Squat workouts are always good workouts. Today was wide-stance dynamic work against the purple (light) bands. Squatting was easy, as it should be. I am real used to the low bar position now - very second nature. Strict GMs were brutal, as usual.
On a side note, the orthotics I have are adjustable - they have 3 inserts (low, med, high) for support/stability. The last 2 squat workouts have been with the ‘high’ inserts in, and while they feel great for walking, etc, I am going to have to go back to the medium inserts when I squat. Just too much arch support and it seems to mess up my squats a bit. The medium insert felt perfect though (hit the 495×5 atg PR with them in).
Yoga is feeling really good. My shoulder, while still achy in certain stretches, is getting very stable/strong again. My shoulder does ache from the low bar position (even if I use a wide-grip) so I may drop DE squats on my ‘deadlift’ days for a while to let my shoulder recover more.
Wide-stance Squat (against light bands):
135×12x1
225×12x1
315×2x11
315×6x1
Strict GMs:
135×12x2
155×12x1
165×12x1 (PR)
175×12x1 (PR)
Standing Cable Abs w/ Ab strap (wide stance):
120×8x5
Hanging Leg Raises:
bw x12×4
+ stretching + yoga (60min)
Duration: 110 minutes
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