glue

forgot to mention yesterday the other thing on my mind: DEADLIFTS.

on monday i managed several sets of 5x315, which is a PR, i think, or at least damn close to it. i was so jazzed about that, and the progress i'm making toward my november goal (400 by 30) that i looked at my 1RM calculator and discovered that by the time i can do 5x355, i should be able to manage 1x400.

then i went climbing, and skipped a workout. then i went climbing again and drank some scotch. and then, this morning, after my warmup sets, i had 203 observe as i strapped in for my set of 5x320.

alas, someone had glued the gorram thing to the floor. there's an interesting mind thing that happens when failing to lift the first rep of a DL set (i never have much trouble with the second and third rep: it's 1, 5, and 4 that are hardest, in that order, with 1 being by far the hardest). normally, the thought process is this:

HYYRRRRRRRGAAAARGGGGHHHHHAAAAARRRRRDDDDDD oh, ok.

but today, as with previous failed-first-rep sets, the thought process goes like this:

HYYYR-no, that's impossible. in fact, all deadlifts are impossible, i dont know how i've ever done one.

it's easy to tell within the first split second that it's just not going to happen. kind of spooky.

kind of a bummer, too, especially since i'm fattening up from all the eating, resting, and low reps. i've steeled my mind against that, though, for a change, and i'm gonna take it till 400 or 30, whichever arrives first.

it's just a bit of a bummer to be jazzed about a DL for half a week and then find it impossible.

after my third attempt, 203 suggested, "well, you did 315 on monday, try that." sadly, i had to inform her, that's just not how it works. if i couldn't manage 320x1, i still wasn't gonna get 315 having tired myself out. i dropped to 295 and went from there.

i dunno how i'm going to change my routine now, since it must accomodate both climbing and lots of beer, not to mention travel, marriage, and lots of nookie. but time is mostly on my side. 85lbs in 7 months is aboot 10lbs a month, which i reckon i can manage, especially since i'm talking about going from sets of 5 to a set of 1 (although, see above re: which rep is hardest -- it may not matter dropping the sets since the body doesn't really know).

sigh. in any case: better luck next time, me.