The Workout:
SSB Good Morning
115 x 3
125 x 3
135 x 3
Rackpulls- hole 3
135 x 2
225 x 2
315 x 2
405 x 2
455 x 1
475 x 1
Reverse Lunges
10,10
Laying Leg curls – some
Standing Bodyweight Calf Raise
12, 12
Hip Thrusts
15, 10
Rack pulls were too high at pin hole 3. Go lower next time. They were high enough I’m not sure there was a point to them.
Thoughts:
Today was the first day I ever did a max effort good morning. I was wanting to go up to a heavy triple. I mostly just sucked at doing these and need to really work at them.
The rackpulls almost became a second max effort movement, and judging by the fatigue I felt in the following days was probably overkill. I did however figure out that pin hole 2 is probably the best height for to do these at. From a building up overall back strength perspective I think these have a place in the program. I don’t know that they really will correlate super close to deadlifts or squats but the do feel like they are worht playing with.