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Tuesday 13/09/16 Midday Lunges (kg) 60/10,10,10 - 5 each side Notes Thought I would add these in to the mix. Nice deep stretch. Glutes sore from yesterday's deads – first time in a long while that it's been noticeable.

What's with the bazillion crunches? Is it to try to improve the throughput? ;)

Monday 12/09/16 Evening session Conventional DL (kg) Hook grip 60/5, 90/3, 110/1, 140/1 170/1 190/0 - darn Sumo DL (kg) Hook grip 140/1, 160/1 180/1 - PR 185/1 - PR 190/0 - next time! 180/0 - spannered, I guess 170/5 - straps Belted throughout Notes Making a bit of headway with sumo...

Sunday 11/09/16 Evening session Floor Press (kg) 60/18, 80/10, 90/5, 100/5 105/5, 107.5/5 110/5,5,5,4 - RPE 10 Wrist wraps throughout Dips (on kitchen units) Bw+10 (99kg)/10 Bw+20 (109kg)/10,10 Bw (89kg)/23 + partials Notes 5 X 110 kg is a PR for floor press. Kitchen unit dips performed in a...

UD2.0 works. Lyle M has some other fairly extreme ways to get shredded that also work but are none too pleasant.

Saturday 10/09/16 Evening session 1.25" Deficit Sumo DL (kg) 60/10, 90/5, 110/3, 130/1 140/1, 150/1, 160/1, 170/1 - belt, hook grip 170/3 - belt & straps from here on 160/6 150/8 BOR (kg) 60/15 Notes These went ok. Hams quite tired from yesterday's deads. Had to bring feet in a few inches...

Please say that's 12 X 1 X 235? I wouldn't be all that surprised if you did 12 reps with 235 but then I noticed it was at a deficit! Anyway, nice dead session as always.

Friday 9/9/16 Midday session Sumo DL (kg) 60/10, 90/5, 110/5 130/1, 150/1, 160/1, 180/0 170/5 - straps, RPE 9 No belt throughout Notes 180 didn't seem to budge. Dropped load to 170 and made 5 reps. I could definitely have managed an extra grinder but no point. I may do another session later...

Tuesday 6/09/16 Midday session LBBS (kg) 60/10, 80/5, 100/3 120/2 140/2 - belted from here on 150/1,1 @ RPE 10 130/1 120/5,5,5 Notes Started getting pain in left leg during this session. Strange burning sensation in outside of left leg. Managed singles with 150 but they were annoyingly...

Sunday 04/09/16 Evening session 3 mile walk Sumo DL (kg) 60/10, 90/5, 110/3 130/1 - hook-grip from here on 150/1 - belted from here on 160/1 170/1 - PR 175/1 - PR 160/5 - straps Notes A ton of DOMS in legs going into this session but finally managed a 170 sumo and then raised it 5...

Saturday 03/09/16 Morning session Floor Press (kg) 60/15, 80/10 100/10 105/6,5,5,5 3rd fingers on rings Dips (kg) B/W(89) x 24 Evening Session LBBS (kg) 60/10, 80/5, 100/5 130/5,5 - belted from here on 140/2 Notes Weighed in at 89kg. Getting a bit fat but I'm not bothered as long as I'm...

@Jester: How are you performing your FP deads? Do you usually lower your deads under control or do you not bother with the eccentrics? I see so many vids of quite powerful deadlifters dropping bars in training that I'm beginning to wonder if this is why my lower back takes more of a beating...

Thursday 01/09/16 Night session About 6 weeks out from the meet. Sumo DL (kg) 60/5, 90/5, 110/1 130/1 - no hook (for grip test) 140/1 - no hook 150/1 - no hook 160/1,1 - hook grip 160/5 - hook grip 160/7 - straps; belted No belt except for final set @ 160. Notes Low back is still a bit tweaky...

Wednesday 31/08/16 Night session Sumo DL (kg) 60/10, 80/5, 110/5 130/5 - no hook (for grip test) 140/2 - no hook 150/0 - no hook, almost had it! 150/5,5 - hook grip No belt throughout as I forgot about it but didn't feel I needed it. Notes Low-back/pelvis issue improving everyday. All good...

Mon 29/08/16 Evening session Sumo DL (kg) 60/10, 80/10, 110/10,10 HBBS (kg) 60/10, 80/10,10 Notes Marked improvement in left-leg and pelvis discomfort during day so decided to try some light lifting in the evening. For sumo, I tried going "plate-to-plate" in order to give my hips a good...

Sun 28/08/16 Still hobbling about but back is improving. Main issue is now waves of pain in left side of pelvis and left leg. These come and go depending on what I'm trying to do which isn't much. I'm hoping that in a week or less I'll be good to go. Tried some weighted dips in the corner of...

So, in my last DL session I must've tweaked a nerve in my lower-back: lower lumbar region. Left leg is pretty weak now. I'm used to erectors always getting sore and fatigued but that soreness goes away quite quickly, so I knew this was different. For the past few days I've been hobbling about...

Saturday 20/8/16 Evening Session RDL to Knee (kg) 130/15,15 140/10,10 Straps Floor Press (kg) W-U: 60/15; 80/10; 90/5 105/5,5 - 3rd fingers on rings 105/4 - pinkies on rings 105/5,5 - 2nd fingers on rings Wrist wraps Shrugs (kg) 115/20,20 Straps Kitchen Worktop Dips BW/20,20 Notes RDL...

@Jester: Cheers mate. I recall that heavy rack-pulls did indeed help my deads come up in the past. I'll see if I can do something similar with blocks. I may try some deficit sumo and conventional haltings. For some reason I've forgotten to give them a go. I guess snatch-grip deads are...

Friday 19/08/16 Morning Session Press (kg) 60/5,5,5,5,6 Evening Session 1.5" Deficit Sumo DL (kg) W-U: 60/5,5; 80,5; 100/1; 120/1,1 Hook-grip 1.5" Deficit DL (kg) 120/1 140/1 150/1 - belted from here on 160/1 180/1 - RPE 10 O-shoes; hook-grip Deadlift (kg) 160/6 - hook-grip 160/6 - straps...