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I just wanted to see where I was because frankly, I really had no clue. I have not pushed myself because of a hip injury I suffered a while back with still bothers me. I have had to adapt to squatting fairly close to be able to do it without pain. I have gotten to where I am decently strong squatting like this, but had no clue where I really was.
I just got tired of have to say "I know my squat is somewhere over 500". I have never gone over 500.
I decided to change that today after a good showing on deads last week. (625 single)
Here is my critique and observations.
I can tell you this....I waste way too much effort on walking out. 495 felt really light and not a problem and I took a long walkout but it did not hurt me.
When I jumped to 525, I struggled to get my feet right and you can see I look shaky. The lift felt good, but the walkout sucked.
For the last one, I moved the stands further apart so I did not have to walkout so far. This helped a lot, but I still did not feel that comfortable with setting up my feet with that weight on there. I could not get my feet where I wanted them, but was getting tired, so I just sat back and squatted it before I wore myself out. I did not go as deep as I did on 525...but watching the vid, it looked decent.
Jumping up 45lbs is a big jump (just the feeling on my back). I have singled 500 plenty of times and am accustomed to how it feels. 545 just felt plain heavy on me, but I was not scared of it dropping down.
Nice to have a good deal of confidence in one's back. After the decent deads last week, I just wanted to go in today and see what my legs would push.
I stopped at 545 (although I think there is more in the tank) If I plan on squatting heavy, I need to get more accustomed to having over 500 lbs on my back and walking out. Amazing how much heavier 545 feels vs 495.
At least now I know where I am....and dont have to guess
495
525
545
I just got tired of have to say "I know my squat is somewhere over 500". I have never gone over 500.
I decided to change that today after a good showing on deads last week. (625 single)
Here is my critique and observations.
I can tell you this....I waste way too much effort on walking out. 495 felt really light and not a problem and I took a long walkout but it did not hurt me.
When I jumped to 525, I struggled to get my feet right and you can see I look shaky. The lift felt good, but the walkout sucked.
For the last one, I moved the stands further apart so I did not have to walkout so far. This helped a lot, but I still did not feel that comfortable with setting up my feet with that weight on there. I could not get my feet where I wanted them, but was getting tired, so I just sat back and squatted it before I wore myself out. I did not go as deep as I did on 525...but watching the vid, it looked decent.
Jumping up 45lbs is a big jump (just the feeling on my back). I have singled 500 plenty of times and am accustomed to how it feels. 545 just felt plain heavy on me, but I was not scared of it dropping down.
Nice to have a good deal of confidence in one's back. After the decent deads last week, I just wanted to go in today and see what my legs would push.
I stopped at 545 (although I think there is more in the tank) If I plan on squatting heavy, I need to get more accustomed to having over 500 lbs on my back and walking out. Amazing how much heavier 545 feels vs 495.
At least now I know where I am....and dont have to guess
495
525
545
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