Back squats began the day, 5×4 using 75% of my max. Now, my max is an interesting issue: I’ve done 265, once, but have never been able to replicate the effort. 75% of 265 is around 199, whereas 75% of 255 — the weight I’ve been consistently able to hit recently — is around 191. So I split the difference.
195 x 4
195 x 4
195 x 4
195 x 4
195 x 4
That was rough, but I did every rep of every set and my form was tight. I moved onto push-ups, and did the mandated 18-22-16-16-25. Again, it was tough, but I got through.
Unfortunately, that all left me too drained to have as ambitious a day as I wanted. I was hoping to do a metcon with alternating jump rope and DB cleans, but the first round of cleans had no pop: the weight didn’t fly, so I couldn’t get under it. I tried several reps, but the form wouldn’t come together. Rather than mess up my muscle memory by doing what amounted to deadlifts and hammer curls, I called it a day.
On the upside, my jump rope’s been getting stronger. I can even do one double-under at a time (usually). So there’s been progress.
