April 28 - DL
Among a million other things going through my head after the CA State Championships, one thought was to cut my deadlift warm ups down and see if I could handle it. I also have another pair of briefs, a bit bigger (so I thought), that I wanted to try out in case I ended up in another situation where I couldn't get my briefs on.
Deadlift
135 x 5 conv/5 sumo
135 x 5 conv/5 sumo (w/ belt)
225 x 3 (briefs, suit, no belt)
315 x 1 (briefs, suit, belt)
365 x miss
The briefs that are "bigger" are in fact not bigger; they slid over my hips more easily, but the legs are tight and all the support is in the legs instead of the hips. Result, it pitched me forward at the start of the lift and I was out of line and ended up having to muscle up the weight. My max with that combination (those briefs and suit) is something less than 365; the briefs are taken in though so we can adjust the legs and redistribute the support to the hips - always good to have a back up! The jump in weights felt fine surprisingly, even without the proper support from the briefs/bad form.
Felt good to have weight in my hands again though, even if it felt heavier than I wanted it to. I'm waking up with a sore throat in the morning (possible cold, or really dehydrated) and my anxiety is wearing on me so I'm just trying to do enough "gym" to kick my stress but not get me sick.
Weight is 144, eating is a bit better, sleep was better last night - but it was hard to wake up this morning. Today is a "day off" so I'll take care of all the things that make me feel better and try to alleviate more of my anxiety.