Press/Front squat

3 rounds for max weight of:
- 3 strict presses
- 3 front squats

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This was a very tough workout for me...coming into the gym tonight, I was not feeling it...I had to wear my glasses because I broke a blood vessel in one eye and it was really red and sore. I hate wearing my glasses to workout....Yuck! Plus Front Squats are something I really struggle with....

Round 1:
We started with the Strict Presses and I started at 65 lbs which felt pretty good.
I also decided to go with 65 lbs on the Front Squat and it also felt amazingly good.

Round 2:
Press: I moved upt to 75 lbs...it was a bit of a struggle but I did it.
FS: Since the 65 lbs felt so good, I decided to go for 90 lbs and it felt really good as well.

Round 3:
Press: I knew I was not supposed to go to failure but had decided to go with 80 lbs and managed to get 1 rep in and stopped because I was pretty sure I was not going to be able to get the other two reps in.
FS: Since I was feeling in the groove and my previous PR was 125 lbs...I decided to go for a new PR of 130 lbs. On my first attempt I did not squat all the way down, so Coach would not count it. On the second attempt the bar felt SO flippin' heavy that I immediately got in my own head but managed to get down and up. On the third attempt I was on my way down and did not think I could get back up, so I dumped the bar which hit a plate and bounced back and hit me in the shin (I have a really pretty bruise there already). That was it, the tears started and I did not think I would be able to finish...I wasn't crying because I was hurt but because I was frustrated and freaked out and just could not imagine doing anymore reps. But Coach had me settle down and I did manage to get in 3 that counted....Whew...what a night!