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Wed - 1/2 Morning 5:00am
April 4, 2012

Daily Squats Maintenance - Paused Reps
[200,250x4][300x2][350,400,425x1]

* will try to make a straight 6-7hr day sleep today and lift afterwards.

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Wed - 2/2 Afternoon 4:00pm
April 4, 2012

Daily Squats Maintenance - Paused Reps
[200,250x4][300x2][350,400,425x1]

* got the 6+hr straight sleep. lifts were easier this afternoon.

Fri - 1/2 Morning 1:00am
April 6, 2012

Daily Squats Maintenance - Paused Reps
[200,250x4][300x2][350,400x1]

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Fri - 2/2 Afternoon 6:00pm
April 6, 2012

Daily Squats Maintenance - Paused Reps
[200,250x4][300x2][350,400x1]

* 2 days of not-so-good sleep. slept 9-5pm and woke up overslept feeling bloated .  this is the heaviest 400 felt in a long time. will skip the midnight lift if i don't feel any better later.

Sun - 1/3 Morning 6:00am
April 8, 2012

Daily Squats Maintenance - Paused Reps
[200,250x4][300x2][350,400x1]

* messed up with my back extension volume. did a bit too much. legs were strong but the lowerback did not hold. did not even attempt my planned supra max. would probably just fold..

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Sun - 2/3 Afternoon 4:30pm
April 8, 2012

Daily Squats Maintenance - Paused Reps / Supra Max 1/2 Squats Paused
[200,250x4][300x2][350,400,425x1]
- 425,440,455x1

* lowerback felt stronger after the midday nap. got 425x1 but not as explosive as i want. the pause was strict. supra max half squats started with singles up to 455x1 as preparation.
* IMO, doing a lot of these paused full squats reps multi times a day for years got my VMO/glutes/hamstrings very strong at that full hams-at-calves position. adding another wave of supra max halfs will get me going at my sticking point at the 1/2 squat ROM - and eventually will get me a higher SVJ.
* will do singles supra max for now as preparation and see if i can recover from this and lift again within the day. 3x a day if i can. focus for now is to get comfortable stopping at half depth, holding that position to really feel the depth and then exploding up. hopefully get to a top supra max paused single with 525-530 then back up to 475s 2-4 reps non-paused with explosive reversals.
* last time i did the supra max cycle, i almost injured my upper back because when i was holding the bottom position, i was resting the bar on the pins. pushing it back up but not realizing that i was losing contact with the bar at the hole. i was basically  pounding my upperback with a metal bar. not doing that again.

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Sun - 3/3 Night 11:45pm
April 8, 2012

Daily Squats Maintenance - Paused Reps / Supra Max 1/2 Squats Paused
[200,250x4][300x2][350,400,425x1]

* the potentiation effect of the previous supra max halfs was strong. blasted 425x1 paused like it was 20-30lbs lighter. a strict 440x1 would be possible. did not do more half squats because i might burn out too soon.
* i like these quick ramping to 400-425s. gives me good appetite and gets my SVJ going too. consistent on 6-10 SVJ 2 hand dunks post squat without really a good warmup aside form the squats.
* will do halfs again later.

^ thanks. possible but with rims that are 99% not completely 10ft, id say low 42-43 best. the only vid-validated SVJs i have are 39"x2 a few months ago, so i cannot really claim +3-4" over my old vid without any proof.. and yes, my 2-hand reach is 90".

Mon - 1/3 Morning 7:00am
April 9, 2012

Daily Squats Maintenance - Paused Reps / Supra Max 1/2 Squats Paused
[200,250x4][300x2][350,400,425x1]
- 440,455x1

* still overpowered the paused 425x1 by at least 20-30lbs. solid strict pause with a controlled and smooth concentric. lowerback probably recovered now from the 18rep heavy back extensions. did the supra max preparation sets with the pause.
* did a set of supra max 1/2 squat with a pause at the bottom but came up only to 1/4 way up and went down again after "finding" the depth with the first rep but this time without the pause. like a 1+1/2 set in one rep of 1/2 squat. this felt good but will most likely break something if form gets sloppy - because of the supra max loading.

