Jan 20, 2015

 ** Barbell Squat **
- 45.0 lbs x 10 reps
- 135.0 lbs x 5 reps
- 185.0 lbs x 5 reps
- 185.0 lbs x 5 reps
- 185.0 lbs x 5 reps
- 185.0 lbs x 5 reps
- 185.0 lbs x 5 reps

Deloading this week after the past 3 weeks of Smolov work.  Also, still nursing a tight lower back and tight adductors/hip flexors.  Decided to just stop at ~60% (185) and just alternated sets testing flat vs heeled shoes.  I previously stopped using heeled shoes because I felt that they were throwing me forward when I bounce out of the hole, but the correction for this is more upper back tightness and pushing the back into the bar, so it's not so much a shoe issue.  When wearing the flat shoes, I also realized during the Smolov cycle that I feel stronger if I put my weight on my heels during the descent and then push hard through them on the way up, so it would make sense that an elevated heel would help with that.