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d@#n good day yesterday!

bigandrew Posts: 5,146 Joined: 2002/10/21	2007/04/03, 07:51 AM Yesterday was prolly my best day I've had to workout in a while. I was doing some squats onto a box with chains...pyramided up to a single of 435...after about 8 sets of 2. Then I did some speed dl's no biggy there. What happens next realy shocked me. I did some over head squats...I started at 95/3 then 115/3 then 135/3 usually I stop at 135..but it felt really light? So I said what the hell...let see what I can do...I did 155/3 then 175/3 again the holding wa s alil shaky but I was hitting below parallel...so then I said lets try 20more lbs...so I finally did 195/3....I stoped there due to the pressure on my wrists...they were really sore. Persoanlly I think I could got 225 235 for a single...but I didn't wanna ruin a good workout. just thought i'd share with you guys.... -------------- \\"The eight laws of learning are explanation, demonstration, imitation, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition, and repetition\\" You have to learn to follow, before you can lead.
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2007/04/03, 08:05 AM Sweetness.....nice job BA always good to hit new numbers! -------------- Curl Jockeys, get outta the squat rack! I wish everyone would get a partial amnesia and never use 'tone' ever again. (thanks Menance) 7707mutt@freetrainers.com
ecle5c Posts: 1,312 Joined: 2003/07/10	2007/04/03, 08:34 AM Those are the type of days that keep you coming back for more.
bigandrew Posts: 5,146 Joined: 2002/10/21	2007/04/03, 11:03 AM also might want to note my perosnal PR on box squats w/ chains is 450...and that was before I hurt my back... -------------- \\"The eight laws of learning are explanation, demonstration, imitation, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition, and repetition\\" You have to learn to follow, before you can lead.
arondaballer Posts: 1,054 Joined: 2003/06/14	2007/04/03, 12:40 PM That is impressive. Nice! -------------- I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is the moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle-victorious. --Vince Lombardi "Decide what you want, decide what you are willing to exchange for it. Establish your priorities and go to work." H. L. Hunt
drquack11223 Posts: 94 Joined: 2007/01/09	2007/04/03, 02:05 PM dude, yesterday i had a killer day as well. i went to the ymca and was able to pop 185 on bench 10 times easy as hell. so i went onto 225 and did it for eight. i dont know what happened, our muscles are just startin to wake up!!
Ravenbeauty Posts: 3,755 Joined: 2002/09/24	2007/04/04, 02:44 AM Nice one Andrew! Good job! -------------- Bettia "Minds are like parachutes; they work best when open." - Lord Thomas Dewar
	2007/04/04, 12:02 PM great job man. I find similar to be true but more generally. After lifting 1-3rm type of deal, the lighter loads tend to go faster and more easily. The CNS is primed for heavy weight and thus you are able to exploit that by getting more reps at lower weight or lifting more explosively than you'd normally would be able to do. This is the reasoning behind things like supramaximal lockouts or walkouts for squats......after my heavy deadlift session , I was flying with 405 for reps....felt like I was doing 225...