I finally broke the mental barrier and Deadlifted 400 pounds! I'm fairly certain I will start making linear progress again now. I think I can officially say I am now as strong as I have ever been, and while it may not be at an all time high, my capacity is now decent: the last time I was almost this strong coming off of a pure strength cycle in 07 I was glacially slow, could barely run or do pull-ups.
Interestingly I have been doing almost no direct strength work, but lots of "stengthcons", like the "Catch 22" WOD that started with 22 Deadlifts at 315#. Just lots of brutally hard metcons and big volume in general.
I addition my running is decent again, I suspect I could break 3:00 in an 800 again. I have gotten a bunch of new PRs lately, 5 HSPU, Strict Press 2.0P Kettlebell, 185X2 OHS, etc.
The only things that are not at peak are pure capacity, pull-ups and muscle-ups (have not done one in almost a year). This is a combo of my weight, and my elbow issues.
However: if my bodyfat scale is at all accurate, I am now at an all time peak of lean mass 158.5 pounds at a bodyweight of 192, 17.5% bodyfat.
When I started this journey, I was 215 pounds, 36% bodyfat and only 138 pounds of lean mass. That means I have stacked on 20 pounds of solid lean mass, from my late 30s to my early 40s. Not bad!
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Not bad at all. Outstanding, in fact!
explain again how a 185 double OHS, a double-pood strict press and a 400 dead are NOT strict capacity? ;)
The only other person I can think of that made those kinda gains at this age, is pink-bat Barry, and last I checked, there's no cream, nor clear in that choco-milk, so FANTASTIC JOB, MAX!!!!
OHS/Press?DL are limit strength. Capacity is ability to do work over time i.e. stamina. 18 months ago I could do Filthy Fifty and Linda RX in about 22 minutes each. While I am not positive, I doubt I am there. But I will be.
But thanks Buddy.
PS - nothing here you cannot buy at the grocery store or GNC.
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