Deadlift-
135lb, 3x3
225lb, 2-3x1, I forget.
With straps-
225lb, 2x1
275lbx1
315lbx0
Fuck straps. I can’t use them right.
Without straps-
315/335/365lbx1
315lb, 4x5, 1x3
Noticeable form break-down began occurring, and so I stopped.
I wanted to see what my max would be if I didn’t have to care about grip-strength today. That totally bombed. Either I need to get better straps or learn how to use straps or decide that straps don’t work very well with hex plates. I dunno.
The 365lb was not at all difficult, if slow. Definitely could have done a lot more if I had chalk with me.
Squat-
45lbx10
135/165/205/235/255/275lbx2
Pull-up-
5x5
clean grip reverse lunges-
45lbx5
65lb, 5x5
Oh my these were hard.
Kettle-bell swings-
16kgx15
24kg, 4x25
Gonna start doing these as conditioning on Fridays, as I get the feeling that my lack of conditioning work in the last couple of months is making me gain body-fat.
It’s actually really weird- I weigh the lowest I’ve ever weighed since I started lifting seriously and I am the strongest I’ve ever been. Based on my weekly small hill hiking, my aerobic conditioning isn’t utter trash either.
And yet I have developed a noticeable fatty pouch on my belly. It’s annoying, but given how much I eat I don’t think it’s a good idea to go all-in with conditioning and aerobic stuff either.
I’m going to start throwing in a single kettlebell session and some bodyweight conditioning work just to see what happens.If they cause me to get weaker then I’ll stop. I figure I’m in good shape physically if I get to squatting 285lb for reps while maintaining the same weight 3 months later anyhow.