Higher Reps. Week 5. Squat

BW - 206

Squat -
95X5 (paused)
135X5 (paused)
135X5
185X4
225X3
245X2
275X1

Pause Squats - 235X5, 5

High Bar -
185X8, 6, 5
135X8*, 10

Leg Extensions -
Pyramid-up - X15, 15
Back-off - X22

Single-Leg Press - 1ppsX20, 20, 18, 18

235X5 is an all-around PR on pause squats.  Both sets were grinders on the last reps, though.  I was planning to progress, alternating sets of 3's and 5's and increase the weight every other week.  I'll still try the 245X3 sets next week, but I'm prepared to adjust moving forward if need be.

After grind on the Pause Squats, I was diminished for the High Bars and couldn't even make 10 reps.

*After a few sets of 185, I dropped down to 135 and thought about doing Fronts (I'm done with the Hack Squat machine; made my back feel awful), but decided to do burn-outs on High-Bars instead.  On the first set, for the first 5 reps I did 1.5 reps.  That is, stopping half way up and going back down before going all the way back up.  This felt dumb, but it did "burn out" my quads.

Used a different leg extension machine, and it was a lot heavier.  That's why I have fewer pyramid sets.

Switching out lunges for single-leg presses for a while.