Yesterday’s workout
I was actually surprised by how well it went…
Considering that my spring and summer has been mostly about light pumping (gaining 4kgs) and then a month-long complete lay-off, with no training and especially no singles at all in 6 months…
Squat (full range, ass to the heels):
I did 6 sets: 5 x 60kgs / 132lbs, 5 x 80kgs / 176lbs, 3 x 100kgs / 220lbs, 3 x 120kgs / 264lbs, 2 x 140kgs / 308lbs and 1 x 150kgs / 330lbs.
These went surprisingly well, I thought, and I did feel like I might have gotten a 155, maybe 160 if I’d have pushed it, but I figured I might as well “start light” and leave a rep or so hanging… This may bode well come meet time. I’m not spilling the beans on how I’m training (mainly because there’s precious little of it yet), but I’ll get to it after the meet.
Deadlifts, sumo style:
I did 6 sets of these too, with the same poundages up until 140kgs, at which point I felt good and decided on a 160kgs / 352lbs lift for my single. And guess what! I friggin got it!
Not a huge achievement? Under normal circumstances I would agree, but consider this: at the last meet I lifted 165kgs / 363lbs AFTER a 9-week russian peaking cycle. This time? No deadlifting in 6 months plus a full month lay-off from all training… and was I surprised?? Um, who wouldn’t be? The whole workout took 58 minutes to complete.
Kris seemed a bit shocked but, as we frequently joke; I am not an example of typical results by any measure… I keep somehow amazing myself as well as Kris. Maybe the one-month lay-off was exactly what was needed.?
I’m fairly optimistic about my meet-results now. I believe I should have the same poundages as last time pretty much in the proverbial bag, but we’ll see how it goes. Murphy may have something he wishes to share before that… 