Solid workout today, was feeling pretty fresh.
Deadlift
5x135
5x225
3x275
2x315
2x345
1x385
1x405 (last set with hook grip)
4x440 (put straps and belt on here)
6x3x365
SLDL
6x315 (first time doing 3 plate sldls)
8x275
6x275
Good mornings
5xbar
5x95
5x115
5x135
5x155
2 long paused reps
Pullups 2,4,6,8,6,4,2
Farmer walks w. 80lb dumbells
Weighted decline situps (10lbs)
4x8
Video of 440 pulls:
Super job on those deads!
Nice pr on the sldl
Should’ve pulled the 440 for a rep or two more.
@losthog thanks man! You’ve been making awesome progress yourself!
@Vincepac1500 yea the 4th rep felt really really slow but looking back I just wish I sucked it up and did 5. Would’ve felt so much better about it since that works out to a “theoretical” max of 515. Oh well another day. By the way, I chalked my entire thumb today for hook grip and had zero slippage so thanks for the tip!
No prob. Keep pushing for that 550
Forgot to update last night, but nothing too crazy here.
OHP
5xbar
5x65
5x75
3x85
3x95
3x115
3x125 (all easy as expected)
3x10x95 (had to add in some additional working sets to feel like I got something from the workout)
Lots of side and rear delt raises
I’m back in my hometown for the next few weeks and am going to a different gym as a result. I convinced myself that I was ready to deadlift again. Boy I was so wrong. The plates were all identical hex plates, and they honestly felt glued to the floor. I went in with the intention of doing a double with 470 and could barely finish a 445lb single. Needless to say that was discouraging. Not gonna pull till Thursday and see how it goes. I don’t see how being slightly sore can result in 50+ lbs lost on my deadlift. Seems almost unbelievable.
I think soreness has little to do with like fatigue and readiness and stuff like that. Probably still hammered from 3 days ago
Deadlifting with hex plates suck, especially if you’re used to pulling with the circle plates.
That’s interesting. I think you might be right because I honestly could not get fired up for the life of me. Zero energy going into the pulls. Must be just destroyed
I’m not sure if they were truly hex plates. They did have handles which gave them the strangest shape. Even then though, I can’t see that taking more than 50lbs on my pull. For reference, this 445 single legitimately felt harder than the 500 pull I did in comp.
I think it would depend on how you pull.
I made zero progress on deadlifting with hex plates until I moved my foot position and the way I hinge such that I’m just going straight up and down, since I’ll never be able to pull the bar to me and optimize the position.
I wouldn’t be surprised if the bar was further out than you’re used to.
well on the plus side, i honestly feel that if i can pull 470 for a double here, im good for a least 550 back at my old gym 
Hex plates put you in such a mechanically poor starting position that I don’t feel it’s worth doing. You’ll be practicing poor technique. I find a better approach is to stick with RDLs or top-down touch and go deadlifts where you bypass the start.
Brutal…not what I wanted to hear 
You didn’t want to hear you can get stronger with hex plates?
i’ll admit i was disappointed to hear it would be a bad idea to continue with coan philippi. but getting stronger is getting stronger
Yeah, I wouldn’t try to run a program that uses a percentage based off one set of equipment while using another. Just going to overcomplicate things and create some heart ache. Honestly would be time to go in an opposite direction and just try to get stronger on what you have. Been in that situation before, and most times, as long as you pushed yourself hard on what you DO have, you get stronger coming back to what you DID have.
fair enough. i’ll make myself a deal. if on thursday 445 doesnt absolutely fly up, its good mornings, touch & goes, and heavy rdls for the next two weeks. this is just to make sure that it isn’t a recovery issue.
You did DL 3 days ago, so a bit beat up as @guineapig said.
And listen to the big guys around they know what they are talking about.
Btw it’s one day feeling it’s not going your way, those days happen.