I’m a little delayed in sharing this fun news, but since that doesn’t make it any less true, I don’t really feel that bad about it. Guess what? I scored a new PR on my back squat last week!
I’m guessing the majority of you know what a back squat is since it is less of a CrossFit thing and more of a standard weight-training thing. However, for those of you that don’t, here is the deal: basically, you put a loaded bar of weights on your back, squat down until your legs are parallel with the ground, and stand back up. Voila!
Anyway, prior to last Monday, my PR was 125#. In all honesty, this was probably more of a baseline number than a PR since I obtained it back in October, right after I started at Big Horn. At the time, I was very happy with it because it was essentially my bodyweight (I weigh 130#) (And yes, I did just admit my weight in blog world. Meh.)
However, it didn’t take long for me to realize that I could do much better! I was psyched when I saw PR attempts on the schedule last week because I knew that I would get a new number…somehow!
Long story short? I earned myself a shiny new number: 150# is my new back squat PR! Yup, I jumped up by 25 pounds, and I was psyched. One day, I’d really like to be able to squat double my body weight (260#), but I think that’s a ways off. However, I was proud to realize that I’m finally working with more than my own body!
You know what’s weird though? Somehow, in the back of my mind, I know that I could’ve done better. Like I said, I’m happy with my performance, but I don’t quite feel that I pushed myself to my limits. There was a tiny nagging feeling in the back of my mind that started to get nervous with all of the weight (literally) on my shoulders. In short? I may have chickened out. Do I think I could’ve killed that number by hundreds of pounds? Of course not. However, I do think I could’ve successfully tacked on at least 5-10 more pounds. Sometimes your mental game is really all you have to conquer, you know?
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Do you often second guess PR attempts and/or races? Do you question whether you could’ve done better, or are you happy with what you got?