11/30/19 Saturday November 30, 2019 (Squat Camp review Next Level Barbell Milwaukee OR)

10am - Start of Squat Camp at a Starting Strength affiliated gym Next Level Barbell in Milwaukee, OR owned by Jordan Stanton

Had an amazing time at this Squat Camp and I would do another one of these in a heartbeat. Following the Starting Strength method, Jordan and his guys took about 9 of us through the paces for 5 hours until 3pm.  We did a section on bio-mechanics, technique on the squat, and had some long sessions at the end on Programming and an open Q&A for over an hour which I thought was awesome.

For work sets I worked up to 4 sets of 315lbs x 5 reps.  Never squatted this weight for even one rep.  Proud of that effort. 

We backed off with 2 sets of "paused" squats at 80% which for me was 255lbs, x 5 reps.

Bottom line the biggest technique takeaway for me was less about technique and more about just knowing know where "depth" is.  I was not hitting depth in training on many of my squats, and I realize that now.  I was going to parallel but need to get below it.  I know where that is now and I was getting drilled on it during the session. 

The other piece was breathing through the mouth, not just nose, and taking in way more air.  That was a big learning point as well. 

Watching some of the other lifters was helpful too.

Other than that, I have definitely already fixed the bar and wrist positions coming into the training, those were not an issue whatsoever, so that is encouraging.

We worked hard.  I now know what it is like to truly work hard in a squat, and I can take this with me into my own training sessions.  I definitely realize there is another level I need to get myself into when entering that garage and putting the plates on the bar.

3pm - End

11/29/19 Friday November 29, 2019 (DB 24kgs CL+PPR, Jerks)

Training in Portland, OR over the Thanksgiving break

8:15am- Training session - DB 24kgs CL+Push Press, CL+Jerk

24kg OH hold x 1/1
24kg PR x 1/1
24kg Sq x 1/1
DB 24kg OH hold x 1
DB 24kg PR x 1
DB 24kg SQ x 1
DB 24kg BU CL x 1
24kg SW x 10
DB 24kg SW x 5

5x:
DB 24kgs CL x 5 Push press x 5

3x:
DB 24kgs Jerk x 10

got in 8 sets, plus 3 x 2, and 2 x 1, for a total of 40 DB CL+Jerk up from 35 last week

rolling

Indian clubs 2 minutes

Band wrist extensions, 10 x 2 sets per hand

9:15am - Complete

Notes - Got some training in outside the hotel Leah and I stayed in at Lloyd Center while visiting my family over Thanksgiving.  Good, fun session with the bells, just being creative and focusing on overhead work and conditioning given the Squat Camp planned for tomorrow.