Leg Press (Myo-Reps; 30 sec. rest) -
4ppsX15 @8
4ppsX5, 5, 5, 5, 5 @~7.5
Solid session.
Strength on the top Squat single was probably comparable to the previous session, but the rep strength on the back-offs ticked up just a tad (although it was the slightest improvement of the block so far).
Added a plate per side to the leg press. Definitely felt heavier in that way that's not based on strength, but on the proprioceptive feedback of the absolute load against the body.
Bench was a little bit difficult to get dialed-in, but I did hit my target top single relatively easily, but then the back-off weights didn't quite line up with that projection. I think execution on the top set was just above average.
I'd expected to get a lot more weight on the bar for Chain Squats. I was struggling with some lingering adductor DOMS from Monday's Squat session, and that was likely a confounder. I'd expect this to climb as I get re-acclimated to regular training. Still, the proprioception of the heavy weight in the walk out and the descent may be a bigger factor that I anticipated. I'd been hoping for an e1RM on these 5-10% over regular squat, but this was only about 0.7%.
Pause Deadlifts went slightly better than expected. Had targeted 90% of Deadlift TM. We'll see what the actual DL ends up being on Friday.
Video is of top sets and final work sets in each rep range.
