We had a full house today - Ross, Ghislain, Chris, Mike Guay, Joffrey, Shany, Gracie, Jarod, Daniel and me - it was a lot of fun!

Bar x reps

105 x 5 (box squats - to parallel)

145 x 5 (box squats - to parallel)

Briefs on, belt on

195 x 5

235 x 3

Suit on

285 x 3

325 x 3

365 x 1 (knee wraps from here on)

390 x 1 

415 x 1

My squat form still isn't what I want it to be so Ross and I decided I would warm up on the boxes today to try to find my form; I liked that warm - think I'll try the same next week, too.  

Second time squatting in my new briefs, first time using them with the suit too.  Got a lot more pop out of the bottom - I'm still hesistant on the way down but I flew up with all the weights.  I didn't hit depth all day but I'm really happy with the way the weights felt on my back; everything felt light, stand ups were good, pop out of the bottom was quick - still struggling with my confidance in the squat, but I'll hammer away at it the next couple months and get to where I need to be with it.

Highlights of the day - Ross did a double with 6 plates and then a solid 7 plate squat; his stand ups were great and even though he said he felt his form was off, he made it all look easy!  Shany squatted a solid 5 plates, then 5 1/2 plates after not squatting for who knows how long (incredible strength in that girl).  Ghislain owned 7 plates, Joffrey 8 plates no knee wraps, Gracie had a nice 350 lb squat, Mike benched 8 plates after a long hiatus, Jarod tried out a pair of briefs for the first time and found his form quickly and handled 5 plates nicely, and Daniel is working his form and possibly going to try out some gear soon.  

Another really great day in the gym!