Archives For low bar squat

Texas method volume day.

Foam Rolling

L-Sit Chin Ups

With the blue Fat Gripz.

  • Body weight (~200 lb): 6

Low Bar Squat

  • 45 lb: 20
  • 140 lb: 10
  • 230 lb: 5
  • 320 lb: 3
  • 370 lb: 2
  • 410 lb: 1
  • 440 lb: 1
  • 380 lb: 3,3,3
    • +10 lb from last week.

High Bar Squat

  • 380 lb: 3,3,3
    • +10 lb from last week.
  • 350 lb: 5,5,5
    • +5 lb from last week.

Face Pulls

  • 70 lb: 10
  • 80 lb: 10

Reverse Grip Bench Press

307.5 lb Reverse Grip Bench Press

307.5 lb Reverse Grip Bench Press

Paused until work sets.

Really focused on leg drive during the set. Makes it a whole lot easier.

  • 45 lb: 10
  • 140 lb: 5
  • 230 lb: 3
  • 280 lb: 1
  • 330 lb: 1
  • 307.5 lb: 5,5,5
    • +2.5 lb from last week.

Texas method volume day.

I'm going to ease into heavier squatting by starting at 370 lb for 3 reps and increase the weight by 10 lb every week.

Foam Rolling

L-Sit Chin Ups

With the blue Fat Gripz.

  • Body weight (~200 lb): 5

Low Bar Squat

  • 45 lb: 20
  • 140 lb: 10
  • 230 lb: 5
  • 320 lb: 3
  • 370 lb: 2
  • 410 lb: 1
  • 440 lb: 1
  • 370 lb: 3,3,3

High Bar Squat

  • 370 lb: 3,3,3
  • 345 lb: 5,5,5

Face Pulls

  • 70 lb: 15

Reverse Grip Bench Press

305 lb Reverse Grip Bench Press

305 lb Reverse Grip Bench Press

Paused until work sets.

  • 45 lb: 10
  • 140 lb: 5
  • 230 lb: 3
  • 280 lb: 1
  • 330 lb: 1
  • 305 lb: 5,5,5

Injury healing up nicely.

For low bar squat, I don't experience pain if I keep tight in and out of the hole (vs bouncing up).

Foam Rolling

Low Bar Squat

  • 45 lb: 20
  • 140 lb: 10
  • 230 lb: 5
  • 320 lb: 3
  • 370 lb: 2
  • 410 lb: 1
    • Nice, no pain to my right side!
  • 335 lb: 5,5,5

High Bar Squat

  • 355 lb: 5,5,5

Face Pulls

  • 70 lb: 15

Reverse Grip Bench Press

Paused until work sets. Paused first rep on work sets.

Switching to 3x5 from 5x5. 5x5 seemed too taxing.

  • 45 lb: 10
  • 140 lb: 5
  • 230 lb: 3
  • 280 lb: 1
  • 330 lb: 1
  • 302.5 lb: 5,5,5

My body seems to be healing up pretty good. I no longer experience that much pain when sneezing.

I can be more explosive out of the hole in the squat without feeling much pain or discomfort.

Also, I was planning on deloading this week (including today) for the bench press, but I felt fresh from taking it easy on Monday that I figured heck, why not go for some PR's??

So I did.

Foam Rolling

Low Bar Squat

  • 45 lb: 20
  • 140 lb: 10
  • 190 lb: 5
  • 230 lb: 5
  • 280 lb: 5
  • 330 lb: 5,5,5

High Bar Squat

Face Pulls

  • 70lbs: 15

Reverse Grip Bench Press

  • 45 lb: 10
  • 140 lb: 5
  • 230 lb: 3
  • 280 lb: 1
  • 330 lb: 1
  • 375 lb: 1 *PR - 1RM!
    • Back cramped up as I was pressing the bar up. Bar dipped a bit, but I pressed it back up.
    • +5 lb PR
  • 320 lb: 5 *PR - 5RM!
    • Previous 5RM was 315 lb

Drank a strawberry flavored MuscleTech phase 8 "protein shake" today. Taste a bit like medicine.

Foam Rolling

Low Bar Squat

  • 45 lb: 20
  • 140 lb: 10
  • 190 lb: 5
  • 230 lb: 5
  • 280 lb: 5
  • 325 lb: 5,5,5

High Bar Squat

  • 325 lb: 5,5,5

Overhead Press

Taken off the rack.

  • 45 lb: 10
  • 75 lb: 8
  • 100 lb: 5
  • 140 lb: 3
  • 190 lb: 1
  • 225 lb: 3,3,2,2,2
    • 225 x 5 is eluding me...

Barbell Curl

Started from the top (instead of the bottom), as described in the book Starting Strength.

  • 45 lb: 10
  • 60 lb: 10
  • 75 lb: 12,12