Tuesday 11/2
EASY STRENGTH DAY
Sumo Deadlift
3 x 3 x 325
Wednesday 11/3
EASY STRENGTH DAY
Sumo Deadlift
3 x 3 x 325
Thursday 11/4
EASY STRENGTH DAY
Sumo Deadlift
1x405
1x405
1x405
Friday 11/5
MAX EFFORT DEADLIFT
Sumo Deadlift
3x315
2x405
1x500
Good to see you still plugging away in here mate. Nice job on the 500 pull.
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Saturday 11/6
EASY STRENGTH DAY
Sumo Deadlift
1x405
1x405
1x405
Sunday 11/7
DYNAMIC EFFORT SQUAT
Box Squat
8 x 2 x 225
Great work AG
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Monday 11/8
CONDITIONING
Pull-ups
10 x 3
Tuesday 11/9
EASY STRENGTH DAY
Sumo Deadlift
3 x 3 x 330
Wednesday 11/10
CONDITIONING
Pull-ups
10 x 3
Thursday 11/11
EASY STRENGTH DAY
Sumo Deadlift
1x405
1x405
1x405
Three good crisp singles at 405. Always satisfying to put four wheels on each side. I got a new pair of deadlift shoes & had to try them out; big fan. More ankle stability than what I had been using (which was just a minimalist running shoe, one of those almost-barefoot things, though not with the separate toes). I do still really like the minimalist running shoe for general purpose fitness, walking, climbing, but the deadlift shoes will provide the same flat/low sole with a bit of extra ankle stability.
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Friday 11/12
EASY STRENGTH DAY
Sumo Deadlift
3x315
3x315
3x405
Saturday 11/13
EASY STRENGTH DAY
Sumo Deadlift
3 x 3 x 330
I don’t log my warmups any more, but for anyone curious, I’ve settled into a pretty nice routine of doing two triples at 225, two triples at 315, and then doing my couple of working sets.
Bodyweight holding steady around 219. Up a couple pounds from where I’d really like to be (210ish) but not bad. Maybe I’ll hang out here for a few months while I try to solidify this and work up to 3x3 at 405 as a standard workout, then try to lean out a bit next spring.
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Sunday 11/14
DYNAMIC EFFORT SQUAT
Box Squat
8 x 2 x 225
Monday 11/15
EASY STRENGTH DAY
Sumo Deadlift
3 x 3 x 335
Tuesday 11/16
EASY STRENGTH DAY
Sumo Deadlift
1x405
1x405
Wednesday 11/17
EASY STRENGTH DAY
Sumo Deadlift
3 x 3 x 335
Thursday 11/18
DYNAMIC EFFORT SQUAT
Box Squat
8 x 2 x 225
I may take a few weeks of box squatting 8 doubles at 225 twice a week for awhile. The box squats at a light weight just feel really good & I think have lower risk of injury and/or irritation than when I push weight on squats. So I may become this weird guy that does a ton of box squats at 225 and deadlifts 500+ on the regular. Whatever works, man.
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How do you decide what weights to use for the day? Is it based on a program or based on your experience? I vaguely remember when I first learned to do deadlifts around age 21-22 I mostly did singles. I remember getting up to 240 lbs in a relatively short time. I should try that out again.
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