OF SQUATS!!!
The sickness and the weight loss have been a blessing on my knees. Not training for a while paired with the weight loss made my knees feel great. So why not beat them up?? I know right!
Squats at Barnyard Barbell
bar x 5
bar x 5. I had to do extra mobility drills because my left shoulder was so banged up (from nothing) that I couldn't get under the bar and get my left hand on it.
25's x 5. shoulder is better
1 plate x 5
1.5 plates x 5
2 plates x 3
2.5 plates x 3
3 plates x 3. Added my briefs..... that are a little loose we will say
5 plates x 2. Added full suit straps up.... yaaaaaa..... so I hit parallel with this
6 plates x 2
7 plates x 1. I went squirrelly in the hole and my knees shot forward. I scared the crap out of everyone spotting me. Sorry guys!
8 plates x 1. I added Shannon's amazing knee wrapping skills to the game and smashed that!
I called it there. The weight felt ok. My form felt ok. I consider that a win. In 2 weeks I will go for my opener and find out what I will be bringing to the Arnold's in a few weeks! Some of the other highlights of the training day were Shannon getting to cuddle and fall in love with a goat (Not Ed Coan. An actual goat).
Love this kid #selfieswithsofie A photo posted by Shannon Larsen (@shannon_lee_larsen) on
And my little brother Brett Burton hitting a massive PR and squatting 500 lbs like nobodies business!