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Back (Squat) Pain

Back Squat
5-5-5-5-5

225-315-365-405-425

Finished with 1 round of the Tuesday 06.09.09 Workout: Tosh

C2: 3x( 250m +500m+ 700m)

5 mins flat

Upon entering PCF today I was greeted with a couple remarks to the effect of "ohhh of course Ian shows up on squat day." The sarcasm was all in good fun and well-played because the back squat is one of my strongest lifts. But, it's all one of my least favorite.

Why? Because squatting heavy hurts. Anybody is who thinks loading 400-500 lbs of steel on your back is fun, must be on some nice painkillers. Lifting heavy is uncomfortable, and it should be cause it's a signal that you're a pushing your body to it's upper limits. If you approach a heavy set and a thought questioning your ability to complete the set never enters your mind, then you need to step back to rack and add more iron.

If it feels good, you're not lifting heavy shit.

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