Before we get to the results of my morning session at Met-Rx, here is some news of the day:

News You Can Use

"Flush and Forget? That’s Not an Option"–headline, Baltimore Sun, July 20

"Tiny Brain No Problem for French Tax Official"–headline, Der Spiegel, July 20

and finally,

Isn’t There a Doctor in the House?

"Cheney to Be in Charge During Bush Colonoscopy"–headline, CNN.com, July 20

After taking off for 2 days to allow some more time to get rid of the sinus infection residual, I was ready again to lift.

I am doing a 16 week squat load progression to raise my numbers in the lift. The objective is to be able to do 2 sets of 3 reps of 285 lbs, which is currently my one rep max (1RM). What the new 1RM will be at the time remains to be seen (and perhaps guesstimated). I expect it to be well over 300#.

I did a lot of squats today. In the warm-ups, I did a total of 40 reps at between 45-65 lbs, including 10 reps of jumping squats.

From last week, I added a "dime" to the bar for 5 x 5 at 135 lbs and 5 x 5 at 85 lbs, where I stayed in the "hole" for a three count.

Between sets at 135, during the rest, i would do either 30 sit-ups or 30 push-ups.

I also was going to do some front squats but instead did more back squats-a 5 x 5 work set.
195/185/185/175/175.

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