After a few weeks of deficit pulls I thought I'd do one of two things-
Take a light week and then start some sumo pulls, or go ham searching for a conventional deadlift PR. I warmed up and it felt better with each set. It looked something like this-
135-225x5 315x3
405-495-585-675-725x1
765x1 for a 15# PR -I pulled 750 a couple years ago at the S4, but this felt better and I had more in the tank. If I had to guess, with some rest, I'd be around 800 which is huge for me! My conventional technique is lack luster, but I'm slowly improving. I typically just use conventional pulls- deficit deads and block pulls- as builders. I know if those numbers go up, and my sumo technique stays solid, that my deadlift will go up. And that's been the case for the last year or so.
725
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765
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Thursday assistance
GHR 50 reps
Band pull downs 40 reps
Seated shrugs 50 reps
