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Hmm, do you use 45s or smaller plates to increase ROM?

Still have some upper back erector soreness. Don't know if it's from the DL 1RM or testing 5RM of row machine. May be going into the gym today after classes to test more maxes. We'll see.

What kind of handle do you use? A close grip attachment or something that provides more grip-width? My best is 102kg x 5 (maybe 6-7 @ absolute max effort) though I noticed that the close grip attachment was such that it would roll to one side and make the lift uneven, so I dropped the whole...

A 157kg t-bar row?! That's almost 7 plates if I'm doing my math correctly and you're just using an olympic bar and plates (no machine thing). That's insane. Is your torso angle <= 45 degrees?

Hmm, ice as much as possible and see how it feels in a day or two. If it's debilitating, you might need to go in for an MRI... You sure it's the erector? Any sciatica? Plates work as long as you can get the bar to the appropriate height, but if you don't have enough plates, that ain't gonna...

There's nothing you can put the bar on as a substitution for a rack and do block/box pulls? My gym has no safety pins but we do have these rectangular things you can stack that people use for who knows what but I've used to mess around w/. Not optimal but better than nothing. Make sure to ice...

All done on less than 5 hours of cold-medicine (antihistamine) induced sleep. 176-177lb @ 5'8" Bench: warmup, then 210lb x 4....... I ALMOST grinded out the 5th rep. Unfortunately it wouldn't be. I think it's form breakdown. First 3 reps are lightning fast. So I may try a 1RM on Thurs or...

Sumo Deadlift: 450lb (204.117kg) x 1 @ 176-177lb. [20lb PR] This was after pulling 440lb (200kg, 10lb PR). Didn't get to film. Think I lost some lumbar tightness on the pull but this was done on less than 5 hours of sleep w/ nighttime cold medicine (antihistamine, which hampers sleep quality...

Welp, my cold stuffed up my nose so i got about 5 hrs last night on an antihistamine. Guess ill have to test PRs in this state...

I haven't heard of anything empirical supporting a diet-related cause of ADD/ADHD.

People are generally feeling driven, especially here. What "sounds" right "is" right.

A lot of the anti-vaccine bullshit stems from horribly designed studies that have been widely discredited and media sensationalism. For example, a lot of them believe that the mercury preservative used in many vaccines is harmful when in fact it's a different compound from the "poisonous"...

Welp, as is always my luck, developed some sort of illness 2 days before PR day. let's hope it's just a cold.

Starting to get a sore throat. ;(

I'd think you'd have a lot more potential for growth if you focused on increasing your numbers.

Final deload day. PR-test day this Tuesday. All loads ~70% 1RM. Bench: warmup, then 165lb x 6, x 6, 155lb x 6 Squat: warmup, then 210lb x 5, x 5, 195lb x 5 Row Machine (plate-loaded): warmup, then 150lb x 6, x 6, 140lb x 6 Foam-rolled t-spine. May do some PNF stuff tonight.

Hope you can find a way to mitigate that ADHD. I used to know someone with severe ADD and any attention disorder is no fun. Good luck on building those deads back up.

Deload/pre-PR test week. All loads ~70% 1RM Bench: warmup, then 165lb x 8, x 8, x 8 Sumo Deadlift: warmup, then 305lb x 5, x 5, x 3 Squat: warmup, then 210lb x 5, x 5 Row Machine (plate-loaded): warmup, then 150lb x 8, x 8, x 8 Foam-rolled ze t-spine and lats.