after the success with sumo rack pulls, tried normal sumo pulls today.
MONDAY
sumo pulls: not extreme width. siders-like, probably.
135x5
225x3
315x3
405x1
455x0 - went forward
455x1 - holy shit this was a slow rep.
405x1/1/1/1/1 - rest pause idea here, do a rep, unlatch my belt and count to ten, do another.
pause squats: just under parallel
135x5
225x5
315x3
315x3
315x3 - going for speed
static holds: overhand, no chalk
225x30 - seconds
275x20
275x20 - bleh
GM's: low bar, wide stance, no belt
135x15
135x15
135x15
abs
weight: 221.5
notes: considering i haven't sumo pulled from the floor in MONTHS, that wasn't that bad. the problem was remembering to keep my torso tight and "up". i've gotten so used to looking down and "back lifting" with my deadlift that doing things the exact opposite way was hard. still, a 455 sumo pull my first go in so long (let alone doing it as a main lift) isn't anything i'm ashamed of. i might stick with it if i can get my floor speed up to par.