Reps and Volume. Week 10. Squat

BW - 206

Squat -
BarX10 (paused)
95X5 (paused)
135X5
185X4
225X3
285X5, 3, 2, 2, 2

High-Bars - 205X5, 5, 5, 5, 5

GM's - 135X10, 10, 8

Single-Leg Extensions - X20, 16, 14 (straight-weight; same as last week)

Good session.  285X5 was my goal, and 4 reps more than I've done with this weight.  I also got my total volume goal of 14 reps, but it was a slog.

5X5 volume sets on High-Bars were fine.  I could possibly consider bumping up to 215 here, but the volume sets on low bar are only going to get harder next week with 295, so we'll have to see.  I stayed at 185 on those for 6 weeks even though it got easy, and my low bar kept going up.  No need to go nuts on the accessory work as long as the main lift is still moving, right?

Good Mornings are still brutal, but this session felt like a bit of progress as I started contemplating a Rep PR with 135 on the 2nd set.  The thing that makes them so hard is that my eccentric is agonizingly slow because I'm working so hard to keep my back flat while I push my butt back.  And I wait until I feel the bar weight shift fully onto the back of my traps and off of my delts before I drive back up.  It ends up being a 3-4 second tempo on the eccentric.

Pushed the reps up on single-leg work a bit this week.