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The last 8 weeks or so I’ve been nursing my back and engaging in a serious, three-time-per-week front squat program. Today I tested.

Front Squat 1RM Test

5x OHS @ 45#

5x OHS @ 65#

5x OHS @ 95#

5x Front Squat @ 115#

5x Front Squat @ 135#

5x Front Squat @ 155#

5x Front Squat @ 175#

3x Front Squat @ 185#

3x Front Squat @ 205#

3x Front Squat @ 225#

1x Front Squat @ 245#

1x Front Squat @ 265#

1x Front Squat @ 280# !

0x Front Squat @ 295#

I started with a calculated 1RM of 265# (80% of my Back Squat 1RM of 335#). That’s an increase of 15#. Not bad at all.

Sandy

As you all may remember, Sandy was invited to our workouts about a year ago. She promptly broke (thanks 100% to my poor construction technique) and we haven’t used her since.

I spent my Friday and Saturday nights re-bagging sand into 1 gallon Ziploc bags, sealing and reinforcing with duct tape, double bagging (and sealing and reinforcing those too) and reconstructing Sandy. Besides being much more robustly constructed, she’s also quite a bit heavier.

Last year, Sandy weighed in at around 50#. This year, Sandy weighs a hefty 97#. On Saturday night, when I finally finished her, I slipped off my flip-flops and tossed her around a bit. I cleaned her to my shoulder a few times and then pressed her overhead. After walking around a bit overhead, I dropped her back into a kinda half-Zercher/half-Bear-hug and did a dozen squats.

It was tough, but felt good. Glad to have you back, Sandy.