Today
24th SS workout
Squat 3x5x340
Press 3x5x147.5
Power clean 5x3x190
As Rxd
-Belted squats are starting to feel pretty good. Still have to be careful about pushing my knees out and maintaining a strong back. Pretty stoked to be doing 3x5x350 soon, since 350lbs is my old 1RM (at 25 or 30 lbs less bodyweight and beltless, but who's counting?)
-Press went well. Going to try a few 2.5lb jumps instead of 1.25. 155lbs is my 1RM from 1 months back (@BW 200lbs).
-I'm using my arms too much when power cleaning, I think. Gotta focus on hips and shrug.
These workouts are getting fucking long. I've recently added a light warm-up set to each lift because I felt I needed it, and as far as I can tell it hasn't been detrimental so I'd like to keep it. I've also been increasing my rest times between the heavier warm-up sets and between each work set, especially for squats, which have been leaving me out of breath ever since I broke 315. I also feel the added rest has helped me. And it's not like I'm resting 5 minutes, more like 2-3. In fact, I'm doing my cleans with only 1 minute rest.
To sum up, my workouts have been inching toward 1.5 hours and I don't know how I can make them shorter. I wouldn't mind so much if it didn't mean I have to stay later at work each time. I can't begin to imagine having ot do 5x5.
Any thoughts are welcome.