Tuesday, January 19, 2010

C Day - Squats and Bench presses

Buy-in: CFWU x 2

WOD: 3 x 5 Squats and Bench Presses

Back Squats 3 x 5
Warm-up sets: 1 x 8 x 45#
2 x 5 x 65#
1 x 5 x 95#
1 x 3 x 105#

Work sets: 3 x 5 x 115#

Bench Presses 3 x 5
Warm-up sets: 1 x 8 x 45#
1 x 5 x 65#
1 x 5 x 75#

Work sets: 3 x 5 x 85#

Added 2.5 pounds to the squat weight from last week's C workout, but kept the bench press the same because I felt my left shoulder tweak during the warm-up sets. Not painful, but enough to make me want to proceed with caution.

I'm trying to be systematic about adding weight on this program. Justin's article says increase 5# per workout, but I suspect that guidance is more applicable to young males than middle-aged females. If I can add 2.5 - 5 pounds per week to my squat, I'll be happy with that.

Cash out: Weighted pullups 3 x 5 x 10#

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