I think 225 would be a smart choice.
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Sounds like 225 is a good option.
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@Frank_C and @markko - you’re both right. 225 sounds like a smart idea. I’m sure I could finish it.
But I don’t know if I could finish 245. That’s a number I just can’t say I could do within the time contraint.
So I just finished my squats, and have warmed up with 135 and 205, and there’s 245 on the bar, and I’m gonna go do something really stupid, I’ll check in in 35-ish minutes if I’m still alive.
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5 sets in and just had to hitch my last rep on that 5th set. Still no idea if I can finish. This was a terrible, terrible idea.
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Just posting it here since it’s the new Deep Water hot spot:
@T3hPwnisher - did you ever use straps during Deep Water? Purely just curiosity.
@flappinit - you gotta record one of your later sets one of these deadlift days. Be interested to see how “hard” it looks from an outside perspective.
I recorded the 9th set, in fact - my kids were waiting on their pizza to cook in the oven and my prediction was true that if I tried to record during the 10th set they’d run in and interrupt me, plus plaster their faces all over the internet.
And I hope he used straps because I did for sets 5-9. Grip shouldn’t be what stops you from getting to 100.
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This is inspiring me to do 10x10 pistols tomorrow 
But yeah - I finished, and had to lie down for 10 minutes to stop myself from puking. I’m still really nauseous but have to hit lunges.
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You have done it right my dude!
@jshaving Yes on straps. I always use them in training.
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I don’t feel as if the video accurately displays how fucking miserable that set was. I also play music from my phone to a bluetooth speaker and had to turn it off to record, which meant I had to listen to my son in the other room as motivation instead of Tool.
Another cool thing is, if I were to reverse calculate my TM from 245 / .7 / .77, you’d get 455, which means I’ve been way undercalculating my strength. I’m not sure that 455 is there right at this instant, but I’ve known that 405 has been there for some time, and I pulled it 6 months ago on a whim, so that’s cool.
Check the sweat drop at 0:21.
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Deep Water: Beginner Program Week 4, Day 1
Squats
185 3x10
Deadlifts
245 10x10
Lunges
65 3x10
Sit-Ups
3x20
I moaned enough in the previous comments. This was Deep Water for me, along with the squats. The fear that usually shows up around 6-7 is showing up in force around 4-5. Let’s get it.
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Are you using the little plates from Dick’s?
Yes, but 1/2 inch plywood with half inch mats (that are probably compressed down to 1/4 inch) give me the ~1 inch boost that I’d need to make them like real plates.
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Gnarly upperback/rear delt/erector pump after that ordeal.
Getting over the nausea, hitting euphoria - if you told me, a year ago, that I’d hit 245 for 10x10, I’d have laughed. 185 on squats would have elicited a similar reaction. Squats feel great right now, deads feel strong.
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I was thinking more about your next deadlift day when I suggested 225. Congrats on surviving and you made me regret not capturing my shoulder pump earlier.
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What’s that saying? You miss 100% of the swolfie’s you don’t take?
This would have also been a smart idea, because I have absolutely no idea whether I’m going to survive next week’s squat day or the following week’s deadlift day. Fuck.
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Great work!
Shit… I’ve done some “crazy “ workouts but have never come close to puking, much less done lunges after 
I guess I’ll have to rethink my effort levels 
You put in plenty of effort. No one’s ever going to accuse you of not training hard enough.