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Last night was the first time in ages I've deadlifted without a mirror in front of me and my form felt better for it. I always feel like I'm setting myself up right but rarely feel like I'm lifting right so I may have been incorrectly correcting my form based on what I saw in the mirror rather than how I felt when ready to lift.

Will deadlift facing the wall for the next few weeks and see how I get on.
 
Great pulling, and if it felt better then you were almost certainly trying to force something by the look of your positions in the mirror. This is why I video most sets, good feedback without having to distract myself from lifting.
 
Cheers Ice :)

I generally find I can rep any weight I can pull but the difference between 5+ reps and 0 reps can be as little as 2.5kg :(

Hopefully deadlifting away from the mirror as well as the deficit deadlift work I've done over the last 6 months will help me finally break 210 :mad:
 
180 for 10 is crazy weight, if you can't pull over 210 now for a single I would seriously get some vids up and posted as that has to be a from issue there. Your volume is immense!
 
Pigeon_Killer said:
Cheers Ice :)

I generally find I can rep any weight I can pull but the difference between 5+ reps and 0 reps can be as little as 2.5kg :(

Hopefully deadlifting away from the mirror as well as the deficit deadlift work I've done over the last 6 months will help me finally break 210 :mad:
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Are those reps touch and go?
 
Touch and go in the sense I don't reset my body yes but I don't bounce the weight.

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180 for 10 is crazy weight, if you can't pull over 210 now for a single I would seriously get some vids up and posted as that has to be a from issue there. Your volume is immense!
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Never been a fan of posting videos but will get one next week :)

Volume feels pretty easy at the moment. Deadlifting 200 for 5x5 on Bill Starr's 5x5... that's volume :o
 
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I thought you did proper dead lifts? Your robbing yourself of that off the floor power by doing TNG.
 
Just being lazy while it's a weight I'm comfortable with :(

Did them properly while I was doing deficit deadlifts although they were far heavier and I wanted to attack each rep and avoid over stressing my lower back.
 
Pigeon_Killer said:
Cheers Ice :)

I generally find I can rep any weight I can pull but the difference between 5+ reps and 0 reps can be as little as 2.5kg :(

Hopefully deadlifting away from the mirror as well as the deficit deadlift work I've done over the last 6 months will help me finally break 210 :mad:
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I'm the same in most movements. If I can get a rep then I'll be able to do 2 or 3.
This last few years I've turned into a repper.
I did 200 for 13, but couldn't pull over 230 last year. How the **** does that work? Lol

To fix it I've started doing less reps and recently pulled 244.5. However, I now can't pull 200 for more than 5 reps lol.
 
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I'm only doing 10 reps to find out where I am with my squats, bench and deadlift at the moment. Once I fail a weight I'll drop back to 5 reps and keep increasing the weight rather than try and get 10 reps every week.

Once I hit 5's I'll continue until I fail, have a week off then switch to a structured routine again like Bill Starr's 5x5 which I love or, dare I say, 5/3/1 :eek:... just not the Boring But Broken variant I did last time! :o
 
Right elbow has felt really tight since pullups on Monday but I was confident it wouldn't hamper my bench until another maths fail ****ed me over instead. So disappointed :(

Bench Press
95 x 5
105 x 5
115 x 5
130 x 4 :eek: :confused: :o
125 x 9 :mad: :(

Pendlay Row
55 x 5
65 x 5
75 x 5
85 x 10

Incline Dumbbell Press
70 x 8
75 x 8
80 x 8
85 x 8
90 x 8

Hyperextensions
15 x 10
15 x 10
15 x 10
15 x 10
15 x 10
 
Squats
100 x 5
120 x 5
140 x 5
160 x 10 (Belt)

Power Clean to Overhead Press
50 x 5
55 x 5
60 x 5
65 x 10

Bulgarian Split Squats
20's x 3

Squats
60 x 8
70 x 8
80 x 8
90 x 8
100 x 8

Leg Press
210 x 8
250 x 8
290 x 8
330 x 8
370 x 8

Dips
BW x 10
BW x 10
BW x 10
BW x 10
BW x 10

Comments

Squats - Wore the wrong shoes so squatted bare footed for the first time. Felt more natural, form was good but lack of energy meant the final 5 reps were a grind.

Power Clean to Overhead Press - My weakest exercise by a distance. Seated shoulder pressed 100 x 8 but this was slow and felt very heavy.

Bulgarian Split Squats - Put a lot of pressure on the exact spot I injured my right hip last year so stopped. Will research the exercise before going back to them.
 
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Week off work next week so I'm not sure whether to continue as I am or deload for a week and take it easy. Don't really feel like I need to physically although work's exhausted me over the last two weeks and I don't feel as mentally sharp as I normally do. Deadlifting uneven weights two weeks ago and benching the wrong weight this week probably indicates as much. Just don't want to lose the momentum I've been building up by taking a break.
 
Picked up a cough over the weekend and barely spent a minute away from the toilet today but felt strong enough to go the gym tonight... really wasn't. Was seeing stars during my working set for deadlifts and puked seconds after finishing :(

Deadlifts
100 x 5
120 x 5
140 x 5
160 x 5


185 x 9 :(


Pullups
BW x 6
BW x 5
BW x 5
BW x 5
BW x 4

Leg Press
330 x 8
330 x 8
330 x 8
330 x 8
330 x 8

Comments

Deadlifts - 160 is how I normally deadlift but I slowed it down for my working set. Didn't feel like I was able to keep half as much tension in my hamstrings deadlifting this way and my back took more of a beating as a result. Speed was awful compared to last week but I'm not too disappointed overall considering how I felt mid set. Should've stopped after 8 reps but regained my senses before attempting the 10th :o

Feel free to destroy my form. If I don't understand what I'm doing wrong I'll never improve :)

Injury - Bulgarian Split Squats hit my hip in the exact spot I injured last year on Friday night and it felt really tight tonight. Didn't get any worse but it's a slight concern going forward.
 
Energy levels have felt low for the last few days so I was expecting a fail night and a fail night is what I had.

Bench Press
95 x 5
105 x 5
115 x 5
125 x 8

Pendlay Row
60 x 5
70 x 5
80 x 5
90 x 10

Incline Dumbbell Press
75 x 8
80 x 8
85 x 8
90 x 8
100 x 5

Comments

Bench - 8 easy reps then someone switched off the power and I completely died. Shame I messed up last week because it would've been a 10 rep PB but my body's had enough of 10's now.
 
Another failed session but I'm really happy with it.

Squats
100 x 5
120 x 5
140 x 5
165 x 8 (Belt)

Power Clean to Overhead Press
52.5 x 5
57.5 x 5
62.5 x 5
67.5 x 10

Good Mornings
50 x 8
55 x 8
60 x 8
65 x 8
70 x 8

Comments

Squats - 7 really strong reps and an 8th which was good but a little loose around the core. Would've gone for the final 2 with a spotter but I'm really happy with how my strength is coming back with these.

Power Clean to Overhead Press - A lot faster than last week although my stamina is still holding me back with the cleans. Biggest problem is still the press which makes my lower back feel like it's going to snap. Might be form might be core strength but whatever it is they don't feel good.
 
Just had a thorough read of your log. Amazing lifting! You don't look 17st+ though! You're the same height as me. Some big weights being shifted there and very easily by the looks of it! Great log. Great progress. Good exercises. Good goal!

Are you wanting to drop bodyweight?
 
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