Exerbabble for 10-18-6

Today’s Workout:

DB Front Squat:
3 @ 25 lbs
5×5 @ 45 lbs (+5 lbs)

BB Hack Squat:
3 @ 135 lbs
5 @ 185 lbs
5 @ 185 lbs*

Leg Curl:
5×5 @ 120 lbs

Single-leg Calf Raise:
5×5 @ 120 lbs (+20 lbs)

current bodyweight: 155.8 (+1.6 lbs, weekly average of 154.7 lbs)

I’m confused as all hell again. Didn’t I say last week that I didn’t like this workout?

DB Front Squats were fine. Had to remind myself that I was effectively hang-cleaning the weight up to my shoulders.

I don’t understand hack squats. At least I’ve put my money where my mouth is. I’ve never had serious issues with form before, but I seriously can’t do this right. I feel like I’m pulling the weight up with my lower back, and then I have to round my lower back to stand up straight. I don’t particularly feel any strain, no pain, no soreness, but I know what my body is doing. My form paranoia lowered my confidence. My back feels fine, sure, but I don’t want to risk injury doing something wrong. So I stopped after the second set, because you just can’t lift if you feel like you can’t do it.

Leg curls and calf raises were a breeze. If I were writing the program, I would have just supersetted them.

Addendum: I don’t particularly think it’s a good idea to continue with something I don’t like. It’s only two more weeks, I’ll sub in overhead squats instead, as I actually know how to do them. Well, give me credit for knowing to substitute a harder exercise, rather than the other way around. Bump front squats to 50 lb DBs, pray I can clean them up without hurting myself. Bump leg curl to.. whatever’s next on the stack. Bump calf raises to 140, and hope my left leg can keep up.