Tuesday, March 3rd 2026 - DL for 4 sets of 8, intensity within range PR

 03.03.2026

Feeling good physically. Day really messy though - power outage for a while, internet misbehaving. RN it's okay, so I'm feeling calmer.

Deadlift really good today so far.

Deadlift

20 - 70 - 123 - 163

203 for 5 - OHG nice and solid. It is conclusive I have become stronger!

223 for 5

243 for 8 really messy set, I was annoyed at the internet and at my player cause it kept dropping off my head

245,5 for 8 really messy otherwise light. I had a lot of problems with my audio player that I need so much. I wish I had my old one.

Also I had to deal with one of the heavier collars - it got stuck onto the bar really nice. I figured to pry it off with something but ended up just wiggling it off, bit by bit. Gotta try adding lube - perhaps it's time. The sleeves are still nicely lubed inside though.

247,8 for 8 even messier, but otherwise manageable. I should not have tightened the belt mid-set - pretty sure it made me way stupider and cut off some of the air flow!

250,5 for 8 - super messy, otherwise nice. Five reps quick, a break, another rep, longer break, real agonizing sixth rep - after reminding myself that's how I break through the volume, reminding myself of how satisfied I'll be onec it'll be a neat 4x8. And then, knowing I only am one rep away from the end of this torture i really ripped it and it flew up and I even walked back and racked it even though I planned not to 😁 Feels good!

Always gotta make sure to push in the right sleeve really well. It was really slack today, almost done and slid off, so I had to keep adjusting my grip today.

Unloading the bar, feeling good. Most of the workout - that being the warmup and I think the first two working sets - occurred before midnight. Otherwise I got myself my conventional nighttimer workout.

Shrugs a-la high pulls

70 for 2 sets of 10, bumping it with hips real well.

My overall energy is kinda really moderate today. I had about 200 grams of meat with old pasta and some cheese on top today, that's all I had. I'm almost completely sure I rarely get 3000 calories these days.

And today I had the most intense workout in the 8 rep range. I had a 240 for 3 sets of 8 on September 19th - still remember it so well! - and recently I had a 230-240-250 - on January 20th - close to today, but less weight and not 4 sets. Hallelujah! All lifts for The Lord.

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