Day 12

 Day 12

5/25/21

Today Dylan and I tested our max squats. We warmed up with 135, and after that our progression was 185, 225, 275, 300, 315. Dylan was able to hit 315, but I unfortunately was not. I did hit 300 like it was nothing though, so I think what happened was I spent to much energy warming up and my muscles peaked when I went for 300. It's ok because now I have something to work towards over the summer which I am excited for. I also took preworkout for the first time today so after we squatted I did a bunch of sled pushes to get my energy all the way out. Overall a pretty good day, 300 pounds is not too shabby. 

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