Two Squats At 265 Pounds Felt Great Early This Morning

Last night, I did not sleep all that great. It was hot in here, but not hot enough to go in the attic and get the air conditioner and put it in. I did bring it down into the bedroom after doing my squats. It wasn’t hot, really. Just uncomfortable to me. This was the first warm night of the spring, so that is a factor. Once it cooled off outside, the fan helped.

With the incoming heat this afternoon, in the middle 90s, I wanted to get my squats in before it warmed up too much. We don’t have the air conditioner in the garage yet. It was more humid than it has been, but not too bad.

I started with the empty bar and took my time working through the warm-up sets. My foot had been bothering me over the weekend, so I wanted to make sure that it felt okay as I worked up in weights. The lighter sets all felt great. Even the working sets felt pretty good too. My foot wasn’t giving me an issue at all.

The final AMRAP set called for 1+ reps at 265 pounds. I have said it in the past, but this is always a special number to me. That had been my ugly max in at the old Crossfit gym. Anytime I make that weight, it’s special to me. I wasn’t sure how it would feel right now, as I haven’t really squatted heavy in half a year.

The first one felt great. Of course it felt heavy, especially on my shoulders, but it has been a while since I was under significant weight. I went for a second rep just for good measure, and that felt perfect too. They looked great in the quick recording I took with my phone too. Something has changed a bit with the way the mechanics feel, but it feels like a good thing for me.

I was happy with how they felt. It is just so good to me and makes me feel even happier to be getting under a bar again. I had missed that a lot, but there was too much going on to focus, and I didn’t want any false starts.

I wound up never doing a WOD on this day. I waited around too long, and it got too hot. One day won’t kill me. I did get some time out on the patio getting some nice hot sunshine on me. That felt good, and it was nice to relax before having to do some annoying things later in the day.

Music today was Candlemass