5/3/Opener Squat Night

I decided not to do the 5/3/1 protocol tonight and just work up to an opener approx 440.

5x135, 5x225, 3x275, 1x315, 1x405, 1x440 the 440 felt pretty easy so I decided to give 500 a shot.

I had tried and missed 500 twice before in the gym. Tim was the only regular that was there so I had to recruit a couple of guys to side spot. They were given the instruction to not touch the bar unless Tim or I said "take". I was about 80% of the way up, all was good and I was already celebrating a 15# PR in my head when one of the spotters grabbed and lifted the bar. This caused all the weight to shift over to the other side and my squat quickly became a 500# BB side bend. The spotter on the other side couldn't lift his end at that point so I had to dump the whole thing over my head. The bad news is that I still haven't hit a 500 squat - the good news is I now know that I can.

At this point my adrenaline and a bit of irritation had me a bit shaky so I decided to do the rest of my workout on Saturday. Monday and Tuesday will be deload days and then Wed-Fri off before the meet on Saturday 11/13. I'm looking forward to hitting a squat PR at the meet when it counts.