I didn’t know this was an option until you mentioned it and I did some googling.
Something else I added to my wish list down the road. I figure I’ll save the 200lb+ walks for the gym and use these at home to get a little extra grip work in.
That’s awesome
Wasn’t going to lift today but got bored watching TV. When I tested 1rm earlier this year I only managed 385 so this is a big improvement, still 40lbs shy of my PR. They’re kinda ugly though (as usual). Last rep tried moving shins back from the bar a bit, made the bar move faster but also rounded a lot more. Think I may need more focus on pulling with upper back
Deadlift 5x135 2x5x225 3x275 3x295 1x325 1x345 1x365 1x385 3x1x405
Kbell swing 5x25x35
Side plank 9x45s
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I was thinking get a 50mm (2 inch) galv pipe riser like this, you can get them in different lengths here (Aussie) for about $10
Just pack the bar with gaffer tape and smack it on with a hammer. The other option would be to get some 2inch pipe and cut it to length but you need tools for that.!
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Nice lifts, dude. Lookin’ swoled up.
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If you can get your hips down a tad more, I think most of your issue will fix itself. Also, looking more forward than straight down can help too. I have the same tendency to look down as I am predominantly more a “pull with my back” type deadlifter, but I feel more solid when I can look up a bit to keep my chest high.
Still a solid deadlift though and you should be ecstatic with the progress. Also, you’re jacked as fuck and that’s always a plus.
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Been feeling bigger lately, think the weight I’ve gained back is water and glycogen. I usually only eat cereal when I lift and since I’ve been lifting every day carbs have gone way up. If I ever figure out how to make deads feel like an efficient lift I think I’ll see some scary progress. All I really need is good technique from the ground then I can hitch the shit out of it, yay strongman
Cut the last set short, felt a bit too much back working. Vids didn’t look too bad, don’t really think I round lumbar spine, more like low thoracic. The stretch and pump from farmers after curls is stupid, big fan.
Deadlift 5x135 2x5x225 3x275 3x295 4x5x325 3x325
Kbell swing 5x25x35
plank 7x1min
Banded sidestep 7x10
Ez bar PJR 20lbsx20,15,5,4
Ez bar curl 20lbsx25,18,15
Farmer walk 500ftx58lbs
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Not super motivated today. Low back didn’t like deep squats with weights but that’s okay because sissy squats still give me a vein popping quad pump. Remembered I had sliders in my car and they beat up my hamstrings pretty good. Who would have thought my best mind muscle connection/pump workout for legs would come from 2 bodyweight exercises.
High bar squat w/ raised heels
Bwx10 barx10 95x10 115x10
Sissy squats x80,55,20
Slider hamstring curl 7x15
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Sunday
Farmer walk 2x100ftx138 8x100ftx148
Barbell row 2x5x135 5x155 5x185 8x8x205
Strict press 15xbar 10x95 6x10x115
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365 felt heavy but I hit it for some trips so I’m happy with it. There were 3 or 4 reps that felt distinctly different from the rest, they just moved without any effort. Hopefully the high frequency thing lets me work out the details to figure out whatever I did different technique wise on those.
Monday
Deadlift 5x135 2x5x225 3x275 3x295 3x325 3x345 5x3x365
Kbell swing 5x25x35
Sideplank 8x45s
Ez bar pjr pullover 3x20x20
Ez bar curl 3x20x20
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Been following your workouts for a few weeks now and I’m curious; are you doing your own thing or following a specific program?
Doing my own thing. For now it’ll be lots of deads, thinking 5s twice a week, 1s and 3s once a week. Will make up the weight and sets the day of
Still have quad doms from last leg day
Tuesday
Deadlift 5x135 2x5x225 3x275 3x295 5x325
Kbell swing 3x25x35
plank 5x1min
Banded ER squats 4x10
Sissy squats x100,60
Slider hamstring curl 5x20
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Felt stupid strong on strict press, 135 didn’t feel grindy till reps 7 and 8 and last time they were grinding at reps 4 and 5. Also slowly making rest times more productive
Wednesday
Farmer walk 8x100ftx148
Push ups 8x25
Plank 8x1min
Barbell row 5x135 5x185 6x10x205
Band row 8x20xpurple
Strict press 15xbar 10x95 4x8x135 7x135 6x135
Band ER press 7x10xred
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Don’t worry I do this all the time 
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Loaded up all my plates and hit 425 today. 20lbs under PR, much uglier and slower but happy to be at this weight so fast after such a long break from deads especially considering the small jumps I made going into my top set(rep?). Thought about hitting some back down singles but I’ll save it for tomorrow, don’t want a bad workout like Tuesday.
Thursday
Deadlift 5x135 2x5x225 3x275 1x295 1x325 1x345 1x365 1x385 1x405 1x415 1x425
Kbell swing 5x25x35
Sideplank 10x45s
Band row 10x20xpurple
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Was going to do 5s but then had this crazy idea, “if I can do more, why not?” Didn’t go to failure but pushed hard enough to get some full body fatigue and zoned out a bit near the end which made me realize I haven’t felt that kind of fatigue since I was a runner. Keep getting reminded that my training really isn’t that intense and slowly manning up and training harder.
2 best deadlift sessions so far and on back to back days. A bit ambitious and early to say but maybe I can get close to 500lbs by the end of the year, think I’m going to stay away from back squats for a while and focus on what’ll make me a more competitive strongman.
Friday
Deadlift 5x135 2x5x225 5x275 5x295 325x8,7,7,7,6
Kbell swing 5x25x35
Standing high jump 5x5
plank 9x1min
Banded row 9x20xpurple
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Mostly hit quads but last 300m or so my low back started getting sore for w/e reason, probably due to weak abductors. Lot of room for improvement based on how these felt, moderate burn and decent cardio
Saturday
800m lunge walk 24:07
Sunday
Barbell row 5x135 5x185 5x225 6x8x235
Band row 9x20xpurple
Strict press 15xbar 10x95 135x9,9,8,7,7,6
Band ER 8x20
Ez bar curl 15xbar 4x15x20
Ez bar close grip overhead 15xbar 4x15x20
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405 for a triple and it moved better than 3 singles at this weight less than 2 weeks ago. I think the glute doms from lunges is helping with my mind muscle connection when pulling. Will plan on some volume at 325-345lbs tomorrow. High frequency is king!
Monday
Deadlift 5x135 2x5x225 3x275 3x295 3x325 3x345 3x365 3x385 3x405
Kbell swing 5x25x35
Sideplank 9x45s
Band row 9x20xpurple
(Please forgive the hype up after rep 2)
Edit: I think you can hear my SI joint pop just before locking out my third rep… didn’t feel it though. Happens often due to leg length discrepancy, sometimes I’ll adjust myself by lying on my back, then isometrically extending 1 leg and flexing the other against my hands, followed by a bridge with a big glut squeeze at the top, lots of cracking from that but not loud pops like this.
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