T-Bone Strength 12-19-07

Shut up and Squat!

Squats:135x5, 225x5, 315x5, 405x3, 495x3 (put on suit straps down)495x3, 585x2, 640x1 (Slightly above parallel on the 640)
SLDL:225x5 (3 sets)
Pause Squats:2x5x225 for 10 seconds at the bottom (was really easy just wanted to see how it felt)
Hanging Leg Raises:3x12

I had intended to do power cleans and some calf work but I'll do my calf work tomorrow on an extra workout day which I always keep extra light. I'm really focusing on keeping my workouts under 70 minutes which is allowing me the perfect amount of time to recover in between heavy workouts and also allows me to increase GPP. 585 went up without a problem as I'm really starting to learn my TRX suit and 640 I could of gone lower especially given I had my knee wraps on, but I'm positive with briefs on I can nail it out of the hole with serious speed no problem. I have a reasonable goal of nailing a 675 squat within the next 3 months of training which I think I can do. The rebound out of the bottom is really helping. Gotta give thanks to some of the guys at the gym who I asked to tell me when I was below parallel on the 585 (surprisingly someone actually was up there and knew what I was talking about!). It went up pretty fast, although I'd like to hit it raw (i.e. just a belt and knee sleeves/wraps). I can now formulate my squat cycle for state and I'm eyeballing a 1700+ total. We'll see what happens! Stay tuned!