Progress Report: what happens when you rest for 96 hours?

So here I am pulling a 505 lb. rack pull no belt with straps which is up from 485 lb. my last workout. I think the crossbars might have been set two or three inches higher than at my gym and that may explain the gain. But I'll take anything I can get after I missed a workout and let 96 hours elapse between training sessions.

Here goes an ugly pause squat for 295 lbs. no belt. I barely paused at the bottom, and midway it turns into a good morning. Would I rate it at a 4 which means honestly using only leg strength? Definitely not. Am I gonna try for 305 lbs the next time I work pause squats? Heck yeah. You ain't gaining if you ain't pushing yourself each and every workout. Besides I normally give myself 72 hours rest between workouts so I have no excuses for not pushing myself to my limits.



Here I am stuck at a stiff legged deadlift plateau 425 lbs.  no belt. I guess this is the kind of stuff that happens when you rest too long. Other excuses I made up include the plates at my house are smaller in diameter than at my gym so that puts my torso lower to the ground and thus makes me work harder.  Who knows?

Here's my nutritional information:

If you've read this blog any length of time, you know how I eat but here's a typical day:

This is the day after I workout. My cravings for beef are especially high the day after my training session.

Here's my workout numbers:

 These are all ratings system numbers on a scale of 1-5.  5 is perfect form.  1 is barely lifting the bar a couple inches.