Dead 585x5 (dropped the belt for my last 3 reps) and some other fun!

[macgyver]

With the kids out of school and other activities, it gave me the time to visit my old gym. Boy I miss this place! My training the last few months has been ho-hum and I have not been lifting real heavy. Been a few months since I even deadlifted. Decided to jump in with some guys. Went up to 585. Did 2 and my belt felt like sh!t. (gained too much weight and it felt too tight). I stripped it off and continued the set and did 3 more. My buddy stopped filming, and then restarted when he figured out I was still going.


Never deadlifted 585 with no belt....was just pissed off enough that I stripped off the belt and said fuk it! Felt fine.

Later as I was finishing up, some guys were doing farmers walks. I have never done them before so I decided to try. These are 205lbs (handles weigh 25lbs). It is very different. Quite a core workout. The handles have no knurling so I was thinking grip might be a issue.....but it was no big deal. Did not want to push it as I deadlifted heavy earlier so I did two sets and see how I feel tomorrow!

I needed this a lot. Getting ready to go on a extended cut starting after the new year.

Happy new years guys!

 

[GiantSlayer]

Wha? Holy Sheeit...

 

[StrongLyfe]

Well I'll be damned, doing 200lb farmers walk after pulling 585 sure must have taken a good bit out of you but you seemed to have more in the tank!

 

[IronInsanity]

Nice. What's your body weight up to now?

 

[PillarofBalance]

God dammit... I can do the 585 for 5. Not belt less though...

Happy New Year Mac!

 

[Go Away]

Hell of an effort. Not even close to doing that right now! Good shit.

 

[5.0]

Damn mac huge pulling! Looked like you held form well for all reps too. You definitely looked meaner once that belt came off! Awesome day!

 

[macgyver]

Wha? Holy Sheeit...

Well I'll be damned, doing 200lb farmers walk after pulling 585 sure must have taken a good bit out of you but you seemed to have more in the tank!

Thanks guys. Felt good to have a good workout. Just goes to show the impact a good environment can have on you. My other gym is loaded with chrome and treadmills...... Not a fun place to workout!

Nice. What's your body weight up to now?

Decided to run my first extended cal surplus in over a year and a half. I have stayed at 203-205 fairly lean. I upped cals almost 3 months ago. Scale is scrubbing 227 now. I have picked up fat for sure but not much noticeable sub-q. Mostly vat which gives me a bigger waist. Good news is vat is so easy to drop.

Looking at the numbers of the 20-22lbs I am guessing 10lbs is water/glycogen and of the remaining 10lbs it is possible I gained 5 lbs. I am happy with that for sure.

Going on extended cut now. Goal is to get leaner then I have been in a long time. Guessing i will be right back at 200ish....

God dammit... I can do the 585 for 5. Not belt less though...

Happy New Year Mac!

I did not even think about the belt. I just knew I did not like the way it felt and I was pissed it was screwing up my set. It wasn't till after that I realized I have never lifted that much beltless. Was no big deal really. Lookinh at the bid, it does seem like it slowed down my pull some but I did not feel it while doing it.

Hell of an effort. Not even close to doing that right now! Good shit.

Thanks man. It had been a few months off deads for me. Truthfully I had no idea what I had in me. I was pleasently surprised I have not fallen off too far from not training them.

 

[jhotsauce7]

Yeah buddy ! I wish I had those handles for farmers walk but I do it with hex bar on occasion

 

[macgyver]

Yeah buddy ! I wish I had those handles for farmers walk but I do it with hex bar on occasion

The independent handles definitely add some to the movement. I was surprised at the amount of muscle activation there was stabilizing them as I walked. It was very 'dynamic'. You have to be careful not to let any oscillations build up. I filmed my 2nd run at them. The first one was more ugly . I found holding a slight shrug helped me control the weight more as I transferred more from foot to foot.

I cant wait for some nicer days, we around going to bring them outside to the back parking lot and have some more room. Most of the guys I end up working out with are bigger dudes. Although I am stronger in many movements then they are, having an extra 75-100lbs on your frame makes carrying these easier. I noticed I get 'thrown around' more by the weight than they do.

This will be a keeper for sure! I am surprised though I am not the least bit sore from yesterdays workout. Especially because it has been months since I had last done deads. I was really hoping for some good upper back tightness. Time to step it up on the walks next time!

Happy new year!

 

[Allrippedup]

Great stuff! I'm at a hardcore gym like yours only yours looks a lot nicer. You just inspired my dead workout for tonight. We have farmers walk handles so I'm definitely going to include them. Nice work, bro! I'm going for a 500 dead in a meet in early April. Grabbed 475 last time in the 181 / 55-59 class. Been working on form the past year so we'll see.

 

[macgyver]

Just bumping this. That vid I orignally posted was my last dead workout before I started cutting. I was 227 in it. I have been cutting since Jan 1 and am down right at 30lbs. (just passed under 200lbs). Not cycling, just normal HRT. It is a little demoralizing seeing the scale dip that low. We become attached to our fat at times. I have decided to finally 'pay the piper and cut further than I have been willing to go in the past'. Pretty lean right now, but I am going to keep going. Not all the way to contest, but up to about a few weeks out.

To make myself feel better, I went in tonight to lift something heavy. I picked deads. I dont feel so bad or so much like a skinny b!tch after my workout . Heavy deads will do that to you. I think I had one or two more in me, but I did not want to push it as I have not been lifting deads in some time.

Overall pretty happy for a 'skinny' guy under 200. Where is SAD when you need him?