Thursday, October 31, 2019

Block 8. Cycle 7. Session A.

BW - 229

Waist - 43.5"

sRPE@7

Squat -
370X1 @8
287.5X12, 12 @7.75, 9

Leg Press (Myo-Reps; 30 sec. rests) -
4.5ppsX15, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5 @9/8.5

Nice bounce back session on Squats.

Top end strength on Squat dipped last week.  I went 370@8.25 two weeks ago, but last week was a solid 360X8.  I was ready to only shoot for 365 today, but I still warmed up for 370, and the warm-ups all felt strong, and led to a very nice single at 370.

287.5X12 is an all-time 12 rep PR, and considering I did it for 2 sets with a little room to spare on both, I'm very happy about it.

5pps was clearly an overreach last week on Leg Press.  I backed it off to 4-on-1-side, 5-on-the-other, and it was definitely back on track. 

With Thanksgiving just a few weeks away, I'm going to try and push into an 8th week.  I haven't pushed that far since I started using the Emerging Strategies framework, but this is a good chance to see if I can sustain or increase my peak for an 8th week.



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