Leaving more in the tank

Wendler 5/3/1 program, cycle 19, week 2

• Work Set – Deadlift (working max: 385#)
  • 1x5x155 (warmup)
  • 1x5x195
  • 1x3x235
  • 1x3x275 (work)
  • 1x3x310
  • 1x4x350
• Assistance – Deadlifts
  • 5 x 10/10/8/8/8 x 185
• Assistance – Side Bends
  • 3 x 25 x 40

Physically I felt good. Nevertheless, when I finished that 4th rep and set up for #5 my body said “stop”. I’ve been pushing further, where that “leaving 1 in the tank” might actually be a real struggle of a rep, instead of a good 1-2 reps. That’s not the right way to do things. So today I truly left some in the tank and opted to make sure I got some good assistance work in. So I dropped the assistance weight to 185 and made sure I got more reps. My lower back hates me. 🙂 But that’s good. Given more reading, analysis of my form and technique, I’m pretty sure abs and lower back are weak. So I gotta do more assistance deadlifting with strict form, lighter weight, higher reps, build that up. And yeah, abs twice a “week” in some fashion. Stick with it, see what happens.