3-22-14 – Heavy Front Squats & Sore Abs

I was looking forward to this day for more than a week now. My body wasn’t feeling 100% for some time but now I’M BACK! Front squats was my poison today. I used the front squat harness because I am able to hold my position a lot better. When I hold the bar on my chest with my hands I never feel secure and I am struggling more on holding the bar than the actual squat. Using the front squat harness helps me worry about one less thing.

I warmed up really well and my body felt great. Foam rolling, softball rolling, and other mobility work helped me get into a good position in my squats. I had a good group of guys to train with and it helped out a lot. Throughout my sets I was focusing to inhale deeply and tighten my abs as hard as I could to stay in a stable position. The weight went up and felt pretty light until I reached 455lbs. From that point on the lifts were challenging so I had to stay focused. I worked up to 500lbs and during that set I felt my body slightly come forward. I fought to keep my chest up. As this was happening the harness was pulling on my shoulders very hard and caused some pain. I was able to get the weight up. I wanted to do a down set of 405 lbs but during my first rep I felt a lot of pain in my right shoulder so I decided to cut it short. After my squats I worked on some accessories. Each movement was geared towards making my main lifter strong(er). It felt great getting under a heavy bar again!

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