lift all the things!

[digitaldiscipline]

I may see if I can trap-bar deadlift ALL THE WEIGHT[1] before i have to go on the shelf after D*C.

I pulled 465 for a deadlift double conventionally without too much trouble this week. i'm hoping to hit a PR before dragon*con (505 is current); today's lifting calls for benching 270 for a 3/4 range of motion, and i've got probably five weeks of progress out of the six remaining to keep piling on those particular poundages. i need to kick as much ass as possible before i have to take a medically-enforced sabbatical from the iron and become a reluctant cardio minion. squatting may or may not end up north of 425 for a single, and overhead pressing, likewise, may or may not exceed my bodyweight (which is a bucket list item i've approached but not achieved yet).


[1] based on the plates and bar configuration, this should max out around something in the neighborhood of 660-680 pounds; I haven't gone heavy on that move lately, but was able to pull 620 a couple of months ago.

Comments

[silentq.livejournal.com]

I'm going to be attending Dragon*Con this year (not staying at an official hotel though), I hope to find/see you there!
I've got my last summer obstacle race on Aug 11, so I'll be switching back to strength training after that. Maybe I'll get those pesky hand stand push ups finally. :-)

[etcet.livejournal.com]

Festive! I will be splitting time mostly between the Hilton and Sheraton, with occasional social forays to the Marriott and Hyatt as scheduling, energy, and general con perigrinations allow.