tues 6/19/18
sq 45 1x10, 135 1x5, 225 1x5, 275 2x5
dl 225 1x5, 295 1x4
man, i was completely gassed today. no idea why. que sera
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tues 6/19/18
sq 45 1x10, 135 1x5, 225 1x5, 275 2x5
dl 225 1x5, 295 1x4
man, i was completely gassed today. no idea why. que sera
tues 6/26/18
sq 45 1x10, 135 1x5, 225 1x5, 275 2x5
meh, only had time for sq. Tuesdays are time challenged
thurs 6/28/18
sq 45 1x10, 135 1x5, 225 1x5, 265 1x5, 295 3x5
rp 225 1x5, 295 1x5, 335 1x5, 405 1x2, 1x1
felt better than i expected, which is always a good thing.
I see you're doing rack pulls, but not the other half; halting deadlifts. Do you think those might be helpful, as a pull off the floor, to get you to a 4 plate deadlift. You're already halfway there on the top half of the lift.
Not an expert by any means, but I have read about deficits vs. haltings and the primary argument to be made for the halting is that the deficit trains a range of motion that is not used in the conventional deadlift. I.e., you won't pull the actual deadlift 1 - 2 inches lower than normal, so why train that portion of the ROM?
Just a thought.
I think anything that trains the lift off the floor could help.
Haltings are recommended by people with more experience than me, as are deficits, and pausing deadlifts an inch off the floor before finishing the lift.
A backoff deadlift set might work too for more volume.
I don't know which variation is best. I've only gotten 375x2x2 on deadlifts using just deadlifts.
I haven't done rack pull/haltings long enough for it to work yet, due to too many missed sessions.
i *think* the theory behind the deficits is that the higher you are in the rom the easier the pull, i.e. the heavier weight you can move. for example, one can move heavier weights in the rack pull, over the top end of the rom, than one can pull off the floor, right? so if you extend the rom to below where you start the normal pull, i.e. the deficit, and get some strength there, then one should be able to get that heavier weight moving from the normal pull.
i think.