Tag: virtual race

Wow…was it 4 weeks when I got 274 in the deadlift? I suppose it was.

Today: slept in, did some deads, and then walked 4 miles in 1:03 (easy)

deficit:
10 x 134
10 x 184
5 x 224
then:
4 x 254
5 x 244
Note: these were NO BOUNCE sets. Lower, pause, reset, go. But, hamstrings were quivering, and back was working (no pain; just work done by the muscles)

Now to the topic of the post: were someone to ask me “what can you deadlift”, how might I answer? My lifetime PB (415 in the gym) is of no consequence now. I did get 274 (low handles) a month ago, but that was ONE time…on an excellent, low-stress day.

My “on demand” best: oh, maybe 255-260? I did get 4 no-bounce reps with 254. Around 260 it gets “iffy”.

Progression:

August 5, 2019: managed a “handles up” 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)

Since then:

Sep

Deficit: 10 x 134, 10 x 184, 5 x 224
regular: 1 x 244 (grip slip)< 2 misses at 279 (barely got off of the ground..attitude wasn't right)
3 x 244, 3 x 244, 3 x 244

Sep

Deadlifts (low handle trap bar)
Deficit (standing on 10kg plates) 10 x 134, 10 x 184, 5 x 222 (used Rage 45 pumpers, old cast iron 44’s)
Floor (low handles still) 3 x 244 (tougher than I thought it should be), 1 x 255 (harder), 2 misses at 260 (didn’t have that “grind gear” past my knees)
Then: 10 x 222.

A week ago (too damned senile to remember..and I forgot to blog it)
I did

deficit:
10 x 134, 10 x 184, 1 x 224, 1 x 244, 1 x 254
Then I did 4 misses with 279, but I treated these as isometric exercises. I couldn’t even get 244 once after this.
5 x 224 finished me off. I kept it easy due to my virtual half marathon (3:34) the next day.