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I did not sleep well or nearly enough last night. Damn alcohol will do that to me. I still felt pretty good this morning, although I have been feeling a bit tired all day. I thought about doing my squats at some point today. It was just that I wasn’t sure how to squeeze them in. We had to go to the grocery store, which we did early. My girlfriend had to take her mom to an appointment and get her hair done. After that, there was more running around for her to do.

I know she likes to watch these heavy days, and I prefer to do them while she’s here, in case things go sideways or something. I don’t expect that to happen, but it is always on the back of my mind. It is not like I am young. The dilemma today was how to squeeze in my squats.

When she was on her way from taking her mom, or at least when I thought she was, I started warming up with the lighter weights. They were not feeling that great at all. I was thinking there was no way that I was going to squat heavy, but I was okay with that.

As the weight increased, they felt better. The set of 5 at 245 pounds felt great, but it’s a moderate weight, so I knew it should. The set at 280 pounds felt really explosive. All three of those reps, I felt the weight bounce off my shoulders at the top. It is a powerful feeling, but also intimidating to settle that much weight.

The final set was the one plus AMRAP at 310 pounds, so I rounded up to 315 pounds, so I didn’t have to mess with any change plates. I could also use just the 45 pound plates. I don’t believe that I have done that at all yet, so it was a bit of a mental block. Just before unracking it, I noticed the one collar was on the J cup, so I slid it off and stepped back for a minute to let my brain settle. That could have led to a bad setup right from the start, but fortunately, I caught it.

When I did unrack it, the first thing that I noticed about it was that the bar felt pretty light and I felt centered. Lord knows, I struggle with being centered, and that throws me off. The one squat I did was a bit of a grind but manageable. I think I just allowed the bar to push me in a deeper squat that I’d like. I have the mobility for it. That is for sure. The video showed that my form never broke, and my back stayed straight even with the slower rep, so I am happy with that.

That 315 pounds ties my lifetime record from my birthday in 2023. The thing is, I really haven’t squatted heavy this year at all, except for these past two Wendler cycles. My plan now is to take a week or two off from lifting heavy, then see about going for a Crossfit total to get an idea of where I stand. I haven’t done that since my birthday in 2023. I like to try to do that in the summer and around new years, but last summer my mental focus obviously was not there. Something was going on around New Year’s Day too, but I forget what that was. Maybe my wrist cyst?

Music for today was Party Cannon.