June 22, 2012 - ME LB

Last heavy workout before the show. Guess I'm about as ready as I can be. Unsure if I'll do nothing next week or do really light stuff. Not as balls hot as the past two days but definitely close to rainforest humidity which made it exhausting.

Dynamic Warm-ups

12" Sumo Block Pulls
135x5
185x3
225x3
275x3
315x3
365x1
405x1
455x1
495x1
545x1
Added Straps
585x1
610x1
635x1
655x1

Safety Squat Bar Goodmornings
165x3
215x3
255x12
275x12
300x12 PR+10lbs

Barbell Bent Over Rows (straps)
225x3
275x12
275x12
275x12

27 Minutes of Stretching

Comments: I have not done sumo in a while, and never from an elevated bar position. The most I've done is 555lbs and that was back in March last year. Any lifts since then have been beltless and for reps and even in that, I've slacked off on using it as an assistance lift. Either way, I set the bar low and I think I also aimed lower than I had planned to. Warm-ups felt good despite sweating rivers. Accidentally grabbed the smooth part of the bar on 545lbs when going for double overhand. Still got it and about 50lbs better than last time. I learned from last time that my ratchet belt is far too bulky for sumo pulls so I just used my thin prong belt. Grip and rip versus settling in changes the lift quite a bit. When 585lbs felt tough on the first strapped in set, I didn't think I'd get much more. I was wrong, just had to readjust. Even 635lbs even went up well. Decided to go for 20lbs more. Ugly and had to hitch it to lock out but still got it. Very happy with how this went. Moved on to ssb gms. Handles were bolted on this time so I just left them as is. The bar resting on my back made that spot in my mid back ache and hurt, but I pushed through it. Had to wait a bit to do my last set so I bumped up the weight. Really had to fight for the last two reps. After that, I went for bent over rows. Haven't done these in a while and usually only on upper body days. Used a bit under my best since I knew doing them after pulls and gms would be though. And they were, but they felt good. Finished up with stretching and ate big, late dinner.