Squat:
135x5
185x3
225x2
245x1
275x1 (not as good as last week, all the singles were a bit forward)
245x1
185x3
Pause Squat:
155x3
155x3
155x3
Deadlift:
315x2
365x1 @8
395x1 @8.5
365x1x6 @8
Back Extensions:
x8
x8
x8
x8
Notes: Weird session. The squats never felt right from the beginning and the single at 275 was much harder than last week. My issue is that my bar path tends to be a bit forward or mid-foot....which completely fucks the mechanics of the lift out of the hole. I had been getting much better at having the bar track over mid-foot before today's session. Anyway, I'm going to quit screwing around with singles and get back to hitting a top set of 5 with clean technique, some back off sets to rebuild my form. I'm sure once I really hammer the form back down that I will be able to rocket past my old PR's and finally get the 4 plate squat.
Deadlifts were awesome today. As I was warming up I remembered that I pull best when I get the bar tight to my shins then arch my lower back hard before pulling. I focused on this and all of the singles were like butter. I'm pleased to have discovered this, because for a long time I was cuing "chest up" when I would set my arch and it invariably led to the bar getting forward once it broke the floor. I had much more than 395 in me today, but I wanted to not go crazy as I plan to keep adding weight to the top single for weeks to come.