Today's workout wasn't so much a workout as just taking time to establish one rep maxes for a few exercises. This was great for me since all of my 1RMs to date have been nothing but guesswork.
WOD
15 min to establish 1RM Back Squat
15 min to establish 1RM Shoulder Press
15 min to establish 1RM Deadlift
Score = sum of each exercise's 1RM weight
245 + 130 + 275 = 650
The two guys I partnered with today are both much stronger than me, so at first I felt like my maxes were pretty inadequate. But after I left the gym, I realized that these results were actually pretty great for me. In retrospect, 245 lbs squat was actually much better than I anticipated going into it. The 130 lb shoulder press was literally every ounce I could possibly handle and probably 5-10 lbs better than I was expecting. The deadlift was the only lift where I didn't surprise myself since I had come so close to my 1RM last week at 265 lbs.
All in all, it was a good session. When you don't know any of your 1RMs, every lift is a personal record! I look forward to revisiting these soon.
Am I wrong about this? I remember you repping 135 on shoulder press.
ReplyDeleteI also used to rep 275 lb deadlifts and do 15 strict pull-ups without much fuss. Sorry to disappoint! :P
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