Tuesday 11 May 2010

Cycle 1, Week 6 - Deadlifts



2x3x225lb
3x309lb
1x397lb
5x420lb (PB)

14x375lb (PB)

Overhead Squats
3x45lb
3x89lb
3x133lb

Then had to call it quits as my masseuse arrived. High rep deads don’t even rate on the pain scale compared to that. Hurt so good!!

As the vid above shows I've been practicing a quick drop to the bar rather than getting set with hands on bar. By taking advantage of the stretch reflex I'm definitely increasing the load that i can pull from the floor easily. The set at 309lb nearly flew off the deck!! I've been using this for a while but I've been nowehere near correctly set up. It's not perfect right now but definitely improving. The enhanced hip mobility I'm working for will only improve this further. Worth noting that 420lb is 95% of my 1RM (200kg or 440lb)

Going to get into the overheads properly tomorrow and get a sprint metcon in as well.

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