A bit apprehensive going into today, with the glute still in the back of my mind at not 100%, and my back really bothering me yesterday. Woke up and my back felt about 80% better, and got better as the day went on, so I went for it.
Squat
455x5 - PR
Notes: Crushed, destroyed, and smashed. Felt great. Didn't notice or feel anything at all in either glute or low back. Very happy with how fast these were.
Deadlift
515x1, 545x1, 565x1, 585x1, 605x1
Notes: I wanted to push and do 560x5, but knew at 455 that wasn't happening. Though not bad at all, I could still feel my back a bit during the DL so was a little nervous about a limit set of 5. My hamstrings also felt very fatigued, something I've only experienced a handful of times before, like they're straining and pulling way more than usual and just. can't. contract. hard. enough. So I decided to be smart and do singles, adding a little bit of weight only if the previous rep felt good. 605 was all I had in me today. It was slow and a bit grindy and my hamstrings, come on guys! (That's me talking to my hamstrings, in case you were wondering) But I got it. Hopefully I'll be back to normal for next week.
C2 Rower Intervals
20s Row / 1:45 Rest x 9 (2 warm-up, 7 fast)
Paces: 1:54.9, 1:39.0, 1:27.7, 1:24.0, 1:21.3, 1:22.6, 1:20.6, 1:20.0, 1:23.3
Notes: I actually tweaked what I think is a lateral thoracic erector (maybe an iliocostalis? Not sure) on the 6th or 7th interval. But this actually makes me happy, because it's good to know that I can, in fact, just get a small muscle tweak like everybody else that doesn't completely derail my body or my training. I am a regular human, after all, and not entirely cursed. This will be better fairly soon, I'm pretty sure. No big deal.
Also I was able to pick up the pace a bit today, even after the DLs. Felt good.