Getting Caught Up

I'm feeling pretty stiff from yesterday's WOD. I got out of bed this morning and my calves and ankles were stiff as a board and my thighs were tired. I loosened up a little bit as the day went on, but not very much. I had some doubts about how tonight was gonna go down.

Strength
Find a new Deadlift 1RM.
bar(10)-135(10)-185(8)-225(5)-275(5)-315(3) --- 365 - 405 - 425 - 445 - 475 - 505
- Kept my sweater on the entire WOD so I could keep my back nice and toasty. As fatigued as I felt I wanted to make sure I stayed nice and warm between sets. I took some extra warm ups sets because I was having a hard time finding my groove. I felt strong and smooth all the way up to 475. I thought 475 was 485 when I lifted it...used that lift to make the choice to go to 505 for a PR only to realize (once 505 was loaded) that 485 was actually 475. The 20# jump sounded a lot better than the 30# jump based upon the speed and smoothness of the pull. To get to 505 we had to tape 5# plates on top of the bumpers because there was no room left on the bar. I attempted the lift and stood it up, but I can't count it as a PR. After turning into a hunchback (yes I know...shame on me...first fault), I got the bar above my knees and paused (second fault), and then finished the lift. At the pause, one of the 5# plates fell off (third fault). I feel foolish and blessed all at the same time. I've spent a lot of time and money fixing my back problems since the Fall. My stubborn arrogance tonight, chasing a PR, could have set me back months of hard work to get where I am today. Chris recorded the lift for me, I was disgusted with myself that I held on and didn't make the smart choice to let go as I reviewed the lift. I feel very blessed that I didn't hurt myself tonight, but also pleased with the strength gains I've made to protect it during such a bad lift as well.

WOD
"Grace"
30 Clean and Jerks (135#)
=1:50 (:08 PR)
- My goal was to sub 1:30 on this. I did this back in Oct. @ 1:58. In Oct., I did the first 20 reps UB at like :50ish. The last 10 reps killed my time. I had high hopes for this one all week and was hoping to pull off my goal. I was disappointed about the DL fiasco and was hoping to use some of that to fuel me on the WOD.
I struggled to find a groove during the first 10 reps. At rep 18 my grip just blew apart and I had to let go. I did doubles the rest of the way with 2-3 singles mixed in. Mentally I lost a lot of steam when I had to let go at 18. I tried to fight through and stay quick on the bar as best I could. Somewhere between 19-30 I lost count and I have no clue where. We ran two heats so I had plenty of people cheering me on and doing there own count. Everyone had me at 31-32 reps, instead of 30. I thought I only did 30. Luckily, my wife recorded it and I definitely did 31 reps. You can't see the clock in the vid though so I'm not comfortable taking the time from that as my official time. I'll stick with the 1:50 for now and just have to hit that sub 1:30 on my next date with my favorite girl.

 Cash Out
2 - 80' OH Barbell Carries (135#)