Getting used to it.

Based upon Paul Carter’s Strong-15 (LRB365)

• Squats – cycle goal: 325
  • BW x 10
  • bar x 5
  • bar x 5
  • 135 x 5
  • 160 x 4
  • 185 x 3
  • 205 x 2
  • 220 x 1
  • 245 x 1
  • 250 x 1
• Pause Squats
  • 190 x 5
  • 190 x 5
• Deadlift
  • WT x 5
  • WT x 4
  • WT x 3
  • WT x 2
  • WT x 1
  • WT x 1
  • WT x 1
• Deadlift – Back off
  • 285 x 3
  • 285 x 3
  • 285 x 3
• Leg Curls
  • 35 x 20
  • 35 x 20
  • 35 x 20
  • 35 x 20

Week 2 of Strong-15.

I am getting used to the workload of squatting and deadlifting on the same day. The weights felt fine, nothing was too taxing, and the whole day didn’t leave me feeling like I got worked over. I did feel a pleasant exhaustion by the time I left the gym, but I didn’t feel “dead” and drained.

My knees are feeling stiff… in the gym, out of the gym. I try do do some bodyweight squats whenever I think about it. I also do one-leg “step ups” whenever I have something that’s tall enough, like taking the stairs 2 at a time, or there’s a place on the back patio where the drop to the ground is large enough, so I’ll use that. I probably should try adding some quad-specific stretches in and see if that helps.