Deadlifts Felt Great This Morning

Last night I was up fairly late watching the Phillies find new ways to lose. Too many double plays. What the fuck did Kevin Long do with Arraez? Dude was hitting like crazy, and he gets here and immediately hits inconsistently at best, like the rest of the Phillies. I don’t understand how Kevin Long keeps his job!

I woke up feeling tired but pretty decent at the same time. It was a tad warmer and more humid when I got up, but nothing like the earlier parts of this summer. I was drinking my coffee and thinking about getting out to the home gym to give my deadlifts a shot as soon as I thought it was a reasonable time.

My leg and hip were fine after yesterday’s WOD so I wanted to actually see how the lifts felt to push it a bit. I did the deadlifts last week, and they didn’t feel too good, so I had to abort. In hindsight I maybe should not have done them, but I did. Those things are so challenging to judge, though. I always struggle with whether I am copping out or being smart if I take it easy every so often. I try to keep in mind that I am not getting any younger.

It was a little after sunrise when I went out in the garage since it was cloudy, and I thought it would be nice to not have to deal with the sun coming in the window. The lighter sets felt excellent for me.

I took my time working up in the weight and enjoyed the moments of good thoughts in my brain that the lifts brought. I had all day, so I felt no need at all to rush.

The final AMRAP called for 1+ reps at 265 pounds. Normally that is a nice, fairly lightweight, but today I was a little more intimidated by it after the soreness last week. I got one pull, and it felt great on my legs. It felt like both were firing correctly too! I stopped at the one because of last week’s issues. In reality, I stopped because my hands were so sweaty it felt like the bar wanted to slide right out of my hand.

Music for today was Acid Bath

After I was done, I got a much-needed shower and then relaxed a bit. I spent the rest of the morning sort of vegging out in bed, scrolling a bit on my tablet. I was hoping I could take a little nap, but that is something I can seldomly do. It does happen every so often. Regardless, it is slightly less humid today, and there is just a hint of a breeze coming through the house, so that just felt good.