Monday PM, 5/22
Squat: 195 lbs x5, x6, x7, x8, x9 (35 reps total)
Seated Single Leg Curls
GHR
Back Raise
BW Hip Thrusts
Weighted Ab Kine Tings
I am absolutely STOKED. My knees felt great, the sleeves worked incredibly well, and the weights flew up. Felt only slight kinks in my knees at times, but had more to do with rust in the groove that just needed to be greased. The last set felt the best and definitely could have hit another for an AMRAP of 15-20, but I didn’t want to push it. Just testing the waters. I also tweaked my form a bit, limiting my depth to just at/below parallel. Before I was forcing it deeper even past my butt wink, which definitely was a factor in my tendinitis. Will hit squats again on Thursday or Friday depending on how the rest of this week shapes out. Just glad to finally be able to add it back into my routine. Will continue to keep it light for the next couple of weeks. If anything keep it at 195 this week, then 205 next week, and go from there.
Didn’t keep track of my assistance set x reps. Doing more hypertrophy work for the next couple of months, focusing on increasing strength in the 6-10 rep range. Will be hitting weighted pull-ups tomorrow. Aiming for the 25 lbs x100 reps in maybe 14 sets tomorrow (8x8, 6x6). Might split it up for the beginning and end of my workout. We shall see.
Weight before bed: 198.6lbs
Cheers!