5/23/06 - Tuesday

Squat - warm up bar couple of sets, 135x10, 135x6, 135x5... put on my briefs, 225x6, 225x4, 315x5, box squats, 275x2x4 sets

Deadlift - all convential until my last rep... green bands - 135x5x3 sets, no bands 315x5, 405 i failed to pick up twice conventional, went to sumo and picked it up pretty easily. there is such a difference between the 2 stances... i started out training conventional when i first started powerlifing and worked up to 455. i haven't done conventional is so long, so i'm not into the groove of the movement anymore. i'm so used to the sumo style and form. the leverage is totally different. so as i attempted to pull the 405 conventional.. after the first time, i noticed that the top of my belt was really pressing against my lower rib, so i moved it a little on the next attempt. i've been hurting there ever since.. i don't know if i severly bruised the area or possibly cracked a rib... but it's not good. it hurts to move, breathe deep, etc. i've iced it and it still doesn't seem any better.

that was pretty much all i did for training.. threw in a little bicep work just for the hell of it