Swinging the Beast!

I trained last night with the focus of the session being squats and some kettlebell work.

I have a further 2 squat based workouts before my compeition so am ramping up the weight now and cutting down on the repetitions.

The aim for the session was to work up to 160kg.

It went as follows: -
Warm Up
Various mobility exercises including arm circles, hip rotations, squats, jumps, lunges etc


Main Session (all weights in Kilos)

Squat
Bar * 30
40*5
60*5* 2 sets
90*3 * 2 sets
110*3
130*1
150*1
160*1
160*1
160*Fail at the bottom
150*Fail at the bottom
140*1
140*3
90*3*2 sets technique work.

These were dissappointing. The actual weight of 160 wasn't an issue, however what I found was my hips were coming up too soon making for an ugly squat. I have found that up to 150kg I am fine, but 160 and it becomes ragged. I think there is some flexibility issues in my thoracic spine causing me to struggle to maintain the required arch. Time to see the osteo I think for a realignment.

Next up were kettlebells.

Kettlebell Swing
40*10 reps
40*10
40*10
40*10
40*15 Vid of top set here:-



Kettlebell One Arm Jerks
32kg * 5 Left/5 Right
32kg * 5 Left/5 Right
32kg * 5 Left/5 Right
32kg * 5 Left/5 Right
32kg * 5 Left/5 Right

Kettlebell Snatch
20kg * 50 reps

That was it, a long 2 hour session mainly due to the rest periods required between squats.
A reasonable session if not a little frustrating on the technique front.