Squat/Deadlift Training 01/03/05
I forgot my camera tonight and boy was I upset about it. The 475 was a joke! Although I did add loose knee wraps I still believe I could've done 6 or 8 reps with it. Tonight was also the first night I began using the hook grip for my deadlifts. It felt good and a gradual breakin should allow for not to sore thumbs, LOL. This is the second time I've taken off 14 days between squat/deadlift workouts and had a great workout, this is a sign. Everything else was just standard issue.
Squat 475x5
Speed Deadlift off Plates 315x8x2 45 secs. rest
Front Squat(light) 225x2x5
Shrugs 345x4x20/225x30
Standing One Leg Calf Raise BW+20x4x12
posted by Michael at 4:46 PM
6 Comments:
Interesting comment about taking 14 days off and then having a kick ass workout when you came back. Something to remember.
6:34 PM
Thanks Jon. It always seems like the longer I rest the better I do.
Not once Christian, but twice! Something to definitly remember.
8:23 PM
Glad to see someone finally getting their money's worth with the hook grip. It's definitely an acquired taste :)
1:51 AM
To be honest, the squat and deadlift are easy for me to gain on. After I squatted 650 and deadlift 635, I went all the way up to 705 and 675 in 2 1/2 months doing nothing but squatting and deadlifting. So these lifts are the easiest for me to improve on. That's also one of the reasons I specialized on the bench b/c I use to be so poor at it. In my first ever meet, an USAPL armed forces Europe championship qualifier, I squatted 500, deadlifted 550, and benched 275 at 198! Too funny.
6:19 AM
You are well on your way to your goals of a 600+ squat and deadlift, Mike.
You are right about learning from lifting and seeing what works for you.
It's possible you have a high 'learning curve' in the squat and deadlift and do not need to train them as much as someone else.
Funny about the USAPL meet, your bench has definitely come a long way. Do you attribute that to the Blakely program?
11:18 PM
My bench being where it is is a byproduct of many things. That's part of the problem is, unlike the squat and deadlift, I have been unable to find a bench program to stick with. The 2 longest programs I've tried were Blakleys' and my own. When I was 300+ my shoulders smoked Blakleys' program but now I just can't recover from it. Looking back over past journals I see that I've done very well with singles and sets of 6 as well as including inclines, cloes grip, and 2 board presses. We'll see how everything goes.
7:22 PM
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