Weightlifting: Deadlift 405 for 9

 

I really wish I could've gotten ten here, but I'm proud that I managed 9 reps with 405, considering the shape I'm in. I have a pretty bad cold and it seems to be persisting despite my best efforts. I pretty much always work out when I'm sick unless I'm deathly ill. The Gainz Faerie doth not sleepeth, eh? The holy trinity of Deadlift progress is rotating Sumo, Conventional, and Barbell Rows, which I've already mentioned many times, but it bears repeating. I've set more personal records on Deadlifts in the past couple months than I did for years, and it's simply because I'm going for them, rather than concentrating on my squat or indulging some piddly progression system. If you've been training for a decade and you don't know what works, then figure it out, man! Cookie-cutter programs are designed for beginners or people that lack imagination. For myself, I know that high frequency, moderate volume with a focus on constant variation equals progress. 

	1RM	2RM	3RM	4RM	5RM	6RM	7RM	8RM	9RM	10RM
Low Bar Squat	415	380	365	350	360		340	320		315
High Bar Squat	390	365	350	345	340		315	320		300
High Bar Squat (Paused)	365		315
High Bar Squat (No Belt)	365	335	325	325	330			285		250
Front Squat	315	300	300	275	270	255	245	225	215	225
Bench Press	315	290	280	275	270	260	255	245	245	235
Bench Press (Paused)	300	275	265	255	245	240	235	230	225	225
Overhead Press	195	185	175	170	170	160	155	150	140	145
Deadlift	510	470	455	425	410	415	410	390	405	360
Deadlift (No Belt)	460		435			400	405		365	340
Sumo Deadlift	455	435	405	420	410					315
Clean	235	225	220	195
Push Press	230	205	205	195	185
Incline Press (low angle)	255	245		225	235	225	215	210		205
Close Grip	295	275	270	265	255	250	245	235	230	230