LiE's Log Part 2

[LiE]

Thanks. Hopefully can manage 180x3x3 next week.

I wanted to squat twice this week which meant doing an early morning squat session and attempting to progress on my weights. All I will say is that morning training is horrible.

Squats
70x5
85x5
100x3
120x3 - feeling fatigue already.
140x1
160x1
180x3 - Much harder than it should have been, my left knee kept collapsing. Didn't even consider doing another 2 sets. I'll come back to this on Friday evening and hopefully do 3 sets when I'm not half asleep.

Pause Bench
60x6
60x6
80x3
100x3
120x1
135x2 - almost got 3, but energy levels were low.
135x2 - didn't even try for a 3rd.

Not bad, I think I have 135x3x2 in me.

I'll post the 180 squat video later this morning so you can see the horrible mess that is morning squats.

 

[Steedie]

The thought of even going for heavy compound movements in the morning just makes me feel weak. Fair play, like I said in icecolds log.......I hate you

 

[Deception]

Yea, it takes some getting used too and soon wakes you up when doing squats, especially in the hole!

 

[Steedie]

It's just having at most, one meal behind you. Serious lack of fuel to lift heavy

 

[Deception]

It's just having at most, one meal behind you. Serious lack of fuel to lift heavy

I dont do too bad on most days, I just get the odd day where I'm not feeling it. That's on just BCAA and caffeine though.

Anyway LiE, great work. Whats your new routine like?

 

[LiE]

It's the lack of fuel, you really feel it. Also my mental focus isn't dialled in either. Really hoping I get my car back this week.

I don't have anything too structured at the moment. I'm trying to bring my squat up and doing paused bench. Deadlift I'm hammering away at. You can see from my past workouts what they look like.

 

[icecold]

Nice work squatting like that in the morning, I wouldn't be looking forward to it!

Nice paused benching too, vids of that?

 

[LiE]

No vids of the benching sadly. I'm going to try get one later in the week when I revisit them. I feel a bit of an idiot asking 1 guy to spot me and another to film me

 

[LiE]

Video.

Note the fart at the bottom of rep 1, completely put me off lol!

CORE TIGHTNESS FART!

Really shouldn't have problems keep my knee out.

 

[Deception]

Might be the angle, but it looks like your right leg is further out than your left.

 

[LiE]

Yea I think you're right, the stance isn't quite right. I think that explains why I'm squatting at an angle. I like to make things easy for myself

 

[icecold]

Your stance shouldn't matter because you should just squat down in the middle, so it's probably some tightness/weakness. Both of your knees are coming in, left obviously more though.

 

[LiE]

Are the same faults present in the 175 video? I think it could be weakness, as I rarely go near these weights in the past.

 

[icecold]

I can't tell with the 175kg set because of the angle.

If you feel that you can keep your form with lighter weights, it's probably a complicated set of weaknesses.

 

[LiE]

Any idea where the weakness would likely lie? I'll obviously need to work on them.

 

[LiE]

Just been informed I could have gone gym tonight as my wife isn't working tonight now FUUUUU. I'm tempted train tonight again, more squats.

 

[icecold]

It's really hard to say from video, but I bet you'd find it yourself with some single leg work.

Also getting more volume in and being very active with keeping your knees out.

 

[LiE]

Single leg work is something I've never done before. Any recommendations? Thanks.

 

[icecold]

Deficit bulgarian split squats.

Don't do them.

 

[Deception]

I tried to normal version of the split squats and damn, the DOMS the day after! That and box squats and my glutes are completely destroyed. I might re-add them in