19 JUN: squat

  1. 5 mins on treadmill
  2. front squat: 185 x 5; 195 x 5; 205 x 5, 5, 5
  3. safety bar squat: 185 x 10, 10, 10, 10, 10
  4. single leg extension: 80 x 10/10, 10/10
  5. leg press calves*: 295 x 10-10-10-10-10-10
*leg press calves:  too tied for sets of 30, so I did clusters of 10, with about 20 seconds rest between reps.

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