Training 11/6 and 11/7/12

Weight - 216.2

Tuesday Max Effort Press

Close Grip Bench - 135x10, 225x5, 275x5, 315x3, 365x1, 405x1, 425x1
DB Military Press - 80's x10, 100's x8, 110's x8, 120's x5
DB Tricep Extensions - 60's x8, 65's x8, 70's x8, 75's x8
Tricep Pushup - Bodyweight x3x20
Weighted Pullups - +25 x4x8
DB Lateral Raise - 30x3x15

Wednesday Max Effort Deadlift

Deadlift from 3" lift (barbell on two 45lb plates) - 135x10, 225x8, 315x5, 405x5, 455x3, 500x3*, 545x1*, 585x1*
Back Squat - 135x8, 225x5, 315x5, 405x5, 455x3, 455x1, 405x2x3
Deficit Deadlift (+1 1/2") - 135x8, 225x8, 315x8, 405x8
Glute Ham Raise - Bodyweight 3x8
TRX Ham Curls + Hip Extensions - Bodyweight 3x8+8
*with belt

Both lifts were pretty good. At this point I have a really good idea of what I'm going to post at the meet. It looks like my bench opener is still going to be 400, I will bring my squat down to 485 and still open up with 500 for deadlift. If all goes well I'll probably go 415-520-550 (1485). Those numbers are not nearly where I want to be, but will be a pretty good launch point for the next year of training and definitely not a bad place to start for my first meet since 2008 and my back injury(ies).
The deadlift is the wild card. I haven't pulled much the past few months and I can definitely make improvements over the next few lifts. This week I elevated the barbell on two 45 pound plates to reduce the range of motion and make the lift easier. Pulled 585 pretty easily, and thats the heaviest weight that has been in my hands since May. I will drop to one 45 pound plate next week and see if I can still pull 585 from it. The following week will be the meet and test what I can pull from the floor.
Bench and squat are pretty stagnant though, which sucks. Today I wanted to hit 455 for a few sets of 3 on squat, but the volume is just too much at that weight. After unracking the second set I only had to do one rep before I started second guessing and decided that my original idea wasn't going to work today. Dropped down to 405 and did two sets of 3, with good form and speed.
The pec/shoulder is feeling better every lift and haven't had any hip irritations the last 2 lower body lifts either.. so atleast I've got my health!