Leg Day 5-13-03, 1am, and YES, I did BACK SQUATS!!! :)

[Citruscide]

With the help of an olympic cambered bar... I was able to do back squats with 4 plates and 2 quarters on... on a regular straight bar, that would be 275, but this bar, was longer than a standard bar, and weighted a bit more... so, I'm not sure exactly how MUCH it weighed?

Here was my workout

Back Squats w/ Cambered bar
bar warmup x 20
2 plates x 10
2 plates + 2 quarters x 10
4 plates x 8
4 plates + 2 quarters x 5

Zercher Squats
Bar Warmup
135x10
185x10
225x8 --- lost my pants on 185 and 225 again today... after 225, my pants just fell off from my left side... I need to stop wearing snap up pants... luckily at 1am, there isn't anyone in the gym!:)

Stiff legged deadlifts
135x10
225x10
275x8

At this point, I was feeling like I was going to puke... I didn't spend much time in between sets, I was so excited about the back squats, with the usage of that bar, that I just was pumped up... after the 225 Zercher squat set, I almost passed out and puked at the same time...

Calves Standing 3 sets of stack +45 x 12, 10, 13

I left the gym and threw up outside my car... it was mostly just the water I had drank during the workout... and after that, I felt really ok... but still, very tired and blasted.

Looks like I can add back squats to my arsenal now... I'm pretty stoked.

C-ditty

[Citruscide]

http://us.st4.yimg.com/store1.yimg.com/I/bigfit_1739_15040525

Just in case you don't know what it is. :)

This bar, essentially allowed me to HOLD onto the bar, with the lack of mobility in my shoulder so that I could properly balance it. With a standard olympic bar, I could not grasp the bar on the left side... not with any substantial amount of weight.

It's a good thing I have been conditioning myself with front squats, I got VERY low on these squats... so I'm happy with tonights workout... one of my best leg workouts in a while... obviously, I threw up on the street in front of my car! :)

C-ditty

[Stryder364]

You lost your pants and your lunch in the same work out, I'd say you were quite productive! Nice work on the the back squats.

[Ra]

Great night (or should I say day) Thanks for posting!

I can only imagine what you must have felt like, dropping your pants and then throwing up, sounds like a killer training day to me!! :)

[needsize]

great to see your able to do squats now

[Citruscide]

Originally posted by needsize
great to see your able to do squats now

BTW... this is the first time I've done back squats since January 3-4th? of 1999... :) -- right after I hurt my shoulder the first time.

so, after a 4 year layoff... you can tell I'm pretty stoked... I'm going to try to get the weight over 300 and then 350... The weight was moving along well last night... and it was my first time, so I think I should be moving along great. :)

C-ditty

[GOLIATH]

Citrus, you got some muscle bro but slowly work that poundage up. It's hard to not increase weight quickly, especially when you can (I know you can). Increase slowly and keep the momentum going of your workouts going. Squats is one of the #1 exercises for causing someone to start overtraining. Especially considering all of the other heavy compound lower back and leg exercises you're doing. We tall boys have to watch those to areas much more than our shorter comrades. ;)

[Louden_Swain]

Citrus. . .I am happy for you. If you stick with this exercise, you will experience strength gains all across the body. Your weights will continue to increase!! As for barfing. . .thats a sign that you have pushed yourself to the extreme. Keep up the good work. . .btw. . .what type of stance do you use?

[Citruscide]

Originally posted by Goliath
Citrus, you got some muscle bro but slowly work that poundage up. It's hard to not increase weight quickly, especially when you can (I know you can). Increase slowly and keep the momentum going of your workouts going. Squats is one of the #1 exercises for causing someone to start overtraining. Especially considering all of the other heavy compound lower back and leg exercises you're doing. We tall boys have to watch those to areas much more than our shorter comrades. ;)

I hear you there. I am planning on bringing the weight up quickly... in perspective. :) I don't plan on throwing on 405 next week... but maybe in a few months... to slowly build up to it. The weight felt VERY solid going up last night... so I think it will continue to feel that way.

C-ditty

[Citruscide]

Originally posted by louden_swain
Citrus. . .I am happy for you. If you stick with this exercise, you will experience strength gains all across the body. Your weights will continue to increase!! As for barfing. . .thats a sign that you have pushed yourself to the extreme. Keep up the good work. . .btw. . .what type of stance do you use?

My stance is a little past shoulder width.. I think. I could tell you if I stood up right now, but I just sat down... LOL -- I'm not super wide, I'm more close than that...

C-ditty