After more than 4 months, I reintroduced deadlifts into my routine. My training is focused on endurance and strength, but mostly endurance since typically I do a lot of reps (although the exercise itself is body-weight strength). So from time to time, I have to work more intensely on true strength. I have three fundamental exercises – bench press, squats, and deadlifts. Basically, that is all I need from the gym. Today it’s the king of the exercises – deadlift:
- 1 km run
- Deadlift 60 kg x 8, 80 kg x 6, 100 kg x 5, 110 kg x 5, 120 kg x 4, 130 kg x 2.
- 26 pull-ups
- 1 km run
I had an idea to go to 140 kg; however, I slightly rounded my back at the last rep, so I figured I wouldn’t push too much for the first time. I also did 26 pull-ups in one row only because on Monday I did 23 on a very slippery bar, hanging by my fingers. So I wanted to check how much better I can do on a dry bar. Still, the gym I’m going to (near home, but honestly a shit gym) has a dry bar, but it has a very small diameter. Nevertheless, although all 26 weren’t perfect, it is a PR.
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