Exerbabble for 2-27-7

Today’s Workout:

Deficit Deadlift (Off 6 inch platform):
4 @ 135 lbs
4, 4, 4, 4, 1* @ 225 lbs
F, F @ 225 lbs (from floor)

DB Lunges:
3×8 @ 35 lbs

current bodyweight: 162.4 lbs (+1.2 lb; weekly average of 162.25 lbs)

Massive glute pain. At least, it was. Again, the first pull is the hardest, and the subsequent reps aren’t nearly as hard. It’s really strange.

The good squat rack was taken, so I just found and empty spot on the floor. Man, I’m never doing that again. It took me at least ten minutes to put the plates on and off. Pain in the ass.

Fifth set, I hit one of the pegs on the outside of the squat cage. No injury, but that threw my concentration, so I stopped the set.

I felt like I couldn’t pull anything else. So I thought I’d just see how many times I could pull 225 from the floor. Low and behold, I couldn’t. That seems strange. Deficits are supposed to make pulling from the floor easier, not harder. Unless I literaly ran out of gas and didn’t have the energy for it. I don’t know, I was resting way longer than I should have, waiting for the pain to dissapate.

I tossed in some easy lunges, because there was no way I could do front squats.

Adjustments: Get a damn squat rack next time, I don’t give a shit. Even if it means I’m doing it on the track. Keep the weight at 225 lbs. Either next week or the week after, I’ll deload. I’ll base it on how I feel.