Got some decent squatting in today. Concurrently re-acclimating to volume and intensity has been a bit challenging, and I was spent after my top squat set today. But it's allowed me to ramp back up a lot faster than I anticipated, and with - so far - no relapse to the bad pain I was experiencing before.
Squat
45x8x2, 135x5, 225x5, 315x5, 375x5(b), 415x5(b), 455x5(b) @ 9, 365x5(b)
Notes: This was a new PR set of 5 for me about a year ago, so quite pleased to ramp back up to it again so quickly. Could have gotten one more rep, but it would have been a really hard, grindy one. As it was, I needed about 3 minutes before I was breathing relatively normally again and could re-engage in conversation. I was somewhat used to that after ramping up my 5x5 squats, but been a while since I experienced it.
Technique and bar path at 455 weren't perfect, and it still feels heavy on my back. But it went up and there was no question in my mind I was getting all five.
Snatch Grip DL
225x3, 315x3, 405x3(b+s), 455x3(b+s), 475x3(b+s) @8
Notes: Basically everything I did today after the 455x5 squat kind of felt like I was in a partial daze, so was glad just to get through these. Based on that and how 405 felt, decided on 455,475 instead of two at 475.
The 475 got off my legs a bit, mostly because I was distracted by hand pain. I strapped in in such a way that the top of my hand into the base of my thumb was bearing a lot of very uncomfortable pressure. I pushed through the set, but had trouble focusing on the usual deadlift things. In terms of bar speed, could have done two more reps, maybe even three really. But I don't think I actually could have with the straps like that. Pain would have been too distracting. Need to get that settled so I can pull snatch grip better.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?edit=vd&v=59_j-zQLHQY
Sled Push - 2 minute clocl
2x empty high/low
2x 50 high/low
2x 70 one high/low one high/high
3x 80 one high/low two high/high
Notes: As I get back into squatting heavier, I am easing up a bit on this. I don't have as much gas after both squatting and reasonably heavy DLing to push on this.