A feisty vegan powerlifter with a zeal for training and a love for good food. I am prepping for my next meet in October following the Minimalist/M2 Method by Brian Schwab. Brian has been my coach for over a year now, and the following logs are documenting my progress utilizing his training methods.
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It seems to me like sumo deadlifts are just a pipe dream for me at this point.
I have to choose one or the other - squats or sumo pulls. I can't do both, and I really just need to stop trying since nothing has worked at all.
I felt really good last week for my deadlift session, but it appears the after affects carried over all the way into my squat workout almost a week AFTER pulling. My hips gave out at the bottom of my squats yesterday, which caused my quads and adductors to stop firing. I was pitching forward and overcompensating with my back and hamstrings. My squats have not looked or felt so bad in a long time.
So it's back to the drawing board. The squat is my strongest movement anyway, and it simply isn't worth losing strength on to make way for sumo pulling.
Sigh.
Squats:
bar x bunch
135x5
165x2
185x1
205x1
245x1
265x3 (x2)
Leg Press (single leg):
180 x 10 (x3)
Russian Leg Curls:
3x12
Ab stuff. Hanging leg raises, cable crunches.