Squat Check

[utexas61]

I am starting to get up to relatively heavy weights and figured this is a good time to recheck my squat.

Warm Up 225X5

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-H5Dz36FZuc

Warm Up 255X3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VENbDtZUy5U

Work Set 295X5X3 (in order from first to last)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDowf0GBNpQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beoDaYQbb6Q

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HexeD7VtDJQ


A few workouts later:

Squat 310X5X3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7gSHLj0mEQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6APk3jdh454

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWRVNe1TTVY


I failed twice to get through 3 sets of 315 (the second try I got 4, 5, and 2). I just reset back down to 275 and really hope to get up to 365 before resetting again. I think the problem of not having a coach and/or work out partner is slowing my progress, but hopefully I can break through.


All comments/suggestions are appreciated.

[Carnivroar]

Wow that bar looks incredibly/painfully low.

Other than that I don't see much wrong.

[utexas61]

Wow that bar looks incredibly/painfully low.

Other than that I don't see much wrong.

You know, yesterday after I squatted, I seriously thought about raising the bar up a bit during my next session. Maybe I have just been a bit too cautious about raising it too high.

Thanks for pointing that out.

[utexas61]

Squat Warmup:
45X10X2
135X8
185X5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZasRVGt30cc <- 185 warm up set

Work Set:
230X5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bE8_uYvLxqY <- 230 work set
260X5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFWf6H1phSY <- 260 work set
290X5 <-- was really disappointed in not getting more than 5. I was actually starving by my second set. I need to start eating more I guess.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKVBqqtPprA <- 290 work set

[gzt]

Yeah, this looks good. First set was a little extra deep, which is cool. On the last set, looks like the second to last rep might have been cut a little short, but, whatevs.

[misspelledgeoff]

something tells me your failure on 315 is diet related. how much weight have you gained in the past month?

[utexas61]

something tells me your failure on 315 is diet related. how much weight have you gained in the past month?

I have gained about 15-20 or so pounds since the beginning of July.

But yeah, I am pretty positive I wasn't eating enough. Which is one of the reason I switched to 5-3-1, especially with starting up rugby again a couple weeks ago. Trying to find the right balance between keeping my strength gains but not having to connsume 6000+ calories a day is pretty tricky I am finding out. Also, I have a job that can take away my much needed sleeping hours, and my wife is about to give birth to our first son.

This should get interesting. But according to Wendler, I can just lift twice a week and still keep increasing my lifts, just at a slower rate. We'll see.

[Chode]

All your 310 sets look a inch or two high. Based on depth landmarks for a full squat in BBT. May help to move the bar slightly up your back, this will increase your back angle and perhaps make it easier to sit deeper into the squat.

[MEbigUsmall]

are you wearing the rip shoes?

[utexas61]

are you wearing the rip shoes?

yeah.

and one of the straps already fucking broke....sigh