Garage Training 1/2/2020

Today's training took place this afternoon in the garage. With tomorrow's planned workout, and coming off of Deadcember I wanted to hit some sets of high bar back squats and do some auxiliary work to focus on my quads and help build my squat in the future. I have never been a quad dominant squatter so improving that portion of my squat and pushing my rest periods to increase intensity will pay dividends later. Happy to be moving the needle and getting better today! My legs were almost immediately sore following today's training and that is something I haven't experienced in quite a while, hoping that my muscles adapt and my heightened recovery efforts are effective.

Work up to a heavy set of 5 on Squats - put on my Oly Shoes to help with the high bar/narrower stance squat.

A1 - HBBS 7x5 275-315-335-365-385-405-425 @ 3 minutes rest - Final set of 5 was challenging, I moved the weight with good speed. I could feel my quads getting very fatigued towards the end of the work sets. Probably has to do with my conditioning currently and it's an unfamiliar movement.

B1 - Tempo Squats 31X1 2x4 @ 345 (wanted 4x4 here but I was totally out of gas) 

C1 Kettlebell upright row 3x15 @ 55#

C2 "Heavy" seated hamstring curl 3x10 @ Elite FTS grey band  

C3 TKE (Terminal Knee Extension) 3x25 each leg @ grey band

D1 Russian KBS 3x15 @ 55#

D2 Max Effort Plank 3x30s  

My hydration today has been very good, my meals were spaced apart well and I am currently sitting at 280g protein, 200g carbs, 50g fat for the day. I feel like I could've added another small protein meal in during the day but I wasn't too terribly hungry and my macros look better than they have in quite a while. I'm glad to be measuring, weighing, and documenting my macros/caloric intake again. I also upgraded my vitamins to a pack of various capsules that include a probiotic and a few other odds and ends instead of my regular multivitamins I was previously taking. I'm coupling that with taking the OptiGreens and OptiReds by 1st Phorm, they are both superfood complexes, the greens have servings of vegetables and probiotics to help with digestion and reduce bloating while increasing my vitamins and minerals I'm intaking. The Reds are another superfood phytonutrient blend but with red fruits and vegetables with antioxidants and it's supposed to help with nitric oxide levels, reduce inflammation, and help with natural energy. Today is day 1 of taking the two together, but I have always had good luck with the OptiGreens previously when I could afford them. Only time will tell...

Stay Strong!