Bullets, Squats and Deadlifts

Posted on Oct 02, 2007 - 11:54pm by MarkFu in Current Affairs, Training Log

MarkFu had some excitement during his workday and a good, if uneventful training session. As I got off the 55 freeway in Santa Ana, CA and waited at the traffic signal, Santa Ana Police cruisers with sirens blaring came from all directions and surrounded an SUV and moments later, 8 or more cops opened fire on the driver, killing him in the stlolen SUV. My customers were down the street and we watched the news choppers vector to the scene and then watched the "breaking news" on tv. Here it is.

I had a decent training session, but although I lifted the weights I wanted to lift, every rep seemed heavier than usual. This caused me on more than one occasion to add up the poundages.

I started of by doing
kettlebell presses as a warm-up. 3×20 (10/10) with a 24 kg bell.

Back Squats @ 80-85% of 1RM: 240×2/240×2/240×2/255×2/260×2/260×2/245×2/.
Deadlifts singles @ 60-90% of 1RM: 245×3/285/315/325/355/360/335.

Front Squats & Deadlifts ...
Squats and Deadlifts ...
Press One For Overheads, Two For SquatsI changed my workout a couple of times during an extended warm-up and settled on Overhead Presses, Push Presses and Push Jerks. ...
Grateful DeadliftsStill not fully recovered, I started slowly tonight and eventually came away with a good effort.The Appetizers: 3 rounds of the Burgener Warm-up3 x 15 Overhead Squats w/dowel3 x 20 Kettlebell Swings, 35#5 x 3 Hang Squat Cleans + Push Presses, 45/65/95/95/135. The Main Course: Deadlifts, DE, 10 x 260%...
Deadlifts, 5×5 ...
More on Front Squats vs. Back SquatsBack on August 9th, I linked to an excellent article by Eric Cressey on the differences between the front and back squats. (Do both)! This video, from the excellent “Squat Rx” series, points out some differences between the two lifts, but it is mainly an outstanding tutorial on how to...
Front Squats vs Back SquatsEric Cressey has a good take on both the front and back squats. I did front squats tonight and tomorrow I will do back squats. Now Eric has me thinking I should learn box squats. My stats for tonight’s workout… Snatch to 10 Overhead Squats, 7×10 45/45/65/75/85/95/85 Front Squats, 5×5...