28 March: 1 year plus

The day: deadlifts, walk with Barbara and Lynn, visit with Tracy, and watching Stanford dominate MVC champion Missouri State in basketball (women’s NCAA)

Deadlifts:

10 x 134, 10 x 184, 3 x 224 (ok)

5 sets of 3 with 260, 265, 270, 270, 265 (heaviest set so far)

high handle: 3 x 285 (not that bad), 1 x 301 (struggle…cut it there)

My progression: at the bottom of this post.

So, no 3 reps with 301, BUT I did push myself in the low handle section.

Later: walk; 15:36 pace (legs kind of dead; noticed my toe/instep on my left foot..have had some ache at night here..we’ll check tonight) Very moderate glute pain; not that bad.

I don’t THINK I “bounced” rep 3; I try NOT to bounce:

301 was hard.

Photos:

Deadlift progression:

recent

28 March: 5 sets of 3: 260, 265, 270, 270, 265, high: 3 x 285, 1 x 301

21 March: 5 sets of 3: 260, 260, 260, 265, 265 high: 1 x 285, 1 x 301, 1 x 285

14 March 5 sets of 3: 260, 260, 260, 265, 265, high: 3 x 285, 3 x 301

7 March 5 sets of 3: 260, 260, 260, 260, 265, high: 3 x 285, 3 x 301

28 Feb: 5 sets of 3: 255, 255, 255, 255, 260, high: 3 x 279, 3 x 279

21 Feb: 5 sets of 3: 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, high: 3 x 279, 1 x 301

14 Feb: this convinced me that my high handle stuff had left me inadequately prepared for full range of motion.

Prior:

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.

November 28 Low handle 5 x 254 (no bounce)

December 5 Low Handle 1 x 284, 10 x 229. (no bounce)

December 12 High handle: 1 x 274, 1 x 304 (easier than the 301 2 weeks ago), 1 x 274, 10 x 244
Low handle: 10 x 224 

December 19: 5 x 274 high handle, 5 x 254 low handle. (missed 301 low handle 4 times)

December 26: High handle: 1 x 314, 5 x 279, low handle: 5 x 254

2021

Jan 2: 5 x 279 high, 4 x 259 low5 x 234 deficit (lots of misses with 319 high)

Jan. 9: High handle: 5 x 279, 5 x 279 (effort) Low handle 5 x 255

Jan. 16: High handle: 5 x 285, 1 x 285, 5 x 274, Low handle: 10 x 224.

Jan 23: High handle: 5 sets of 3 x 274, 1 x 301, Low handle: 10 x 224.

Jan 31: high handle: 5 sets of 3 x 279, 1 set of 1 x 301 low handle 10 x 224

Feb 7: missed 319 badly (high handle); too beat up to do much but 5 sets of 3 x 274 high handle , 10 x 224 low.

Feb 14 regression; found that 260 low was difficult; retreated to 3 sets of 5 x 244 low, 1 set of 5 x 274 high.