Saturday squats: Texas week 2, intensity

Warm-up:
good mornings and OHS (45)

5-5-3-2-2-2 back squat (135, 165, 185, 205, 215, 225)

Cool-down:
2x20s advanced tuck lever
2x10 plate swings (45)

Back squats (low-bar) felt much better than OHS yesterday, focused on staying on my heels. Think I'm going to keep the Texas intensity days at 3x2 for a while, the added reps at lighter weight (versus 3x1) will hopefully help me concentrate on my form more.

Been working on progression work to a front lever, figure that static work on the core will only help when climbing, particularly the overhanging roofy stuff (as well as the requisite posterior chain work). Most recommendations are to start with a tuck position and advance by pushing the center of gravity forward. Little consensus on the hold lengths before progression to the next stance, they seem to range from 20 to 60 seconds. Beastskills as always has good information, including working the progressions as:

1) Lowering down through the skill

2) Holding the skill

3) Pulling up to and through the skill

4) Pullups in the position

An alternative approach focuses on negatives through the full front lever, without the different form progressions: pull to an inverted position and lower through the lever with a straight body, repeating for reps.