Weaker but stronger…. I hope. 🙂

Wendler 5/3/1 program, cycle 22, week 1

• Work Set – Deadlift (working max: 370#)
  • 1x5x150 (warmup)
  • 1x5x185
  • 1x3x225
  • 1x5x245 (work)
  • 1x5x280
  • 1x5x320
• Assistance – Deficit Deadlift (1.5″ deficit)
  • 3 x 8/7/5 x 185
• Farmers Walk
  • 50 yards per trip
  • 6 trips, 2 trips, 10 breath rest, 2 trips, 10 breath rest, 1 trip, rest, 1 trip rest
  • 45# plate in each hand

I feel weaker… but I think it’s only in my head. Only 320#? Geez… feels like I should be doing more, right? But this is what a reset is all about. But then, I should be getting more reps, right? Nope. My continued focus on keeping my back up, pushing with my legs… it’s really coming into play. I certainly find myself stopping because my legs can’t do any more, tho my body says I could keep going just with my back.

The past few deadleft sessions, since the reset, since I’ve been focusing more on being upright, pushing with the legs (not pulling with the back). I swear my legs feel it more. I feel a pump, I feel exhaustion, in my quads, hams, and glutes. I get to that “last rep” and find my legs getting wobbly tho my back wants to keep going. And the deficits…. whoa, you can really feel it there. I certainly stop lifting if I even find a hint of wanting to bend over.

So I reckon that’s good.

My ego hates it. But I know my body loves it and in the long run, this is right and better.

I do enjoy doing the farmer’s walks, tho my grip is certainly the weak point there. I wanted to do 100 yards at a time, but after 2 trips of that (and all the deadlifting), my grip was tiring so I could only get 1 trip without a rest. And then after 6 total trips, my grip was done. I am finding posture really matters to do this right. You can’t let the weight sink you — you really have to be upright, good posture, tuck your chin in and head up. It’s cool. 🙂