Week 11: Back

This has been the first back workout in over 2 weeks, but nothing prepared me for the utter loss in progress that occurred here. I was concerned, but after my success on leg day with a 415 lb squat, was grossly unprepared for the lack of leg and back strength needed to hit my previous deadlifts. It was rough. It was painful. It was humiliating. My deadlift has gone down from a 415x2 rep to a 365x1.. just not going to cut it. I am disappointed, but hoping that the last week will see at least some improvement.

Here is the breakdown:

Barbell deadlift:

• 135 x 10
• 135 x 10
• 275 x 1
• 365 x 1
• 405 FAIL
• 405 FAIL
• 385 FAIL
• 275 x 10

Machine lat pulldown:

• 195 x 10
• 210 x 10
• 245 x 8

Final thoughts: This was a wake up call, namely in that I was avoiding the reality that I needed to give deadlifts the most attention and instead left them to dwindle down. I can't be all that disappointed overall, seeing as I've effectively added 50 pounds to my bench, and about 80 pounds to my squat, but the deadlift has been a constant stall. I am going to give week 12 my all, and hope that I can recoup some of my losses here.

In the future, after this program is over, I will most likely pursue a smolov-based routine centered around deadlifts, or else a coan-phillipe routine on a longer timeline than the one I gave myself this time.