As stated in a recent post, I am going to start a new program soon- in two weeks to be exact. The program is based on the new e-book Strength Life Legacy by Paul Carter. Part of this program is to know what your personal bests are in the squat, deadlift, overhead press, and bench press prior to commencement. Since I haven't tested my one rep max in the squat in a long time, I decided to do that today.
Squats
47/10, 138/5, 188/3, 228/3, 258/3, 278/3, 298/1, 318/1, 328/1, 338/1
If my life depended on it, I would have tried 350. But, I am pretty sure that my form wouldn't have been good, so I didn't bother. As such, I will begin the new program using 338 as my personal best.
Press
I have been testing my max on this pretty regularly, so I did not feel the need to do so tonight. I will start the new program using 177 as my personal best.
Tonight, I used traditional Texas Method training for the press:
Warm Up: 47/10, 97/6, 117/3, 137/3
Work Sets: 160/4, 155/5,5,5,5
I have switched to a more narrow, thumbless grip, which will take some time getting used to. I am pretty sure this is the reason why I wasn't able to get 160/5.
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