Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Westside 4 Skinny Bastards 3: DE Lower

Lunchtime:
LifeFitness Elliptical: 3 rounds of 1 minute at Level 20 and 2 minutes at Level 10

Evening:
14" SSB Box Squat w/80 lbs of Chain: Barx2, 105x2, 135x2, 165x2, 195x2x8. Westside recommends 60 lbs of chain for squats under 400 lbs but with what I have it's either 40 or 80 lbs. I experimented with this setup before PRT: the chains are almost off the ground when I rack the bar. My experiment? I worked up to a 255 2RM and it felt like my head was gonna pop off. I then took the chains worked up to a very fast 325 single - - - the weight felt easy. I know the program calls for jumps but I don't have jump platforms at home. As for the 14" box height, I'm going back to using that as parallel instead of 15", because depth was an issue for me at the virtual meet using 15" for training.

Bulgarian Split Squat w/Front Foot Elevated: BWTx7x3.

GHR: 30 reps in 6 sets. I can't do 10 reps at the moment, and I don't want to use bands, so I borrowed this setup from the EFS Beginners Manual. The goal is to gradually increase the reps but decrease the sets.

DB Side Bends: 30x12x4

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