Deads

Workout 20 October 2009:

Deadlift, seven sets of one rep

Results: 185-185-205-235-235-245-245lbs
Previous best: 235-255-275-295-310-320-330lbs (5 Mar 08)

Slowly, my deadlift is progressing since my back is able to tolerate more stress without difficulty. I could probably add another 25-30lbs and still have a technically sound deadlift, but I'm not ready to risk it yet. As it stands, the 245lbs is 20 more than my last 1x7 in July. Hopefully by the end of the year I'll be able to pull close to 300 again.

One good thing coming from my back injury is that I am paying particular attention to my form. Whereas before I used to round my back a bit (never a dangerous amount, but more than I should), now I am slowly learning to better activate my hamstrings for the pull and keep a proper lumbar curve in my lower back.