Deadlifts
Today I did deadlifts for the first time since I started my contest prep. I usually hate doing them, but today I was actually looking forward to it. Probally cause I haven’t done them in 12 weeks or so. They are my favorite exercise for addng mass and strength to my back. They are also a great leg building exercise. It didn’t help that my legs were still sore from Tuesday. My body gets so much more sore from going heavy than doing lighter weights for high reps. Even after starting bodybuilding I think the powerlifting style gives me the best gains. I usually do 5 sets of 5 when deadlifting. I tried to go as heavy as 12 weeks ago, but it probally wasn’t a good idea. I did 135×10 for a warmup, then 225×5, 315×5, 335×5, and I only got 365 for 2. I was going up to about 400 but it wasn’t happening today. I need some more time to get back into the swing of things. Overall I had a good back workout. I also did v-bar rows, bent barbell rows, and close grip lat pull downs. I kept it heavy and hard. For cardio I ran 20 min. on the treadmill. Tomorrow I will be doing delts and abs.
