Don't Let Your Weaknesses Get You Down

Wednesday, Feb. 18;



I thought this little video was quite appropriate for today. Don't let your weaknesses slow you down. It doesn't matter if your short or tall, injured or just not that strong. We all have things we would like to improve on, things that we just aren't that good at, or things that we used to be good at but we aren't any longer.

Today was a big old kick in the pants for me. I've never been exceptionally strong with my deadlifts, but I've always been able to pull a significantly heavy amount of weight. This was my first attempt at the deadlift post surgery. I didn't know what my limitations were. I've been cleared to lift heavy things, so I figured I'd like to test how heavy I can go. It's difficult to test that when doing such high reps, so I thought I'd stick to a light yet significant weight. This allowed me to focus on form.

Started with a PVC pipe. No problem. Went to 35lb bar. I can feel the pull on my shoulder, but nothing bad. Went to 55lb and thought this would be a good place to work. It's heavy enough that I build up calluses on my hands. It's heavy enough to test my form. It's not so heavy that I hurt myself.

WOD
5 Rounds for time
10 Deadlifts (55lb)
40 abmat situps

Total: 11:21

I'm looking forward to single max reps. This will really be the test of shoulder strength. It's getting better every day!