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Mon - 2/3 Afternoon 2:00pm
April 9, 2012

Daily Squats Maintenance - Paused Reps / Supra Max 1/2 Squats Paused
[200,250x4][300x2][350,400,425x1]
- 440,455x1

* repeat of the first workout today and still felt just as easy. might go for 475 tonight if my back still feels solid. been eating lots of chicken breasts lately because i got a freezer full on a 1 get 1 promo.

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Mon - 2/3 Afternoon 2:00pm
April 9, 2012

Daily Squats Maintenance - Paused Reps / Supra Max 1/2 Squats Paused
[200,250x4][300x2][350,400,425x1]
- 440,455x1

* just as strong as last time too but lowerback starting to feel tired a bit after the 455. will skip next supra max if i still feel stiff a bit but most likely not.
* SVJ 2-hand dunks afterwards felt easier and more explosive. must be some supra max effect.

^ paused half squats not really doing any harm yet. i like the feeling of pausing at half depth, but going up a bit and going to that same spot with again within the rep before completing the rep is starting to feel good for me. feels like a slowmo version of an SVJ.

Tue - 1/3 Morning 6:30am
April 10, 2012

Daily Squats Maintenance - Paused Reps / Supra Max 1/2 Squats Paused
[200,250x4][300x2][350,400x1]
- 425,440,455x1

* got 6hr straight sleep and felt off. 400x1 was not very easy. continued to 1/2 squat the rest of the weights and will come back stronger later.

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Tue - 2/3 Lunch 2:30am
April 10, 2012

Daily Squats Maintenance - Paused Reps / Supra Max 1/2 Squats Paused
[200,250x4][300x2][350,400,425x1]
- 440,455,475x1

* 425x1 from a strict pause. ~ 10-15lbs over it. strong but not the most explosive.
* lowerback starting to feel a little tired from the supra max halfs. if i struggle later with the paused rep ramping, i might deload back to 455 top set.  goals are 475-500-525 top sets with backoff 455 x2-4s. still in the prep phase so taking it easy for now.

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Tue - 3/3 Night 9:00pm
April 10, 2012

Daily Squats Maintenance - Paused Reps / Supra Max 1/2 Squats Paused
[200,250x4][300x2][350,400,425x1]
- 440,455x1

* did not feel weak at all but decided to skip the 475+ so i can be sure that recovery is really catching up. 425x1 paused was boss again - its starting feel like 400 now. 

^ never timed my 10 and 40yr dash but with all the uphill sprints i've been doing, id say i'm a lot better at accelerating right now. top speed sucks but i'd hold my own in the sub 60meters.

scoops of whey... on a non-high rep routine like i'm doing now, id consume 50-75 grams of protein post workout. so if its 3x lift a day, thats 225g protein from just the powders (whey or casein).

on volume workouts, i can take in 75-100grams intra workout and another 50-75 afterwards. i buy tubs of whey discounted at ~  $16-18/ tub.. have a closet filled with supplements.

Thur - 1/? Afternoon 3:00pm
April 12, 2012

Daily Squats Maintenance - Paused Reps / Supra Max 1/2 Squats Paused
[200,250x4][300x2][350,400,425x1]
- 340x1 FS

* almost 26 hr since the last lift and i'm still a little sore because it was a lot of heavy singles. recovered and felt good but not smooth on the lifts. 425x1 was not as explosive but still a strict pause at the bottom. skipped supra max for later.

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Thur - 2/2 Night 12:00pm
April 12, 2012

Daily Squats Maintenance - Paused Reps / Supra Max 1/2 Squats Paused
[200,250x4][300x2][350,400x1]
- 425,455

^bb.com / costo.  when they go for buy2 get 1 free or whatever promo, and add to that they 10%off minimum discount. right now, they have the dymatize elite casein 4lb for $47.. less 20% = $19/ 2lbs.. not bad. costco has musclemilk discounted up to $10 off sometimes.