Originally Posted by
hawk14dl
I don't know what's going on with me lately. I've been going crazy in the garage. I just started dead lifting a few months ago, so my deads have been very weak.
I woke up this morning with the intention of pulling 300lbs (yes I know it's weak, but my working sets have been at 225 lately).
So I warmed up, and weighted up.
300 came up so easy, I couldn't believe it. So I pulled it 3 more times. Failed on the 5th rep.
I mentioned yesterday my squats felt incredibly strong (comparably speaking).
Just a hypothesis, I've had a lot of trouble with my lower back. Lately I've been in no pain at all. I don't know if the deads have improved core strength and helped with the back, or if the back is finally healed so I can pull heavy. . Chicken or the egg, I don't care. It's working