Tues, 21 April 15
I have been out of town since Wednesday and this is the first time I have had internet access so here goes with catching up on this week's training. Tuesday I was still having some noticeable discomfort around my right SI joint, but since I was leaving on Wed morning, I figured that rather than try to push back my training schedule, I would just go in and warmup and see how things felt. I was not able to go up as heavy as I had planned at all, but I was able to do enough that I was glad I didn't reschedule or skip. I went through my warmups very thoroughly, putting extra emphasis on getting proper activation and maintaining good body positions. My plan was to warm up and assess how I felt, then start tugging and assess how each set felt. If I couldn't get up over 300, I was going to shut it down and go home. My goal was to be able to pull into the low to mid 400s. Brief side note, this is not a pulled muscle that I am working around. After training today I went to see my friend, training partner, and PT, Gregg Inocencio, he said I had an anteriorly rotated right innominate bone. We both have no idea how I am doing this to myself, but the good news is that I am able to correct for a lot of it fairly quickly with stretching and soft tissue work.
Axle Deadlift
10x70
10x160
6x250
3x340 - Felt pretty good.
1x410 - Slow, but went up without a problem.
3x440 - First rep was in super slow motion, but only had minor discomfort.
2x3x460 - Both of my first reps were glacially slow and my RPE was up around 8/10 or 9/10 because I was going so slowly, but the weight did not feel heavy.
I chose not to do my deficit deads today in the interest of preventing stupidity.
SS: Single Leg Calf Raise/Rollouts
3x{25ea x BW/15xBW}
Prowler
12x60'xprowler+90
I'm doing axle deads for most/all of my regular deadlifting on my gym days because I have noticed that my grip strength is down a little bit, most likely from neglecting farmer's walks for so long since I hadn't had to train them for competition until recently. But regardless of the reason, I added in a lot more work with the axle on DL, shrugs, and rows to get more grip work. And I can say based on my training that it is definitely working. And to answer the other part of your question, usually mixed grip, occasionally DOH, never with straps.