Today was the first 6x6 session with the Jefferson Lift as the replacement for the Lateral Single Leg Deadlift. The IsoMax manual calls the Jefferson Lift the "Straddle Lift" but the manjority of Google search results show a different exercise which is also called "straddle lift". So going forward I'll just call it the Jefferson Lift
I settled on the 5 slot on the IsoMax strap for this exercise. This put the bar slightly higher than the knees and the thighs a few degrees above parallel. 5 was the lowest setting I could go and feel my body was in a safe and secure position for the exercise. Settings lower than 5 seemed to force a forward lean of the back that I wasn't comfortable trying.
I worked with the target force settings that had been planned for the LSLDL. I pulled a max 155.2 lbs. on the left side and 168.2 max on the right. By left side, I mean the front side of the bar is pointing to the left. I don't feel a need to spend a whole session testing my 1-rep max for the Jefferson Lift. I'll just work with 155 lbs. as the "1 rep max" in terms of planning what force settings to use on the heavy days.
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