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Sunday, August 27, 2006

Deadlift Day

Friday I did deadlifts. I love working out on Fridays. The gym is usually empty except for the regulars. Here is how things went.

Deadlifts - sumo 225lbs/6, sumo 315lbs/4, conventional 405lbs/1, 495lbs/1, 515lbs/fail, 405lbs/1.
Lat Pull Downs - 4 sets, 6 reps, 185-210lbs
Good Mornings - 6 sets, 6 reps, 225-315lbs
Weighted Declined Sit Ups - 4 sets, 12 reps, 10lbs.

I decided to try some singles for deadlifts. I think it went pretty good. The 495lbs for a single was totally raw, not even a belt. After I failed at 515lbs I did 4 more attempts just to feel the set up. The good mornings as usual felt awesome. I did the fist two sets with out a belt and went up in weight once the belt went on. Another good work out has come and gone.
I have been doing my main set with 4 reps. I'm feeling that this is too high. I think I'll do a progression starting with 4 reps then decreasing every 2 weeks till I'm down to singles and a test week. Of course when the reps decrease I increase the number of sets. This week I'll start this program.

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