Nothing like a little motivation.

“Week 3”

• 5/3/1 – Deadlift (working max: 335#)
  • 1x5x135 (warmup)
  • 1x5x170
  • 1x3x205
  • 1x5x255 (work)
  • 1x3x290
  • 1x5x320
• Asst. #1 – Deadlift
  • 1 x 5 x 275
  • 1 x 5 x 225
  • 1 x 5 x 185
  • 1 x 5 x 135
  • 1 x 10 x 135
• Foam Rolling

It feels good to feel stronger again. I’m still not at the levels I was, plus I did reset because my deadlift form has changed a bit. But all feels good and I just felt good pulling today.

Given my recent thoughts about lifting and revamping my approaches, I opted to try stripping down. Instead of 5×10 across with some light weight, let’s just strip down by 45’s and 25’s, pulling 5 reps, resting about 60-90 seconds between sets… and the last set I repped out.

It felt good. It helped me feel good about the this new approach. I’m solidifying my workout plan for the next some cycles to see how they’ll fare for me.

The thing is tho… I drove to the gym because of my ankle. While driving home my posterior chain started to hate life, so as soon as I pulled into the driveway I took a walk around the block just to cool down. That helped me ease back in, plus I can tell that my ankle is about as good as it’s going to get. I’ll wear my really good running shoes, and I’m going to get back on the wagon with walking. Once I’m feeling better there, I hope to start pulling the sled again.

Life’s good.