Though my lifetime best bench press was 310, I did that when I weighed 230 lb. I got 300 at a body weight of 226 back in 1985. But at my current weight (197-198) my best bench press was about 260 or so.
So…
today’s workout: at home: home basement, then home treadmill.
I did 10 sets of deadlifts: (collars: 5.5 lb. each)
6 x 132 hex
6 x 145 Sumo
6 x 145 conventional
1 x 189 conventional
1 x 233 conventional
1 x 255 conventional
1 x 260 conventional
6 x 233 Sumo
6 x 167 Romanian
6 x 176 hex
That was my best deadlift workout in a very long time..and I had no back pain.
Then a 5 mile walk on the treadmill in 1:01:30; 12 minute mile for the last one.
The singles: really didn’t feel that bad. But the deadlifts took about 35-40 minutes to do; I got quite a bit of rest between sets. And that is the value of doing these at home.
As far as the weight being accurate: realistically, probably not, but close enough. What is certain is that I am stronger than when I first started; when I first started, I could NOT get 232 in my home basement set up, or 225 in the gym.
Of course, well, my max sucks but it sucks less than when I first started.
And that is my motto: suck a little less every day.
Final remarks: the last single didn’t feel THAT hard..it was challenge but I think I could have done a bit better.
and the 6 x 233 Sumo set was a major improvement from a few days ago when I couldn’t get 1 x 233. Then again, I was nice and warmed up this time.
Life of an old goat 