Settle Down

     I think this is the last session of this week because we're heading north again. We ended on  a good note though! Last week, squats didn't happen for me. This week, I cleared my head, settled down on the platform and got it done. I went back to basics - to what I know - and the squats felt much more stable and smooth. Here's what got done:

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BACK SQUATS:

Bar x10

This is where I worked out my form, to "realign" myself so to speak.

(95lb x6) 4x

45°LEG PRESS:

(210lb x10) 3x

PRONE LEG CURLS:

(70lb x15) 3x

*I find these more difficult than seated. I think I'll start switching between the two just to get a good balance.

LEG EXTENSIONS:

(80lb x15) 3x

INNER/OUTER THIGH:

Outer: (50lb x10) 3x

Inner: (50lb x10) 3x

BARBELL RDL:

(95lb x8) 4x

WALKING LUNGES:

(18lb per hand x8 ea. leg) 3x

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     I was supposed to do calf raises but I forgot. I'll work them in more next week. Everything felt good except the RDL. For some reason, barbell RDL's just never feel right to me. I don't think that I'm doing them correctly. I can do DB RDL's and I feel it in my hams and glute, but barbell ones only ever seem to affect my low back, so I don't know what's going on there. I think next week I'll do some single leg and double leg DB RDL's just for shits and giggles. 

     I'm writing this on Thursday morning and I woke up sore as hell. My neck was tighter than a bull's ass in fly season (so the saying goes, I wouldn't know first hand), and my low back was in agony. 3 ibuprofen, a neck/head massage and some moving around and I feel human again. I was going to remove myself from the Bandaid Brigade, but I think it's too soon for that. Dammit.