December 24th, Sunday - Nice squat

 24.12.2023

Squat. 82,5% for 4 sets of 3, going from 180 to 200. Should be nice. I've been feeling rather great in general, oldschool style, like in 2021. Well, there were downsides to feeling like it, of course. But I am feeling well, slept well and done some work. The worries that used to bother me have taken a couple of steps back. Now it's pretty late. I had two conventional coffees and now I've finished one moka. So, roughly an average amount of caffeine. I expect to have some decent exertion today.

Workout

Warmup - dressing up, BW squat 2 sets of 20

Squat

20 for 10

50 for 10

100 for 5 quick warmup. Upper body feels very stable, unusually so.

140 for 5

180 for 3 - I've done this set casually, but the weight wasn't casual. No problem, I know my CNS isn't fully activated yet.

180 for 3 - much better, good velocity

180 for 3 so good. Not completely without strain, but my muscles feel so tight and springy, crunchy even. I must attritbute it to nutrition at least in some way. They take away pressure from my connective tissue.

185,5 for 3 okay, nice

100 for 3 more as I unloaded the bar. I can keep my back pretty vertical, I feel like. It requires conscious effort.

50 for 3 same idea testing

Did not go to 200 from 180. Well, I did go up to 185. Right now I prefer to tread carefully. The sets that I did do turned out lovely, even the first strenuous set.

That's about it. I've been thinkign that I could OHP more often. Fridays and Mondays. Tuesdays and Thursdays could be alloted to bench/lats etc. OHP workout tomorrow? Possible.

Merry Christmas, even if only in the west. I personally enjoy the merriment, even if we don't celebrate it at this time.



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