Workout

[SouthPaw]

New Personal record for myself. I have never been the type of person to 'max out' on one rep, so my PR's on recorded with weight and reps in mind. I accomplished a new PR with my squats recently. I track my progress pretty religiously so this was good for me to see what I can do with heavier weight. Currently my body weight is 217lbs and I am 5'10". Here is what I did:

10x at 135#
10x at 225#
10x at 225#
10x at 315#
10x at 315#
6x at 405#

I never have gone above 315lbs before but decided I would give it a shot. To my surprise I was able to complete 6 reps. I remember when I first started training and at 215# I could barely do 3-4 reps. Now 215# is what I warm up with. Haven't gone above 315# since then but something is pretty attractive with 405# and the bar is bending across your back!

[Teufelhund]

New Personal record for myself...

Good for you, man! That's a lot of weight. I would be scared to make that big a jump in one session.

I use 2.5lbs and 5lbs plates to increment slowly each workout; if I miss a planned rep, I use that weight again until I can hit all the reps. If I can hit 25 reps in 5 sets or less, I increase the weight next session.