BuckSpin - A Year Of Change

Today was a big day for me. Did something that I literally have not done in a quarter century.

I did Back Squats.

I’ll type r-e-a-l s-l-o-w now to allow that to sink in (or give you time to wipe the spewed coffee off your monitor).

To put this in perspective, the last time I had a BB on my shoulders:
- M*A*S*H aired its final episode
- The song of the year was "Rosana" by Toto
- North Carolina State shocked the "Phi Slamma Jamma" Houston Cougars for the NCAA basketball championship
- Nintendo was brand new
- The FCC gave Motorola the OK to start testing these things called cell phones

I am now working with an online coach to help me get "da wheelz". Short n’ sweet, if you want the wheelz you gotta pay the band. I’ve been doing Front & Zerchers, Hacks & Leg Press. But today I started what I will call "Dime A Dance"  . In short, I replaced my current squat selection with these. The plan is to add a dime every session as long as I can move that load in GOOD form. It is the same routine my coach used, and if I can get the same results….

The load was very light, but that is by design. Learn good, controlled form, then up the tonnage.

Now, today gets even better. You may remember my mentioning previously that I found out that world class (and BP record holder at his weight & age) powerlifter Tony Petrino trains at the same fitness center I do.

He was there this AM. He’s NEVER there then! What are the odds that on the first day in 25 years I’m gonna do Back Squats a guy who can squat 900lbs is there????

So, I got a one on one training session with him.   He spotted me on my 2nd working set, critiqued my form (caught a mistake on knee flare which I fixed on the 3rd set), gave me a great 5-10 minute mini-clinic and then watched me do the entire 3rd set with more feedback. He saw immediately that my form suffered slightly around rep 7 or 8, and even in my uber-noobness I felt it & agreed 100%. Priceless. This will really help me a lot!

I’ll have to say a novenna to the patron saint of squats this evening. Someone was watching over me today.

Cool day….

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