Training Log - July 30-31 2009

Pretty good finish to test week (at least 1 rep of my calculated 95% 1RM), both with exercises I've never done before until training at the new gym in Kuantan.

Front squat:

67 kg x 3. Screwed the calculations when putting on the plates and accidentally went up to 60 kg for my warm-up sets. Luckily recovered well, and I grunted those 3 sets.

Front squats are a bitch. Do them poorly and your ego is squashed as the bar falls to the floor (using the clean grip), making it inherently back-friendly. Do them well and they squish you, as more work is needed to perform front squats than back squats.

Standing barbell shoulder press:

36 kg x 7. Not surprising as it's the least practiced, and thus when I finally give it focus strength levels go up quickly. Started inserting face pulls into my routine for external rotation work. Finished it off with my carb reload, starting with Baskin Robbins ice cream on sale. Win!