James Copping
Super Duper Moderator

Thanks mate

Solid session today, not sure what happened with the squats first time round but second time they were very strong!

Squats (beltless to DM)
bar x loads
60 x4
80 x3
100 x2
120 x2
140 x2
160 x1
180 x1
190 x1 comfortable, didnt go for 200 as wanted a big deadlift
100 x3
140 x3
160 x3 felt really good
180 x3 still felt really good, had more in there
190 x2 possibly

My back is feeling much loower today but knees/IT band is very tight. I did some foam rolling before my squats and it helped a lot.

Squat (beltless to daily max + backoff 3's)
bar x loads
60 x5 felt real good
60 x3 felt crap
80 x2
100 x2
120 x2
140 x2 all crap to here
160 x2 hard, I wasnt expecting much again (jodie told me it was too deep)
180 x2 easy (depth spot on)
190 x1 felt hard but thought id give 200 a

Right, so I feel absolutely beasted. My back and knees are dead and this happens...

Foam roll...10mins back/legs

Squat (beltless to daily max)
bar x loads
60 x5 AWFUL
80 x3 AWFUL
100 x2 AWFUL
120 x2 Felt like 160
140 x2 Felt like 200
160 x1 Didnt think I'd get a second so racked

180 x1 felt like a max but thought id give 190 a bash

190 x1 hmm, not so bad, easier than 180. I tentatively

My back is no longer my friend lol. Lots of foam rolling been done today but this session was brutal!

Squat (to daily max and some speed work)
bar x loads
50 x6
100 x3
120 x2
140 x2
160 x2
170 x2
180 x1
190 x1
200 x1 10/10 difficulty, this was very very hard!
105 x2 x2
125 x2 x2
140 x2 x2
Even these lighter sets felt tough.

Deadlift (daily max with belt then sets of

Been forgetting to update this!!! Anyway, about the 10th time squatting to a max in 14 days and here is todays workout

I did some foam rolling of my lower back and IT band before squatting today and it helped a LOT! Thanks for the advice.

Squat (beltless to daily max)
bar x loads
60 x5
80 x2
100 x2
120 x2
140 x2
160 x2 Everything up to here felt totally crap and really hard
180 x1 started to feel