[The Professor]

ME Legs

Low Box Squats (<12" ... 11.75ish)
45 x a bunch
95 x some
135 x 8
185 x 6
225 x 5
275 x 3
295 x 1
315 x 1 PR
335 x 1 PR
345 x 0 (dripped my head a smidgen and came forward -- couldn't get off the bottom)
345 x 0 (again -- failed out)

Good AMs
135 x 10 x 3sets

PDLs (probably shouldn't have done these after the GAMS -- my form was all sorts of sloppy in later reps of each set)
135 x 17
135 x 15
135 x 11

PD Abs
180 x 12 x 4sets

Finished things off with a 3 x 3 on the bench just to (a) stretch out my back and legs with the arch and (b) practice form (which was the real goal). Did some stretching for about 10 minutes after all that. My knee is hurting a little bit. I think I actually knocked it on something yesterday ... I'm like a clumsy 15 year old in that way.

I'm honestly a little surprised I was able to hit 315 and 335 on those low box squats with just the belt and wrist wraps. I think all the warming up I did helped a lot as has the hip work I've been trying to do lately. But still, the final made rep was a good 35lbs or more above what I thought I could do -- really thought 300+/- was my limit going that low. With any skill, I'll brake through 365 squat and finally hit 455 DL before the year's up. If I was a glutton for punishment, I'd say my goal for January 1st is 400 squat, 470 DL, and 225 bench ... which would give me my 1100lb total. Setting the bar high and I'll fail many times along the way; but you've got to fail to grow.