It was a quiet day at the gym as is usually the case on a Sunday afternoon and the ideal day to do deadlift singles, or at least it started out that way…

I started out doing 3 leisurely warm-up rounds, the CFWU, and chatted with a few gym friends. I continued more specific warm-ups by doing 2 rounds of 155×5 deadlifts and then loaded the bar to get started. I had my most recent max workout for this lift with me so I wanted to bump the weights just a tad over that of a month ago, when I got my PR of 375. Perhaps I went too heavy too soon because when I got to 365, on just the 4th lift, things in my lower back "popped" and I dropped the bar. I think I knew immediately what gave away and that was the lordotic curve in my lower back. I don’t think I had one. Anyway, that took all the interest out of going heavy. I backed off, did some stretches, sit-ups, back extensions to stay loose and test the extent of the damage. I guess I will know more tomorrow. In the meantime, ice packs and Motrin.

I did, however finish the workout..cautiously. I dropped the weight by 120 lbs and did some more sets before I left and felt alright.

It worked out like this: 245/295/345/365f/245×5/245×5/265×3/265×3/.

As bad as that dumped deadlift of mine was, it was not nearly as bad as this one, (although it appears he did not get injured at least).

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