I just got through watching Illinois’ 41-23 whipping of Nebraska. This is the first time in ages that I watched an Illinois team play a non-Rutgers Big Ten team and think “the Illini have better players than the opposition.” No, they are not a good team by any stretch, but have maybe reached “low average.”
COVID cancelled/postponed a bunch of games today, including Navy’s and Texas’s.
Workout: well, deadlifts then a 5K walk; felt the glute just a bit.
Deadlifts:
Low handle, deficit (standing on a 10 kg plate for a deeper squat)
10 x 134, 10 x 184, 1 x 224, 1 x 254
High handle: 1 x 274, 1 x 301 , 10 x 244
301: (each side: 2 45’s, 1 25, 1 11 (5 kg), 1 2.5, 44 lb bar)
Low handle: 10 x 224 (neutral)

There is my 301. You can see the plates that I stand on for the low handle deficits.
Goal: get 300 with low handles; I’ve got some work to do. I felt it in my back.
Where I am going: I should be ok with the low handle IF I can just break the weight off of the ground and get it an inch or two high.
Then came the walk; a nothing 5K walk in perfect weather, in time to watch the game.


Shirt underneath was my 2020 FANS 24 hour shirt, and the sweatshirt was from the 2013 Armed Forces Bowl where Navy beat Middle Tennessee State.
Deadlift progression:
Progression:
August 5, 2019: managed a High Handle hex dead 225 (1 rep)
August: typical sets were 4 x 175, 4 x 195 (handles up)
September: 4 x 205 head dead (handles up)
November: got 4 x 225 hex dead, handles DOWN
December: got 1 x 225 bar dead, then 4 x 225
December 20, 2019: got 1 x 230 bar deadlift
DEcember 25: got 1 x 233 bar deadlift (home)
Dec 27: got 1 x 235 dead
Dec 29: got 1 x 240 dead (bar)
2020
Jan 11: got 245 hex dead (handles down)
Jan 25: got 255, then 260 conventional dead
Feb 1: got 255, 260 Sumo, 6 x 233 conventional
Feb 8: got 266 conventional, 5 x 238 Sumo.
April 5, 5 x 244
April 18: 5 x 244
Gap for sore back: switched to low handle trap deads
May 23: 10 x 206
June 7: 10 x 217
June 20 1 x 250 trap
July 4: 10 x 222
August 1: 4 x 250 (trap, low handle)
Gap for Virtual ultra (24 hour)
August 22: 4 x 254 (trap..low handle)
August 29 1 x 274 (trap, low handle)
September 5: switched to full stop deadlifts: sets with 244
September 12: 10 x 222 (full stop)
September 27 4 x 254 5 x 244 (full stop)
October 4deficit: 10 x 134, 10 x 184, 5 x 224
regular: 2 x 259; didn’t try a 3’rd rep as I felt a tug in my right hamstring (high)high handles: 10 x 224:
October 17: High handle: 5 x 254, 5 x 264 (fairly easy)Low handle, neutral: 5 x 244
October 24: High handle: 5 x 264, 5 x 274, low handle: 10 x 224
October 31: 1 x 254, High Handle 1 x 284, 1 x 274
November 7: High Handle: 5 x 274, Low Handle: 5 x 249
November 14: Low Handle: 1 x 254, High Handle: 1 x 289, 1 x 294, Low Handle: 10 x 224
November 18; High handle 10 x 234 (by accident; added an extra 5 to each side)
November 21: Low Handle deficit: 1 x 254. High handle 1 x 301, 10 x 244. Low Handle: 10 x 224.