According to the kill-the-knee-slide plan Steve & I came up with, I was to squat ~405x5x3 today, ~410-415x5x3 Monday, and then resume with an ID next Friday @ 445 or 450. However I'm a young fool and my warmups felt good WRT knee slide, so I went for ID today. May have been stupid. At least I was smart enough to repeat 445, since I was questionable about depth last week and didn't have a video. Well, I did have a video but I foolishly trusted a human who took it from the wrong angle to see depth. Anyway.
Squat
45x5x2, 155x5, 245x3, 335x2, 405x1, 445x5 - PR, no doubt about it depth this time. Video will be uploaded when I get a chance.
Squat Notes: Warm up sets were good with knee slide. 1st two reps of 445 were good, then I got sloppy. 5th rep was a shit show. Slow as hell. Looking at how bad the bar path was on the video, I can't believe I got it.
Press
45x5, 95x5, 135x3, 175x1, 203.75x5, 220x1x2 (2 singles)
Press Notes: Pretty sure I was kosher with my knees this week, but haven't checked video yet.
Power Cleans
135x3, 165x3, 190x3, 215x3, 235x2, 245x1, 260x1, 275xf
PC Notes: Was feeling a little fatigued and impatient for 3's, so kept going up to heavier weights @ lower reps. I was already pretty beat, but 260 flew up, so tried 275. Haven't attempted that in a good 18 months. Clarked the first one, then caught the second in a wide split almost @ parallel, but was too wide to get up out of. Not too worried about this, haven't been on my PC game lately anyway and I was basically just dicking around at this point.
Torching the Tris (aka Standing EZ Curl Tricep Extensions)
I'd just like to state for the record that I took these straight from legendary Southern California Strength Coach Paul Horn's "Ten Weeks to Titanic Arms" manual. I highly recommend you purchase this must-have tome, with secrets to put 3 inches on your arms in mere weeks.
Bar + 45lbs x 12x3
I forgot what "the burn" feels like. Now I remember. I still hate it.
Conditioning
C2 Erg: 150m row/1:30 rest x 6 @ Pace/500m
1:36, 1:32, 1:31.2, 1:35, 1:32.6, 1:28.7
It was Dwayne who suggested looking at the plates, Colonel. You're up too early in the morning!
Seriously though, I've heard that cue before as well - probably also from Rip - and am using it as well. When I wrote:
that cue you just mentioned from Rip is exactly what I had in mind. I just didn't articulate it as clearly or as well or as detailed as you did. But that's what I meant, in my muddled mind.