Date: 16/11/12
BW: 64 kgs
CNS: 8/10
Soreness: lower back (occurs when going low in squat), core (don't know why, must be the protein shake), hip flexor muscle
Warm Up: Quick Activation and Mobility Drills
30 min walk to gym
Workout: olympic squats (due to the depth) 1 x 6 x empty, 1 x 6 x 20kg, 1 x 7 x 30kg, 1 x 6 x 40kg, 3 x 6-7 x 50kg (this is the weight i struggle with but am able to complete my reps)
calf raises 1 x 10 x 50kg
Stretches: Cool down overall body stretches
Cool Down: 30 min walk back to uni
Comment:Today's main purpose was to find my 5rm in the squat because previously i wasn't squatting the correct depth so this i had to fix that, I made a mark on the mirror, which was a bit accurate but it made me go slightly beyond parallel. So was kinda tricky to find a good spot on the mirror to come face to face with and know i am parallel. It was a cross hair which i place on my forehead when looking at the mirror.
The 50kg squat was very difficult but i managed to pull through, this is the weight where i would go down and when going up my body would try to lean forward to lift the weight but i would push my neck against the bar to keep it straight. There was one rep where i lowered to parallel until i dropped because of muscle fatigue below parallel and had to muster enough force to get me back up. Hard to stay upright with a heavy weight, I'm suprised how so many can do it with weights at 200lbs.
Tried to camera my self using phone with no assistance, had 3-4 tries which failed so they were 4 sets of 3 reps. But am satisfied with the depth. Only when i get tired i see that even though i get low enough my butt doesn't seem to get low enough, this makes me thing that my body starts to cheat and lower the torso forward to get the mark on my forehead on the mirror when my hips are just a little above parallel.
Had to add calf raises i love doing them and definitely easier than the squat. Finally got a recording the second rep was rubbish but first rep was good i think.
Workout Rating: 7/10