Training: Regular Phase, Cycle 3, DE Squat/Dead

Man, this is a brutal workout.

Warmup: dynamic stuff

Box Squats
45x10
95x8
135x2
185x2
225x2
8 sets of 2 @ 265, 1 minute rest between sets
315x1
365x1
385x1
All fast.

Deadlift
135x5
225x1
15 singles @ 285, 30 seconds rest between each.

Good morning
45x12
135x5
235x1 Back fried, put belt on
3x5 @ 235

Bench situps w/ 6lb med ball overhead
3x12

Hypers
2x15 @ +25

Stretching

Workout time: 4:00 - 5:20

I truly hate this time of year at the gym. I was in early enough to beat the power rack curler, but by 4:30 the place is packed. Fun comments today, though. Two guys wearing about 20 pounds each of clothing (hoodies with the hoods up and belts cinched tightly on the outside) were amazed that I could squat 225 on a box 'that low'. One of the regulars - a young girl who has been training there for as long as I have - remarked on the lunacy of squatting and deadlifting in one workout. The best, though, was the older guy with his Powerhouse t-shirt and fanny pack, who came up to me when I was unloading the bar after doing good mornings, and told me I was bending over way too far doing my squats. Heh. I just told him I meant to do them that way (although I'm now worried that I'm bending my knees too much). I should have explained it, I guess.

Usually by March they are all gone.