^ mega dose of creatine and whey + salmon bellies..
TueSept 6, 2011
[135x8][185x6][225,275x4][325x2][365,395,415x1][440x0]
* the workout yesterday to prime for today couldn't be any better. this is the best as i can prepare for a near max paused rep attempt. i had a pinched nerve issue at reps 395 and 415 on my right quad. it was more of a distraction and did not really affected my strength. probably threw me off because i wanted to make sure i didn't screw anything up. its started on the concentric of 395 when there were 2 blasts of shocks the came from my right quad. i assumed that because my legs were really bloated with all creatine and fluids and my quads were so 'locked' really good.. legs were hard as wood. some nerve just got crushed. had to really shake the quads. same thing happened on the 415 rep. it will not stop me from attempting my 440x1 because everything (aside from that nerve shit) seems to be doing well. concentrics on the 395 and 415 were strong. there was no pinched nerve at 440 attempt.
* it could have been my overconfidence on the 440 lift.. but IMO, i should have concentrated more on keeping my torso solid. more gulps of air to fill everything inch of space in my lower and upper belly to stabilize core.. damn.. i was strong. legs were strong but i failed the lift. felt more like a technical error. i really should have thought about 'pushing' midback backwards so i don't get caved in. my focus during the concentric was on my legs blasting it up. you can see from the vid that after i almost stalled to a crawl, the barbell rotated forward.
* even though i did not get what i really aimed for, a top paused set of 435x1 is not bad either. i will use a daily repeatable 415-420 depending on how i feel, and will go back to supra max halfs. those 515x2 top sets IMO got me lifting 455x1 in the first place. it trained my midback to handle the weight at that sticking point. it also blasted my SVJ but thats a different thing.
* i am keeping regular rep full squats to sub-max because IMO, im lifting a lot higher percentages of my BW lately.. i don't want to screw anything up by lifting something that i cannot control very well. the 440 that pinned me today did not feel heavy at all.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGi0lgQX0UE