7/11 Wednesday Deadlift

First week away from a 'circa max' phase...and it blew donkey nuts.

I picked a light number-650 or about 80%- thinking that no matter how beat I was coming off of last week's heavy variation, this number would be manageable. Well, it wasn't. If you don't control the weight, it controls you, and today it won.

I went back and forth between sumo and conventional trying to figure out what felt right. Conclusion- neither.

Highlight, 662x5:

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuwUELsVJKc]

Worst conventional rep of the day:

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_6MwQdJKcc]

-Started with my hips too low trying to pull the bar instead of push away from the floor. Hamstrings not loaded properly. As a result get pitched forward and left with no bar speed and poor positioning before lockout.

Worst sumo rep of the day:

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vgl-SQ88c60]

-Similar issue starting with my hips too low. I initiate the pull, hips come up to what should be the starting position, and then the bar breaks the floor but now my shoulders are in front of the bar. Same idea as a conventional deadlift- initiate the lift with a push by pushing the floor away from the bar and then the pull comes when you're passing your knees, pulling that bar into you.

I went through the circa max phase in as a replacement for the higher volume phase I traditionally have done in the past. I feel "good." And the variations I hit were a 900+ squat at the top and an 800+ deadlift from a deficit. So I'm likely dealing with a) fatigue and b) a reset for my timing on my deadlift specifically.