July 14th - Failed workout (DL) and LIST OF MISTAKES

 14.07.2026

Honestly, a lovely day. Went to bed and woke up at the most normal time possible. Made a huge breakfast but ate only a little. Went insanely enraged and smashed a wooden pallet against the wall when I almost rolled my ankle on it lol. That's a DL day for you! Otherwise nice relationships with everyone else.

Busy doing all sorts of weird funny critiques on rdr, preparing chapter 9rw4 in my head - it was ch6 in rw3.

I'm confused about what kind of dip I need for my pushpress... I think I don't know.

I THINK you should LET your hips contribute naturally rather than use them intentionally. Ultimately it's supposed to be the kinda move you feet naturally. Watching this video again https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekB-4mehfgM 

This is a very nuanced video. BUT I need to get to my DLs!

Deadlift

Actually some warmup - 20 one leg raises, some ball rolling with my leg

20 - 60 - 100

Randomly decided not to care about how I load it

153 for 6 kinda bad, but reminding myself I'm not warmed up

203 for 6 and one failed DOHG before that. That was pretty torturous but much easier than 213 was last time lol.

Had a horrid case of munchies. Shaking a little, heart shaking, I don't know why. Issues with pressure. Had some food, mostly carbs.

233 - realized I can't DL with all that juice coming up to my throat and had to take a longer break

233 for 6 all reps were very easy but my insides and my blood system were not having a good time 😆

255,5 for 1 - it went up pretty easy and I dropped it and I half-tore a callus on my left hand. The weather is not conducive very much at all. But I can't give up yet...

255,5 for 1 more and I felt like it's enough. Walked back and racked... one side 😁 Then I went around and lifted the other side.

SO, today is a failed session. The most "failed" possible. Previous one wasn't failed but it was on the verge. This one was.

I had poor appetite in the morning and a huge crashout that dealt a blow to my CNS. It was a warning sign that my body wasn't ready! Then I had too much coffee and was dehydrated - the "heart shaking". And I am working out during the day rather than at night when it's cool - don't you just hate it? The daytime workout is bad for my blood pressure.

So, we gotta get our shit together. Next DL workout will be in the evening - between 8 PM and 1 AM - on 19th or 20th. Hm. I WILL have a rest day before it. For that reason 20th makes more sense. Rest/warmup day tomorrow, OHP/PP after tomorrow, then rest then Bench then rest then it'll be the 20th. Okay!

I will do 233 - just that "little" weight - for 4 sets of 6 - and I will focus on doing it right.

Today I wanna do a tiny bit more. I left the bar loaded down to 100 downstairs. Man, I wish it was dark and cool. But no, it's daytime and it's moderately hot and humid and my heart isn't having a good time. Cardio, ideally, is also a good idea lol.

Funny how other exercises are a lot more tolerable to do during the day... Well TBH the last few workouts were not... Actually, I can't complain, the previous two workouts were good, heck Bench yesterday ever was okay. But no, I just gotta remember that DL is the heaviest and I need a rest day BEFORE it. There are exceptions, of course.

100 - 2 sets of 10 wide grip straight leg DL onto boxes - barely below the knee

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So, let's conclude. I'm thankful I got to unearth some MAJOR mistakes today:

1) No rest day

2) Too much coffee

3) Workout too early in the day ➡

4) Not enough rest (general rest before the workout)

MINOR mistakes:

Raging and injuring my finger - CNS blow

Wearing TIGHTS - too hot

Eating during the workout 🤪 During DEADLIFT 😁 The stupidest possible thing.

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What else... If I find something I'll add it to minor mistakes. Well, there's of course the overall "switching to daytime" - it itself isn't a problem because nighttime workouts are bad. No, but it caused some problems. Tweaked my ankle - that's an issue, yeah. Actually, it's not, it did not affect me at all outside of minor discomfort in it. It's the "less injured" ankle after all lol.

Ah yes! The TIGHTS. They are too hot! I wore them last month to check out if they fit me and got too used to them during cooler weather. Today they were sweating me.

And, of course, how could I forget EATING during the workout 😡 That was some crazy impulse. All of these things piled up onto one another - raging, heat, blood pressure, BELIEVING that I can make through it - so I ate hoping it'll fix it. Well, after eating I could still do 233 for "six" and some more afterwards 😁 Gosh I have been rather obtuse today.

I believe it is God's will for me to uncover all of these mistakes today - so my habit can have an element of DISCIPLINE. Yes, so I can keep it all in mind and know what works for me. Because that's what He intended.

And yeah, forgot to mention - I had a huge second coffee. I honestly don't know why. I'm extremely impulsive. I had such a good day yesterday lol. Having a good day makes me very impulsive - make mistakes - bad day - less impulsive - do everything right - good day - very impulsive 😁 Hilarious. I got myself a second coffee that was part Jardin part leftover DeLonghi and it was 39/468 and it's the wrongest time to have it.

Alright. Time to rest. Before yesterday I was falling asleep at this time of day lol (8 PM).

RPotD - River Jordanne in the center of Aurillac, Cantal, France