5/25/08 ME Deadlift and Romanian deadlift

Sumo deadlift:
125 lb chains
315x1
365x1
405x1
455x1

RDLs:
315x8

I freaked at the top with the 455because my right toe slipped a bit and I was afraid of crushing it under the plates (not used to this wide stance yet, lol), so the funny top of the rep is not failure to lock it out, just phailure in a more general sense.

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[secuervo]

Nice work man. I had a back incident which has wreaked havoc on my lifting, but I'll be back lifting this week and maybe getting some videos back up in about two weeks.

[ottorotciv]

What happened?

[skerikborg]

Nice gams. Ain't you lifted toes-to-plates before? It's surprising how much weight you can lower on your toes without hurting them--not that it's a smart thing to do.

[ottorotciv]

No, never out quite this far before.

[secuervo]

Finally got to the ortho doctor. Their opinion is instability in a joint in the low back...can't remember the name. They have given muscle relaxants, anti inflamatories, and physical therapy. We'll see how this affects things. I was planning on competing in march.

[skerikborg]

Well...damn. It's pretty damn awesome once you get the hang of it. Full sumo be a fickle mistress, though. Just because you rep the bejeezus out of 90% of your conventional 1RM doesn't mean you'll even break the floor after you add the extra 10%.

But I think this stance is perfect for you. Either you have sick, sick, sick leg drive or you've been injecting synthol into your ass and it diffused into your legs. If you can break 6 off the floor you'll get the lift.