Friday (1/3/14)
Squat:
135 x 8
185 x 6
225 x 5
245 x 3
295 x 1
315 x 1 - with a spotter, he helped me a little bit on the way up, someone else took a video of me but they didn't get my legs so I'm not gonna post it
315 x 1 (fail) - I almost hurt myself bad with this one. I asked my spotter to just take a video of me and didn't even set up the safety bars high enough (they were still there though, but probably one spot too low)... I tried playing the "it's just all in your mind" game and when I went down, I couldn't get the bar up so I had to kind of roll it off my back. My spotter didn't help me for some reason... Thank God it didn't land on my spine or anything like that, and it just nicked my lower back. Lesson learned: SAFETY COMES FIRST and always keep that in mind, even when playing the "mental card". No exercise or personal record is ever worth getting injured for!
135 x 8
I didn't drop set anything after the 315, but I just did reps on my warm up weight. I want to hit 315 before I go back to school because after this program, I go back to the light hypertrophic program where I'd be squatting 135 lbs. the most... I haven't hit 315 lbs. since freshman year of college when I was on creatine and bloated up -- my form wasn't nearly as good as it is right now. I also have to stress DIET more as I only had one meal about 3 hours before this workout. That should help a little bit. I'll go for 305 lbs. next week.
Machine Leg Press -> Calf Raises (on Machine):
180 x 12 -> 180 x 15
270 x 10 -> 270 x 12
360 x 8 -> 360 x 10
Machine Leg Extensions -> Machine Prone Leg Curls:
250 x 6 -> 100 x 12
250 x 6 -> 120 x 10
250 x 6 -> 140 x 8
250 was the max amount of weight you could put on for the machine leg extensions. Felt pretty good.
Overall, I felt pretty bad after this workout. I wasn't able to hit the 315 lb. squat by myself, and I almost hurt myself bad trying to do it that way. I guess I was just disappointed in myself / scared for what could have happened. Like I said, thank God I learned my lesson the easy way with no injuries.
Squat:
135 x 8
185 x 6
225 x 5
245 x 3
295 x 1
315 x 1 - with a spotter, he helped me a little bit on the way up, someone else took a video of me but they didn't get my legs so I'm not gonna post it
315 x 1 (fail) - I almost hurt myself bad with this one. I asked my spotter to just take a video of me and didn't even set up the safety bars high enough (they were still there though, but probably one spot too low)... I tried playing the "it's just all in your mind" game and when I went down, I couldn't get the bar up so I had to kind of roll it off my back. My spotter didn't help me for some reason... Thank God it didn't land on my spine or anything like that, and it just nicked my lower back. Lesson learned: SAFETY COMES FIRST and always keep that in mind, even when playing the "mental card". No exercise or personal record is ever worth getting injured for!
135 x 8
I didn't drop set anything after the 315, but I just did reps on my warm up weight. I want to hit 315 before I go back to school because after this program, I go back to the light hypertrophic program where I'd be squatting 135 lbs. the most... I haven't hit 315 lbs. since freshman year of college when I was on creatine and bloated up -- my form wasn't nearly as good as it is right now. I also have to stress DIET more as I only had one meal about 3 hours before this workout. That should help a little bit. I'll go for 305 lbs. next week.
Machine Leg Press -> Calf Raises (on Machine):
180 x 12 -> 180 x 15
270 x 10 -> 270 x 12
360 x 8 -> 360 x 10
Machine Leg Extensions -> Machine Prone Leg Curls:
250 x 6 -> 100 x 12
250 x 6 -> 120 x 10
250 x 6 -> 140 x 8
250 was the max amount of weight you could put on for the machine leg extensions. Felt pretty good.
Overall, I felt pretty bad after this workout. I wasn't able to hit the 315 lb. squat by myself, and I almost hurt myself bad trying to do it that way. I guess I was just disappointed in myself / scared for what could have happened. Like I said, thank God I learned my lesson the easy way with no injuries.
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