Shoulder: the stretching appears to be helping. The sleeping on a towel puts bad pressure on my spine so that will stop.
deadlifts and farmer’s walks:
10 x 134, 10 x 184 (warm up)
Work sets:
Low: 10 x 224, 3 x 251, 3 x 256, 3 x 256, 3 x 256, 3 x 261
high: 3 x 274, 1 x 301
farmers walk: 4 1:30 walks from the laundry room extension to the alley and back. Approximately 42-44 yards each way.
I focused on “no bounce” and all reps, save the 1 x 301, felt good. The latter: I quickly forgot about trying for another 1-2 reps; felt just a bit in my back.
I can honestly say that on the first few “heavy” sets, it was the first rep that was hard; the next two were easier, even with a pause (no bounce) at the bottom.
Note: last night, I had some glute cramping while sitting on the couch! It was on/off this morning as well.
Also, the “shrug” seems to help the shoulder.
Life of an old goat 