have been a lot better.
* i was 185.5 in the morning. im getting really lean. i dont eat much if its not my cooking.  5 days out of town = 1lb drop. i still ate a lot of whey to minimize muscle mass loss.
* plan for sat / sun is light full squat with some volume, 325/345 4-6 reps + heavy half squat singles as deloads + jump drills. i ran out of time today to do my jumps because i have work at 7pm. kept rest at 8-12mins between heavy half squat sets. form was still solid after 3sets of 495 doubles. could have done 4-6sets if i had time.

110%RM = 495lb Half Squat. vid next time. weight looks BOSS

angle of knee for me determines the squat..
0 -full
90 -half
135 - quarter.

FLANDER - u suck at taking a depth check pic. 

its a quarter.. could be 1/3 but massive leg is creating illusion of more depth.

Thur
May 26, 2011


[135x8][185x6][225,275x4][325x2]

#2 Heavy Partial Squats - 100%RM
- 325x4
- 345,365,385,405,425,440x2
- 455 2x3 sets
- 325x4 full squat back up set

* stopped at 3rd set of 455. was trying to see if doing more sets will get the form going. the 2nd set of 455 felt better than the first, but rep 2 of 3rd set was difficult for the back. i had to put a lot more effort to keep form solid. stopped there. did vids for depth check.
* 2 reps at 455 was max for today. i will still be able to lift 3-4 reps but depth will be compromised. 2 reps at 1/2 depth is max for today. need to do more of these heavy 455s to get stronger at that depth.
* camera angle is not consistent and the foam i used was even sagging on the 3rd vid. had to rotate pic a bit.
* was aiming to bend knees to 90 degrees.



half squats form/depth checks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOoY__1V62Y

Wed
May 25, 2011

Single leg Jog
- bball length x 2 - warmup for single leg hurdles

Hurdles
Single Leg 16"
- 12x4 continuous, 2 step apart

Sprints
- 10yrd 4x2

SVJ
- max touch on foam 37-38" x4

* pick up bball game also after the drills, then SVJ test using the foam marker on the board. repeated 37-38s. i would have said 38-39 but measuring the rim last time.. im -1" off.
* i took a week off from work for an out of town thing. i did not get my afternoon nap (i work night shirts). i was ok after a few black coffee but still felt "jet lagged" afterwards.
* will do some more heavy half squats tmrw. plan is full paused squat warmup up to 325x2, then 325x4 halfs and take it from there. will max at 455x2 if i feel good, or just stay with 405x2-4 if i feel fatigued.

Tue
May 24, 2011


[135x8][185x6][225,275x4][325x2][365,385,405,425,440,455x1]

#1 Heavy Partial Squats - max / supra max
- 325 + miniband x4 warmup
- 345,365,385,405,425,440,455x2
- 475x1

* i was 188 at gym, 186 empty weight. was not expecting the paused full squat warmups to be easy. the 405 was not heavy. could have attempted 425 paused again but saved the effort for the heavy partials. the 425 was fast also. hell.. go for it. 440 and 455 were still explosive. better than the last time i did them, even with 2lb less BW. im getting better at max singles.
* 455 was quick after the rebound, i did not even bounce that much. concentrated on slowing down the bar towards the hole and keeping the back upright. explosion from bottom got me to 1/2 squat depth quick and then the mid back caved it again.. lost a good deal of upward momentum because the force "leaked" from the unstable mid back. forced it up even with a shitty form like last time. i did see some improvement in the speed from the bottom compared to last time.
* first day of max/supra max partial squats. had to use the minibands for the 325 because its not heavy enough to stick to my back after i explode upward. did not force too much upward momentum on the 345. just something to warm up with the 1/2 depth.
* doubles all the way to 455. could have done 4 reps on 455 if i was really going for it. took it easy for the first day. did a single on 105%RM - 475 and it was not really a grinder. i just had to really slow down making sure that my back doesn't cave in. quads were still strong but i had a feeling that i was a heavy rep away from cramps.. i ended the day there.
* i might set a workout just for partials alone. this is too much heavy volume for 1 day. will warmup with halfs also and see how it works.
* the half squats with max/supra max weight might be a good way to strengthen my midback so it can hold its own when i do heavy full squats. 365-385x 6-8 is enough volume to get more mass in my legs eventually getting to 405x6-8. i should be at 475-495x1 by then. thats probably a realistic target for Dec 2011.

^ thats how ive always done it. full squats to get legs firing nicely. thats all i do also.. squats and jumps 

Fri
May 20, 2011


[135x8][185x6][225,275x4][325x2][365,385,405,425x1]

#17 Heavy Partial Squats + Mini Bands
- 325 6x2
- 345 6x2
- 365 4x2
- 385 4x2, 2x1

Single leg Jog
- bball length x 2 - warmup for single leg hurdles

Hurdles
Single Leg 16"
- 12x2 continuous, 2 step apart

* 2 day full rest and i was able to paused full squat up to 405, and single a 425. it was heavy and definetely no 440lb today, but im improving. im usually already struggling with 385/405 coming out of 2 days of de-training. this is good progress.
* the partial squats are also feeling good. i was able to accelerate the eccentric a bit even with the 385. did 4 reps until i felt no more explosion.. stopped at 2 reps. IMO, i might be better off doing just 2 reps on 385 but really getting good explosion, if the 4 reps will get me beat the following day - il stop at 2.

Took pic in the morning 052111 - 188lb 8.4%BF caliper. not as good as darqui with lighting effects. im leaner than it looks.
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