Everclear

More gymnal frustration. And two new 3x5RMs.

Squats at 120kg... well, they were awful. 4, 3 and 2. My form was atrocious, no lower back control, just all over the shop. I really am thinking myself out of this. Annoying. But, I have an idea...

Bench I took up to 67.5, and got all 15 - the last rep of each set was a bit of a push, but it never felt in danger. And while I've done 14 reps at 70, it's my highest 3x5, so call it a new PR. Cool.

Powercleans went up to 72.5, and they went up pretty well. Again, the last couple (of 4!) in each set weren't quite so clean, but the form still felt about right - not pulling with the arms, jumping and shrugging, and it generally felt good. I was just tired! So that's another PR. Also cool.

So I'm pondering switching things around - warming up with squats, switching to the other two (bench/powercleans or press/deads) to get myself completely switched on through workset(s) before finishing with squat worksets. It's something that I feel might work for me - though perhaps in between press and deadlifts. A set of 5 heavy deads leaves me about able to sit down, and that's it! But the press is heavy enough that it should get the neural activation going, get the focus in, get me aware that yes, I can lift heavy things. It's a thought, anyway.

If it was just strength/focus/recovery holding me back due to the focus on on-bike stuff, I wouldn't mind. But it's not, it's mental. And that means I can fix it. I hope!