Hmm, maybe I should start playing hockey. First step - learn to skate...
Anyway, managed to get a pretty good workout in yesterday morning, deads, trying for a 1RM without straps, just using chalk (thanks Frank!). Did ok, but didn't hit the weight I wanted. 285 was easy, 315 no problem, 365, not so much, tried it again, and just couldn't hold on to it. I have done it with straps, but need to work on my grip to do it without. Followed up with some squats - 315x5, 325x5, 335x5 and some ab work.
So, I had an interesting experience at the gym yesterday. I had finished my pulls and was warming up my squats - I always start with an empty bar. Two squat stations next to each other, the other one is empty. Guy comes over and asks me if I want to squat together as he's looking for a spot for his 'full squats'. I apologized and said I preferred not working in with someone, and there's a station open. So, I continue with my lifts, and he's warning off the guy on the decline bench next to the station that he'll have to move the bench over (it's usually down at the other end of the floor) as he's about to 'full squat'. I think he said the words 'full squat' in a very loud voice to about 4-5 different people, about 6-7 times within the space of about 3 minutes. So this guy grabs a couple of the little 2.5lbs plates and puts them on the floor and loads up the bar with a couple of 25s and proceeds to do a half squat. I thought about asking him when he was going to start doing his 'full squat' but decided against it. He does a few sets, slowly adding weight until he's got a plate and a half on each side, so call it 185, might have been 190. Gets under the bar, takes it down, going to about 3/4 depth at least, and as he is lifting it up each rep, he starts grunting. By the time he's done his third rep, he is yelling. He sounds like the
my new haircut guy. You can get the full effect at about 1:50 on that classic video. It was all I could do to contain myself and finish my squats.