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5:15 PM
Vodka & Pickles Workout – “Sort of Max” Day
Today was the final workout of my Vodka and Pickles progression and the day for me to test my “sort of max,” as Dan John describes it. I’d based my deadlifts off a 360 max and I knew last Friday that I was beyond. I ate a ton of food this weekend and took four days off as per Pavel’s instructions and tested for real without all the extra reps at 325. I pulled an ugly 385 on Friday so I was hoping to at least get it a little cleaner.
Warmup
10 Swings – 32 kg
Deadlifts – 360 Max
185 x 5
215 x 4
255 x 3
290 x 2
305 x 1 (miscalculated the weight on the bar with the new 45lb bumpers)
345 x 1
385 x 1
5:00 rests between single attempts
385 went up a lot better than it did on Friday but I still had to grind a bit to get it off the floor at the start. My back didn’t round as much on the way up so I was happy with the effort.
Followed it up with 175 x 5/3/2 on bench with 5:00 rests between sets per Power to the People.
Up next is Vodka and Kettlebells Part II starting on Sunday. That’ll take me through Christmas Eve when I’ll attempt another “sort of” max. Hoping to pull 405 which should be doable after a mix of deadlifts and 36kg kettlebell swings for seven weeks.