Previous PR used to be 460 lbs for the Tactical Strength Challenge, so I slapped on 465 lbs and ripped it off the floor pretty solidly. I MAYBE could have hit 475 lbs, but we'll leave that to another day. A good quote I heard from Jim Wendler was after he hit one of his PRs, someone asked him how he was going to make it to that next level (for example-sake, let's see someone asked him how he was going to deadlift 700 lbs after he had just PRed on 600 lbs). His response was to stop looking at that PR number that's looming just ahead. Before I lift 500, I have to lift 470, 475, 480, etc. Strength takes a lifetime to acquire.
That being said, I recently came across a video that I've seen in the past. It had been a while though, and that's why I love coming across these old videos. It always helps put things in perspective.
If you don't get a chance to watch the video, Chris Spealler talks about targeting his weaknesses. Right when I saw this, I immediately thought that my future programming going from 5/3/1 to JTS's Max Strength for Crossfit was going down the wrong path. How can I be worried about something that I haven't even done yet though, and I haven't even scratch the surface of my potential programming.
Seeing this video might have just saved me. Instead of focusing on everything towards strength and losing my engine, my focus needs to be built on two things:
1. Getting Strong
2. Building up my weaknesses (mainly, my engine)
Time to get to work.
