May 22, 2011 - Pro/Am Prep

I hurt my lower back and right hip/glute two weeks ago and it still isn't healed.  My plan was to squat light.

Bar x reps x 3

Briefs on right away to give my hip/glute more support

145 x 5

195 x 3 (belt on)

235 x 1

285 x 1

Put my canvas suit on

350 x 1

402 x 1 (knee wraps)

I wasn't going to put my suit on because it puts a lot of pressure on my hips taking it off, but my lift with 285 in briefs was the nicest of the lot (I have never been so tight in the squat, I was so scared of something hurting).  The bottom of the squat is when I have the most pain in my hip/glute and back, so I did a quater squat with 350 just to feel the weight on my back; 402 felt good on my back but at the bottom I started to slow down, waiting to see when and where it would hurt, and only got it to parralel, dipped and came up easy with it.  The good news is it is Monday now and my hip/glute and back don't hurt anymore today than they did yesterday, and I have another 2 weeks before the meet.

Feeling optimistic....