= Back Squats. And my form, for that matter.
One of the things I was so thrilled about at the Cert was learning just how low to go to get below parallel (extra long femur, thanks for the extra work). So when a 2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2 back squat with exactly 60 seconds rest workout came up on .com, I was pretty psyched for it. Gotta try out my new depth!
There’s a vid of my .com class taking it on (without me, sad panda face) at Sic Fit, check it out here.
My workout had no such sweet soundtrack and only That Ripped Guy of Mine(TM) to help motivate me–from the bench where he was doing bicep curls. Nonetheless, I stepped up to the bar excited to show off my new form! New depth! I am SO STRONG!
Erm.
155/165/175/185/190/185/185/185/185/185
For someone with a back squat max of 230, this is kind of B.S. as in bullshit. BUT, here’s what happened: I wasn’t getting below parallel at 190, and I wasn’t keeping my chest high, which meant I was rounding my back to support the weight from the bottom of the squat to about halfway up. That Ripped Guy of Mine(TM) pointed this out–he may well have a CrossFit future. So I decided to use “light” weight and work on depth and chest. As a result, I feel stronger and more confident for the next time I do heavy squats.
And still a little bit like a pansy. It’s hard to focus on form over heavy weights since that’s the performance metric. But later on (and patience is no virtue of mine), this will help me.
At least I hope so.
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