Finished with Break-In!

I just finished Break-In B4 from New Rules of Lifting.  I did 4 rounds and feel great.  I only increased my weights on some of the lifts, but I did improve my rest times and pace and I managed the intervals on all of the A workouts (that's actually a surprise).

I think I will move on to Fat Loss II.  It starts out with sets of 12 reps, which I like a lot better than 15.  Believe it or not, there is a huge difference when I am lifting heavy.

Warm-up: four sun salutations, a little stretching and bw squatting, deadlifts: 7x45#, 6x95#

Deadlift: 2x15@135# (good pace, minimal in-set rests, close to 1 minute break)

Step-up: 2x15@20# each hand (hard to increase weight directly following hard deadlifts)

DB 1-arm shoulder press: 1x(7@25#ea, 8@20#ea), 1x(5@25#ea,9@20#ea,2@15#ea) (pretty much muscle failure at end)

Close-grip lat pulldown: 2x15@87# (a little pause before last 5 reps, but overall less resting mid-set, HARD)

Incline reverse crunch: 2x15@30deg (some mini-breaks, especially toward end)

Lots of sweat, a decent amount of grunting, and a lot of satisfaction!
I managed an average heart rate of 144bpm this time with a max of 179bpm.  Nice.