20 Rep Squats

20 rep squats are really, really hard.  I've been slowly and steadily increasing my weight for these, starting at 135lbs a little over a month ago, and hitting 175lbs on Sunday.  My eventual goal is to get to 225 for 20 reps.  While not far-fetched, I don't think I'm going to be hitting this any time soon.  I think it's going to take a few months before I can even attempt such a feat.  

Just doing 175lbs was a grueling effort.  Afterwards, I was so worn out that I couldn't really do anything else.  I tried seated military press (because I couldn't do shoulders on Friday), and did manage to do 3 sets.  But I was exhausted.  Went home, and had to lay down for a few minutes before eating anything.

Today, my legs are a train wreck.  All sorts of crazy sore, on every aspect of my legs.  Quads, hammies, glutes, hips.  I'm happy I hit 175, but I'm thinking next time I'm only going up to 180.  Keep trying 5 pound increases until I can get to 200 lbs.  

Here are the sets:

1/29/12 - Sunday

Squats - 1 set

135x8 (warmup)

135x5 (warmup)

175x20

Seated Military Press - 3 sets

95x5 (warmup)

105x5

115x4

115x4

For shoulders, no pain in my back because I was sitting.  Again, I made sure to bring the weight to my chest before raising it up again.  I could tell I was beat up from the squats.  I probably waited 10 minutes before even trying the press.

Next training session is set for Wednesday.