As I get more comfortable with my new stance, my enthusiasm for deadlift day has returned. There really is just such a wonderfully simple you-have-it-or-you-don't nature to the deadlift, and it just makes me feel good. Today after I finished my 8 sets of deads, working up to 221#x2/1 and 3 more quick singles, I had a brief moment of clarity about how freaking awesome it is that I can throw around 200+ pounds relatively easily. I spend so much time reading meet reports and training logs and PRs for powerlifters who are years ahead of me and/or men who weigh 300# that I forget that even though my total numbers might be small compared to pro lifters out there, for me they are huge. If you had told me 20 months ago that I would be able to deadlift as much as I can today, I would have thought you were crazy (well, first I would have needed clarification on what a deadlift was, exactly, and THEN I would have thought you were crazy.)
Training today:
Warmup: kettlebells
Deadlift: 8 sets working up to 221#x2/1, 1, 1, 1. Supersetted with core stability work,
Accessory: Single leg RDLs and more KB swings (still trying to avoid squatting, my knee has been feeling better but I want to give it a bit more time.)
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