1RM update- Squat

I failed this morning- pretty miserably too. Michael Jordan is quoted outside my bosses door saying, "I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed." Hopefully after this mornings failure I'll have some better news to report at the end of my next 7 week cycle on the squat.

I finished a set of one rep at 295 which is 10 pounds below my all time max... It went up pretty easy, so I got greedy and added 30 pounds. I was able to get out of the hole of the squat thanks to the natural bounce the muscles allow for, but the bar just wouldn't go up any further. So, with 325 on the bar I had to bail, and it HURT- I think it might have been semi dangerous as well. I've got a sore neck and a bruised forearm, but I guess that's to be expected when heavier weights are lifted. I did not have the technique down like this guy did when he had to bail: http://vimeo.com/4094433

But, I think I learned my lesson and thanks to a few other guys that have done the same thing in the past I don't foresee myself messing up this poorly again. I could have got 310 for sure if I would have went for that instead of 325. Tomorrow will be the press, and we'll see if I can break my old record of 140. We'll see how it goes.