Day Four, Week Two: Deadlifts

I reduced the number of working deadlifts by one, but the last lift at 535 was still pretty tough (I did make it, though). For the third and fourth week, where I intend to finish at 550 and 560, respectively, I'm going to reduce the number of working lifts by one again. The good news is, I'm confident I'll be successful at my second attempt in competition at 530.

When I got to work I again climbed the 650+ stairs to the top of my building and back down, and over the weekend I did a ton of cardio. Even more encouraging than my confidence that I'll lift more in competition than I did in June, the better news is that whereas a few days ago I was still at 290, this morning I was down to 284.8, which leaves me with just under 10 pounds to lose in about 19 days! This is VERY encouraging, and I'm beginning to think I might just be able to make it.

Deadlift Day
Exercise	11/8 2010	11/15 2010	Week Three	Week Four
Deadlift	135x5	135x5
	225x3	225x3
	315x2	315x2
	405x1	405x1
	440x1	455x1
	460x1	485x1
	480x1	515x1
	500x1	535x1
	520x1
One-Arm Row	70x12*	75x12*
	80x12*	80x12*
	80x11*	80x11*
Box Squats (Explosive)	245x3†	250x3†
	255x3†	260x3†
	265x3†	270x3†
	275x2†	280x2†
	285x2†	290x2†
Rear Delt Fly	20x12*	20x12*
	25x12*	25x12*
	25x10*	25x10*
* Weight is per arm † Used adjustable height box at lowest setting, rather then traditional bench, increasing difficulty