Weeeeeeeeelllllll that’s what Coffinworm is for. Get comfy under weight that makes ya shake.
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Now imagine you use hook grip/mixed grip/straps and your deadlift will flyyyy 
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Great job!!! All that hard work is paying off tremendously!
@garagerocker13 ikr!
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I’ve tried mixed grip on more than a few occasions since someone recommended it to me, but I honestly don’t feel like it makes a difference for me on lower reps. I would probably have to do that or hook if I were using a standard men’s barbell though
I hear straps are good for reducing ROM ;D
I figure that the better I get this way, the better I will be in the future should I try making things “easier” then 
It’s funny because I have a pair of straps but have never used them before. Not even once.
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I have a theory the body doesn’t work that way but rather works in the reverse. Get strong as heck in a large portion of full ROM but omit the weakest angles and the weakest angle will improve by adjacency.
Edit: @aldebaran Mr. article writer,what sayyou about the above hypothesis?
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I think it depends. somethings like hook grip or bracing with a belt are skills that require training even though they technically make things “easier”. Same with “slightly below parallel” squats. I can squat more with less range of motion, but at a given weight, I can do more reps full rom
For me, straps are annoying so I never used them
Thank you for the shoutout… I’m happy to discuss all things sports and be confronted to various POVs. What I like about this is that there is usually several ways to skin a cat.
The principle of specifity… I’d agree with that in general. For instance let’s take the squat. My weak point is a little bit over parallel. if I do full ROM, it will always be that part of the movement that limits me. So it is this portion, this specific muscle action that will be the limiting factor, and what will be worked the most.
For instance the quarter squat is the best for improving sprinting and jumping ability, for it is working the most pecific part of these motions. Will a quarter squat improve my full squat? Perhaps a little bit, most likely not for it’s not working my limiting ROM, it has been accepted that work at a specific point has carryover to around 30° of that ROM.
So, will the squat improve my quarter squat? Probably because I am still doing a quarter squat during a full squat, although with less weight than what would be optimal for development. But the full squat will improve my full squat the most for it works my weak ROM with the optimal weight there.
Then, would be specific work at a specific weak point good? I think it would be useful yeah as long as the other parts of the ROM stay strong so that they don’t become the new weak points (like for instance if we were only to do work at the weak ROM).
Just have to be worry of cumulative fatigue from adding specific work to the ROM that is already the most fatigued from full work
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I find it hard to believe I have glaring “weak angles” at this point, at least in the deadlift. I’ve said this in the past in a negative way, but honestly, the deadlift is probably my best lift. It would be last on the list for me to pick for paralysis by analysis. I’ve never needed to do anything fancy for it. If anything, I should single out pressing after I spent an eternity picking apart my squats. Three out of the four have gone pretty well the past few months, so I can’t complain.
My progress moved at snail’s pace if at all for years (no exaggeration) especially in squats and deadlifts. I started thinking I might not ever need to consider buying more plates. I’m very glad that that changed. Maybe the belt helped a lot, I don’t know. Regardless, pulling 220x3 recently when I have a maximum of 230 pounds is encouraging.
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Yeah to me your deadlift is perfectly fine, don’t touch anything
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3.2 km run 17:56
I barely slept again and woke up with a headache. The weather is wonderful again though.
I sleep better lately if I run at some point in the day. I dunno why but whatever. I miss living closer to my favorite hill, but during the week it’s nice to do something quick in my neighborhood. Besides, today’s slog was mostly uphill anyway.
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So on the not sleeping thing, have you ever tried passionflower extract? It works wonders for me and doesn’t leave the melatonin hangover that I’ve grown to hate. Really takes the edge off so you can just get to sleep. I do agree, though, that some strenuous activity makes a huge difference in sleep.
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I’ve never used passionflower extract or melatonin. I use magnesium and imagine my sleep would be even worse nowadays without it. I don’t know what it is with running versus lifting, or even exerting the same amount of effort on the assault bike. It could be coincidence. 
What’s your dose?
3-5mg depending on what I happen to order
That might be a lot. I find that 1 mg works better than > 1 mg for me personally. I haven’t found any studies looking at a test population with an age that reflects my own but there is one study from MIT that pinpoints that the ideal dosage for 50+ is 0.3 mg. You might want to experiment with a lower dose and see if you don’t experience the hangover effect.
I don’t have a melatonin hangover at my dose.
I think this is fairly common
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/exercising-for-better-sleep%3Famp=true
Have you tried 5-htp or ashwaganda? They’ll help if insomnia is stress related
I second @Voxel and @garagerocker13 on the melatonin hangover thing. You might be different though
I don’t have insomnia, and I don’t take melatonin. Honestly, I feel it is simply being more stressed than usual.
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Coffinworm C1W1D1
7x7 pullups
10 jumps
SSB Squat (bar is 62# but calling it 60)
60x8
100x5
115x5
125x5
115x5
125x5
140x3
Press
52.5x5x5
Belt squat +40x16,13
Lateral raises ???
100 band pull aparts
Very quick session. With the exception of a little extra rest before my final set, my inter-set “recovery” was only swapping the plates. So not long. In the past I’ve avoided programs based on Spinal Tap because I often find frequent plate swapping in one session annoying, but this wasn’t terrible.
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