May 6, 2014 Lower Body

• Olympic Squats: 315*1 335*1 345*1
• Front Squats: 245*1 265*1 285*1
• Step-Ups: 65*4 75*3
• Dead Bugs: 8, 8

Giving my shoulder a rest this week and going to do lower body stuff exclusively.  Tried some olympic squatting here. The front squats my form was ratcheted down, abs were sore after, in a good way.  Also loving step-ups.  May be my new go-to when I don't want to do good mornings, to give my back a break. Finished with dead bugs. I love the concentration it takes to keep the form on them.  Can't remember if I posted it before but here is an article on core training I read recently that influenced my latest round of exercises here. 

April 25, 2014 Lower / Heavy

• Deadlifts: 405*1 435*1 455*1 475*1
• Romanian Deadlifts: 275*3 315*3 365*2
• Step-Ups: 75*3 60*5
• Wide-Stance Anti-Rotational Chops: 80*4 90*3

Good session, threw in romanians since my shoulder still hurts if I lift it over my head, which eliminates snatches, and the movement for cleans hurts it too...not sure what's going on. Hopefully a couple days off from using it this weekend fixes it.