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Sad to hear you couldn't do it. It's really not the best idea to try the 375 and 365 after the failed 385 lift, but live and learn.

What was/is your 1RM? Do you have the program you meant to do, and what you did, in a single spreadsheet?
Well, I guess 355 is my 1RM now, lol. I probably could have gotten a double with it. I have video of the lifts. And I followed the program to the letter. I established a training max of 90% for my deadlift, and went with the program as written. So I calculated all my loads off of 345, which is 90% of my estimated max of 380. That means for my heaviest 95% days, I pulled 330 for doubles.
 
It's good to hear that you followed the program to the letter. It's just that if you want it to be easier (and more probable) for me to give advice, it helps if I see what you did in a form that's as easy to read as possible.

I'm sure you appreciate honest input, so I'll say that it was clear in the beginning of the bigger lift that you wouldn't get it, and the 355 lift wasn't pretty either. But of course, Prs are never pretty.

What was your previous PR before 355? (I tried to ask about it earlier on...)

Have a look at how Chris Duffin teaches the deadlift on Youtube in his Supertraining video, and make sure you get his idea behind bracing as well.
 
It's good to hear that you followed the program to the letter. It's just that if you want it to be easier (and more probable) for me to give advice, it helps if I see what you did in a form that's as easy to read as possible.

I'm sure you appreciate honest input, so I'll say that it was clear in the beginning of the bigger lift that you wouldn't get it, and the 355 lift wasn't pretty either. But of course, Prs are never pretty.

What was your previous PR before 355? (I tried to ask about it earlier on...)

Have a look at how Chris Duffin teaches the deadlift on Youtube in his Supertraining video, and make sure you get his idea behind bracing as well.
Honestly, my previous PR before 355 was somewhere around 365-370. So I regressed a few pounds. I also have a training log notebook, if you’d wanna see that. Thanks for the video. I’m going to experiment with Semi-Sumo in the future.
 
Going to switch to 5/3/1 2x/week training. I’ll find the time somehow. Next week I’ll retest maxes, since my stomach is finally feeling better. I have to up food intake, even if it’s with peanut butter (again).
 
Honestly, my previous PR before 355 was somewhere around 365-370. So I regressed a few pounds. I also have a training log notebook, if you’d wanna see that. Thanks for the video. I’m going to experiment with Semi-Sumo in the future.
@Antti, based on the 355 video, do you think I’m built to pull sumo more than conventional? I’ve only tried Sumo a few times, and it feels about the same as conventional.
 
Well, tried to establish a TM for Bench today, that went pretty dismally.

Bench

45 x 2 x 5
95 x 5
135 x 3
155 x 1
185 x 2 — spotter probably stole a 3rd rep.

Also did some Prowler work.

165 x 20 yd
255 x 20 yd.
345 x 20 yd.
395 x 5 x 20 yd.

This killed me when it shouldn’t have. Also, over the last month and a half, I have lost 10 pounds unintentionally, gotten much weaker, and look worse. I probably have a parasite, because my stomach has been hurting for the last 6 weeks as well, and I haven’t been able to move my bowels much. I also haven’t been eating that much. So, I know what my problem is, but I am completely unable to fix it. Whatever. I’ll see what the blood test I take next week shows.
 
Actually, blood test is next week. In the mean time, though, I’m just gonna run PTTP again to get my deadlift back up to where it was. I’m probably gonna use wave cycling, but here’s my dilemma. I don’t know when to begin the program. I deadlifted up to 315 on Friday...I was really tired, didn’t set up correctly for another go at 355, and was all out of position for the pull. Needless to say, I didn’t get it, and left before I realized my problem. I also SSB squatted 265 on Friday (just playing around) after that. So should I start PTTP Monday, or wait a week? Thanks. @Antti , your help is appreciated in this matter.
 
With the failed deadlift reps lately, I think taking a break sounds like a good idea.
 
Just finished my first cycle of PTTP, 270 feels lighter than ever and I almost hit a Press PR today—120 x 4.5. Deload week to follow, then finding my TM’s for 5/3/1 the week after. It’s going to be a strong summer for me. Thanks for all the help you guys have given me throughout my time on these forums. Stay strong everyone. Also, went from 193 to 180 (I tested positive for celiac disease, so not eating bread has helped me lean out, lol).
 
I can finally pistol squat. In other news, I finally got around to testing deadlift and press rep maxes. Going to Squat on either Friday or Saturday.

Deadlift

135 x 5
185 x 3
225 x 3
275 x 1
335 x 3 (barely missed lockout at 4, but it was probably a mistake to go for that rep if only because my lower back was rounded. Felt like I was gonna vomit afterwards lol).

Press

45 x 5
75 x 3
95 x 2
115 x 1 (felt easy).
140 x 2 (bar could have been 35 instead of 45 lb., but I either set a PR or tied a PR (130 x 2)).

Good day today.
 
Hello everyone. I am back. It has been a very long 6 months. I was diagnosed with Celiac and my gut is still messed up. I also dropped some weight (from 193 to 177). However, I am much stronger than I was before. Yesterday, I pulled 320 x 8 for a Deadlift PR, the other day I squatted 255 x 12, and I pressed 110 x 8. I’m doing a meet in January, so I have to work some heavy singles in between now and then.

Here’s video of the 320 x 8 @ BW: 177.

@liftangry.lifting on Instagram: “BW: 177. 320 x 8 followed by 335 x 1, 340 x 1 for Jokers. Kept the singles on the lighter side for today.”
 
Hey, I’m having a problem. I hate to say it, but I may have to revert to a more high-frequency, minimalist training approach. I say this only because I’m losing weight without trying (not by much, just by 2-3 pounds over the last few weeks), and whenever I eat extra food, I pay for it the next day. My gut can’t tolerate more food than it’s meant to have (meaning no force feeding), and if I eat extra protein, I also pay for it the next day. Nutrition and my gut health, even more than sleep, is holding me back from lifting more intensely during training and from recovering. It seems to be getting worse with time, so I’m going to look into some of Pavel’s programming. I’d rather make minimal progress on a less than optimal diet than make no progress on a program where I burn out because I can’t perform. Would you guys recommend running PTTP? My pull is around 405, and my press is horribly weak at 140. I’m 179 after a full day of eating, and I’m around 177 upon waking. I’m thinking of adding some ab work, chin-ups, KB swings, and pushups. Or, I may look into the Delorme Method from Beyond Bodybuilding. Apparently, it works even when you’re sleep-deprived and nutrition-deprived (me!).

@Antti, can I get your opinion on this?
 
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Also, here are some crappy semi-sumo singles (obviously I’m a conventional puller) @ 335 and 365. I lost focus on the 365. 335 went up easy, even though it felt hard and my gut almost exploded.

335 x 1: (it looked like it was actually nothing)



365 x 1: (3 second grinder somehow?)

 

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