Deadlift PR

 Well, this Wednesday I went for 405lb raw deadlift. I didn't get it. Gave myself five attempts, but no cigar. Really major upset while I was at the gym, but when I was able to clear some of the fury and riot-creating music induced from my mp3, I found I still came through with a new PR for raw deadlifting. A month ago I was sitting stale at 370lb raw and now I am at 385lb raw. Not only that I have a new "hook grip" PR. I went from a mere 315lb to 345lb. Not bad at all but definitely not where I want to be. I still have 405lb in my goals. However, I am just going to say I have to hit this number before my 35th birthday in August.

 It's a good time now to go into a power dominant cycle of training. Mainly dealing with "explosive" relative strength qualities (think maximal effort without the use of weights). I agree with Tudor Bompa in that moving from max strength training to power conversion types of training is a very good method to convert max strength into power. I remember hearing a quote form some movie that has stuck with me:

"Having power is one thing...being able to use that power is quite another."