Session Breakdown: 720×8 on the Pit Shark Belt RDL

Context: logging this one from memory a couple months after the fact, but it's a real data point worth having on record for where the Pit Shark RDL sits right now.

The setup

• Loaded one plate at a time, straight through — empty sled up to eight plates, no skipped jumps
• Every single stage got 8 or more reps. This wasn't a light-warm-up-then-heavy-top-set structure — it was a full ladder, so total volume adds up fast
• Top loaded set: eight plates × 8 reps

How it felt

The early-to-mid jumps moved fine, nothing notable to report. The top set was a different story — reps six through eight were real grinders, audible-strain-under-the-belt territory. That's useful information on its own: eight plates for eight reps is close to a genuine ceiling right now, not a number with a lot left in the tank.

Recovery after

Nothing to flag. No unusual soreness, no joint or grip issues in the days after — which, given how hard those last reps were, is a good sign for how the session was tolerated overall.

Takeaway

A full plate-by-plate ladder like this tells you two things at once: where the current top end sits, and how much total volume the joints and connective tissue can absorb in one session without anything flaring up. Worth repeating this exact structure periodically just to track whether that ceiling moves.