December was rough training wise. We moved back to Cleveland last year, so there were a few weekends we were out of town to do the whole Christmas thing. Then the last week of December we went to Florida for vacation, which was great, but I really didn't get to train much throughout the month. So, as of now I'm looking at competing in the 21 deadlift salute at the Arnold Classic (this would be my third time in this event).
Deadlift: 135x2 225x2 315x1 405x1 suit on, straps down 405x1 495x1 585x1 straps up, very loose 635x1 675x1
I am definitely not comfortable in the suit yet, especially with the straps up. There were a couple of times I grabbed the bar and was in a horrible position and had to reset. Very frustrating, but I had to remind myself it has been 2 years since I've pulled in this suit. Definitely a learning curve.
The 675 was very smooth. Next week I will pull 700, hopefully just as easily.
Accessory work: Rack pulls 405x2 495x2 585x1 635x1 x 3 sets 405 x 10 x 3 sets
Glute ham raise 3x10
I can tell that I'm not in great shape because the DL's and rackpulls took so much out of me.
