Strong 15- Week 5: Squat & Deadlift

Two things were working against me tonight going into the workout:

      - another night of crappy sleep
      - I jammed my right middle finger during basketball last night pretty badly. I've had this injury numerous times in the past, so I know how to treat it.  Part of the treatment is taping the injured finger to one of the neighboring, non-injured fingers.  As such, I am now required to grip the barbell with two fingers taped together- not a very easy task. I was wondering all day if I would be able to deadlift tonight.

 Despite both of the aforementioned, I ended up having a very good workout. The grip took some getting used to, especially as the weight increased, but I managed. This injury will take quite some time to heal, so I hope I can continue with the Strong 15 as planned. I will continue to follow the schedule as written, and will only worry about failure if it occurs.

Squat

174/5, 202/4, 237/3, 261/2, 278/1, 306/1, 313/1

Deadlift

187/5, 224/4, 261/3, 298/2, 317/1, 328/1, 336/1, 280/3

Hack Squat

168/10, 178/8