My Quest for Strength

[deadliftheavy500]

Well, I’m in the hospital with what the doctors think is food poisoning. f*** Wendy’s burgers. I’m gonna rip their manager’s head off as soon as I get out of here. I’ve had the worst stomach pain of my life for 5 hours and running now…hopefully this s*** is over soon.

 

[Maine-ah KB]

UGG sorry dude! heal up

 

[deadliftheavy500]

UGG sorry dude! heal up

Thanks. The worst of it is over, so I'll be alright.

 

[deadliftheavy500]

After 3 days of absolute misery, I decided to suck it up, go to school, and lift. Crazy, right? It helped me feel better, surprisingly. The medicine they put me on for pain (Toradol) f@#$ed me up bad. Boy am I glad I used a Training Max for Deadlift.

4/18/18

Day 1, Week 3

Deadlift

135 x 5
185 x 3
225 x 1
250 x 1
275 x 1
310 x 3 x 3

Press

45 x 5
75 x 3
95 x 1
110 x 1
120 x 3 x 3

Chins

3 x 5

Currently living off oatmeal, lemon/ginger/honey tea, and pure willpower.

 

[Maine-ah KB]

Nicely done! Ah will power what a bitter yet enticing tast!

 

[deadliftheavy500]

4/21/18

Day 2, Week 3

Well, my coach forgot to enter my name into the computer for the track meet I was supposed to attend today, so I lifted instead.

Deadlift

135 x 5
185 x 3
225 x 2
275 x 1
310 x 3 x 3

These were way harder than they should have been.

Press

45 x 5
75 x 3
95 x 1
110 x 1
120 x 3 x 3

Lost my balance at the top of the last rep of the last set, had to take a step back to finish the rep.

Monday shall be a better day, and the beginning of a better week.

 

[deadliftheavy500]

4/23/18

Day 3, Week 3

Deadlift

135 x 5
185 x 3
225 x 1
250 x 1
275 x 1
310 x 3 x 3

A few things on this:

• firstly, I pulled (and pressed) barefoot today
• secondly, my thumb burst open from hook grip, so I had to switch to mixed grip for my last set
• thirdly, these were also way harder than they should have been. Glad this training week is over.

Presses

45 x 5
75 x 3
95 x 1
110 x 1
120 x 3 x 3

These went up nice.

Chins

3 x 5

 

[deadliftheavy500]

4/25/18

Day 1, Week 4

Deadlift

135 x 5
185 x 3
225 x 1
255 x 3 x 5

Press

45 x 5
75 x 3
100 x 3 x 5

Chins

3 x 5

 

[deadliftheavy500]

4/27/18

Day 2, Week 4

Deadlift

135 x 5
185 x 3
225 x 1
255 x 3 x 5

Press

45 x 5
75 x 3
100 x 3 x 5

Chins

3 x 5

 

[deadliftheavy500]

4/30/18

Day 3, Week 4

Deadlift

135 x 5
185 x 3
225 x 1
255 x 3 x 5

Press

45 x 5
75 x 3
100 x 3 x 5

Chins

3 x 5

 

[deadliftheavy500]

Hey guys. I'm having a bit of trouble with my back. The muscles surrounding my right-middle back have been hurting since yesterday, and I'm not sure what it could be from. I woke up with pain on Monday, it wasn't too bad so I went to lift anyway. Deadlifting and pressing didn't seem to aggravate my back. It hurts more today than it did yesterday, and I'm not sure why. Any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks.

 

[deadliftheavy500]

My back was feeling a bit better this morning, so I decided to lift. I took it easy with warmups, those felt pretty good so I did the workout as planned. Wasn’t too bad, uploading a form video of deadlifts soon. Back isn’t feeling any worse.

Day 1, Week 5

Deadlift

135 x 5
185 x 3
225 x 1
250 x 1
275 x 1 — felt fast off the floor, decided to do my working sets.
290 x 3 x 5 — felt good. I’ve been thinking about wedging my hips between my shoulders and my feet, and it helps.

Press

45 x 5
75 x 3
95 x 1
115 x 2 x 5
115 x 4 – plate slid on the last rep, so I put the bar down, readjusted the plates, and did 2 extra reps 30 seconds laterfor good measure.

Chins

3 x 5

 

[deadliftheavy500]

Form Check:

As you can see, the bar doesn’t start off in the right place. The plates are too big for the bar, which is why I did kind of a paused touch-and-go thing.

 

[WhatWouldHulkDo]

I'm definitely no expert, but people gave me some really good pointers here: Deadlift form check please

 

[deadliftheavy500]

I'm definitely no expert, but people gave me some really good pointers here: Deadlift form check please

Thank you.

 

[deadliftheavy500]

Day 2, Week 5

Deadlift

135 x 5
185 x 3
225 x 1
250 x 1
275 x 1
290 x 3 x 5

Press

45 x 5
75 x 3
100 x 1
115 x 3 x 5 — PR! The last set was easier than the first two.

Chins

3 x 5

 

[Anna C]

Form Check:

Looks pretty good, but you need to set and hold your back better in slight extension. Have a look at this video, particularly Step 4. Here is another good follow-on video of common errors.

 

[deadliftheavy500]

Looks pretty good, but you need to set and hold your back better in slight extension. Have a look at this video, particularly Step 4. Here is another good follow-on video of common errors.

Thank you.

 

[deadliftheavy500]

Track meet yesterday. I threw a 35” in practice, couldn’t even break 30 yesterday. Best throw was 28”3’. It felt so powerful, my form was on point, and then the ball slipped out of my fingers. Next time.

Day 3, Week 5

Deadlift

135 x 5
185 x 3
225 x 1
250 x 1
275 x 1
290 x 3 x 5

Press

45 x 5
75 x 3
100 x 1
115 x 3 x 5

Chins

3 x 5

Deadlifts felt fast off the floor, chins are getting significantly easier. Looking forward to heavy doubles on Thursday.

 

[deadliftheavy500]

Here’s the problem — at my school, the plates don’t fit the bar. The bar’s diameter is also larger than that of a regular barbell, but the bar doesn’t have sleeves. That means I’m pulling from a 1-2 inch deficit, and the plates shake on my initial pull from the floor. Not only does that make my starting positioning awkward, but my grip is compromised and the weight is unstable as well. I’m just glad summer is coming soon, so I can train at an actual gym. 295 flew up, and 330 sucked. I hit 330 x 2, 330 x 1 (missed the second rep because of grip), and 330 x 2. I then pulled a final single to make up for the lost rep. That was a grinder. For presses, I hit 130 x 2. The second rep took about 5seconds. I then decided to do my 3 x 5 chins and save my energy for Saturday, where I can lift on a normal bar.