You know that phrase, something like, "My eyes are bigger than my stomach?" Well, today my eyes were bigger than my legs, back and grip. I went in lacking energy; I was exhausted. But I didn't think it would prevent me from going for a new personal best lift. As it turned out, my lack of energy made me weak and my form suffered. On my final rep, I couldn't get the bar but a few inches off the floor, and backing down to only 5 pounds heavier than last week, I couldn't quite lift it all the way.
I think there are 3 major reasons I was so lacking in energy: 1) This was my third day in a row lifting; 2) I jogged about 3 miles with my coworker a few hours earlier; and 3) I hadn't eaten much, and not since about 3 hours earlier. In the future I'll try not to make the same mistakes, and I recommend you also avoid them. On a day you intend to lift very heavy, pushing your max, make sure you've had a day of rest, that you haven't exhausted yourself with cardio only hours earlier, and that you've eaten recently.
One bit of good news: no blisters. Even in the last failed lifts, when the bar began to slip from my hands, it didn't feel or appear as though the calluses were about to rip off. Looks like filing them down with the pumice--along with, of course, gripping tightly--is pretty effective.
Anyway, here are my numbers for part 1 of day four's workout:
| Deadlift Day | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exercise | 4/13 2010 | 4/21 2010 | 4/28 2010 | Week Four |
| Deadlift | 135x5 | 135x5 | 135x5 | |
| 225x5 | 225x5 | 225x5 | ||
| 315x1 | 315x1 | 315x1 | ||
| 365x1 | 375x1 | 385x1 | ||
| 405x1 | 415x1 | 425x1 | ||
| 425x1 | 435x1 | 445x1 | ||
| 445x1 | 455x1 | 465x1 | ||
| 470x1 | 480x1 | 495x1 | ||
| 485x1 | ||||
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