19/3

With the help of a spotter I managed 70kg on the bench yesterday. I wonder how it comes that usually when I do a personal best, it feels as if I could go ever higher because it felt so easy. I could swear I would be able to do more than 100kg on the back squat, yet stopped at 100 because it just felt silly at the time to go more than 10kg heavier than ones previous max. Yesterday I managed to fail on a squat for the first time, which was a long time coming, seeing how I've been afraid of that ever since I first took a barbell on my back. Since I did 100kg two weeks ago and felt quite safe, I thought I'd be able to do 90kg without a problem, which wasn't the case. But it probably was just a form thing, even though I was too shaken to jump on that horse (and poor wooden floor) again. Making it fall back felt quite safe, but I'm not sure what would happen if I fell forward. It's not like a have a rack either to fail on, not in the crossfit place, nor at friskis. Which is a shame. I haven't found any tips for failing without a rack on the internets, and only one video of a guy dropping the barbell forward by going under it and managing to not fall down while doing it. But shit, considering that was a regular back squat, I don't think I should strive for that with the wide stance, low bar lift. Yet this is almost what happened, and is also why I failed - me having too much of horizontal orientation. I didn't even manage to move an inch while down, but not because I tried to get up, but because I tried to roll the bar back so as to not fall forward. Sure, some powerlifting seem to almost good morning that shit and aren't super far away from their knees with the chin when doing so, but I don't know if that's strength or just putting out ones butt more in the other direction or what. I didn't manage to pull it off and probably should stand more erect next time.

Oh well. Back to plyometrics and the flags and handstands!