Legs

Ben Smith

Today turned into a leg day, front and back squats, awesome.

Front Squats
95x10
135x5
155x3
175x3
195x3
205x3
225x3
235x3
245x3

Back Squats - 135x20

185x10
185x10
185x10

Whenever I go heavy on front squats it seems to take a long time, today was no exception.  I wasn't going for a pr as this is only the second time I've simply done front squats without the plate under my heel, I wanted to see if I could match my old 3RM.  I did, 245 is my pr from before for 3 reps, so I am very happy I got that, and I maybe could have done a bit more weight it didn't feel as hard as it did last time so I happy with the front squats.  The back squats went well, the set at 135 I am going to remember as I plan on slowly increasing that weight.  There is something called widow makers for squats, it's where you perform 20 reps without moving the bar from your back, you keep adding weight until you can no longer hit that mark.  Back squats are an exercise that you can rest in the standing position, but the bar cannot move off your back, in my opinion this only works for back squats, with front squats your traps would fatigue too quickly.  The set at 135 for 20 wasnt exactly easy but not as hard as it could be.  The sets at 185 felt good.  Good leg workout!!