June 12th, Saturday - OHP 100 for 5 sets of 6, some Squat

 11.07.2025

So hot and humid. Feeling okay. Nutrition medium.

Workout

Some warmup - mostly dynamic presses, bouncing my body against the bar

Overhead press

20 - 50 - 70 - 90

100 - 5 sets of 6 - pretty difficult, but the barbell moved very well, especially when I entered the groove.

Squat

Warmup - hip stretches, trying to achieve the same right feeling as yesterday

50 - 100

150 for 3 - hip hurts. Don't like it. Gotta warm up more. I may wanna take it easier in the following period of training. But my legs 100% need loading. Hmm. I have a couple ideas. First, more warmup though.

153 for 5 - so much better. I didn't do any extra warmup.

Things I changed:

1) Unracked the bar a few times until it was even

2) Narrower grip - index fingers on outer markings; left forearm pronator still cramping from it

3) Went slower, especially at the start. Accelerated out of the hole - but *that* is supposed to be given, I wouldn't say I tried it now, although I don't typically focus on speed details during warmups (the previous sets, since I envisioned them as warmups).

I have to remind myself that I'm worse at squat than I am at deadlift and simply have to focus my mind on the perfect movement more than when I do my DLs.

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