Fall is where good training years either get sharpened or quietly slip away. We talk through how we’re approaching the “fall winter arc” with actual targets, real timelines, and the kind of honesty that keeps you progressing when pumpkin season chaos shows up and motivation gets noisy.
Liz is four weeks out from a USAPL meet, and the mission is clear: fix the deadlift. We unpack what went wrong, what changed after a back scare, and why switching tools matters, including power bar deadlifts to clean up positions and a long term return to the deadlift bar for bigger pulls. We also get into the nitty gritty of sumo mechanics, why hook grip can improve stacking and leverage, and the unglamorous reality of thumb conditioning. Her bigger goal for next year is a 500 DOTS, and we walk through the numbers that make it realistic.
On Nate’s side, the goal is borderline absurd on purpose: an 800-pound deadlift. We explain how he’s turning that into a multi year plan with a full brain dump, percentages that make the gap feel less mysterious, and weekly Thursday recaps to stay accountable. Along the way we hit the lessons that actually matter for most lifters: stop letting ego pick your jumps, respect recovery blocks, and recognize when you need someone else to call your numbers.
If you’re trying to finish the year strong, write your next goal down, and make it smaller and more executable than your emotions want it to be. Subscribe, share this with a training partner, and leave a review so more lifters find it.
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