Squats Felt Great Again!

Today it is much cooler and much less humid than the past few days. Saturday wasn’t that humid, but we had places to be so I just got a quick workout in before that.

I have been hitting WODs a bit harder as my soreness is all but gone. Not really going overboard with it I would say but definitely bumping both the intensity and weights.

I felt good this morning, and the cooler air had me ready to get out into the home gym to get under the bar as soon as I was finished with my coffee.

At about 7:30, I got changed and headed out. Even just the empty bar felt heavier than it should have but felt great at the same time. Actually, I don’t think it is so much that the bar felt heavy, but I think it is more that my skin is a little more sensitive. I sat out in the sun a lot at the graduation party on Saturday and got a bit of sunburn. Nothing major, but it is there. Just enough to make the skin feel tighter and more sensitive.

The lighter sets felt like I was moving really well. Still, I took my time working my way up in weights to make sure I continued feeling good. As I got moving, they felt better, like almost always happens. They did the normal of putting me in an excellent mood.

The final set called for the 3+ AMRAP. I did the 3 at 260 pounds with more in the tank. Before I even started with the empty bar today, I had decided I was doing the bare minimum. Sticking with that is really my plan for this cycle. My shoulder cracked but was fine. I guess I just haven’t been under weights a whole lot, and it loosened things up. I was happy with how they felt. It felt heavy but easy. The annoying thing is I forgot to record that last set. I was even planning on it but forgot to set up my phone. I guess I was just deep in the zone.

A little while later this morning I got a WOD in too. For the WOD it had the stupid and useless hopovers that they love so much, but that was fine today. I grabbed the 30-pound dumbbells for the hang squat cleans. Hate that term! I have not done the more explosive squat down like that since my hip was not right. Today was time. I went full speed with them, and they felt great!

Music today was Alice In Chains.