Post by spsfw on Nov 28, 2009 18:26:02 GMT -5
I had a meet yesterday.
It didn't go exactly to plan, but I guess thats powerlifting. I was 130.5kg bodyweight two weeks out, so I tightened up my metabolic typing diet and managed to get down to 126 a day out. I dropped the rest in the sauna. Weighed in 124.6.
I don't seem to take the sauna well and I felt sick. Squats all seemed good, but the opener felt a little wobbly so I was conservative with attempts. I got all 3 squats and 3 whites for all, so I am happy with that- as depth has been a focus for this training cycle.
With bench I guess the weight lose took it s toll and the guys helping me put the shirt on weird- it felt all wrong- the sleeves were pulled way up so the cuffs were a good 3-4 inches from my elbow all bunched up. In training it took 250kg to touch. I touched 200 in the warm ups easy. I hit the opener, but missed the next two. With deadlift, I pull hook grip. The bar we had was old and the meet director had cleaned the rust off my sending it to a metal cleaning place who put it in an acid bath. Result- no knurling. Pulled first two lifts then passed on my third, as the grip was struggling.
Attempts were as follows:
SQ
350kg 3 whites
360kg 3 whites
365kg 3 whites
B
245kg 3 whites
260kg 3 reds
260kg 3 reds
DL
265kg 3 whites
280kg 3 whites
passed on third
Here is a vid of my 3 best for the day:
Despite the less than perfect day I am pretty happy with where I ended up. My strength was good and I think I have sorted out my technical issues with squat. I am confident I can put it all together on the platform soon.
For those that don't know me, I started working on Sheiko with Dave in August last year. I had just been through surgery to repair a tore bicep and had a forced 16 week break from any training. I few said I would never lift again, plenty said I would never deadlift.
My best lifts prior to the injury- after many years of hard training as well- were SQ 312.5kg, B 252.5kg DL 300kg.
So, Dave took be on when I was just back in the gym, learning hook grip and ben ching 70kg and deadlifting 70kg- making a comeback.
Here we are 15-16months later and I have moved my competition squat to 365kg, my bench to 270kg and I have my deadlift basically where it was prior to injury. I could never ever imagine making such progress. I am no beginner and prior to Sheiko I trained with experienced lifters and trained hard. Training under Dave has made me rethink my ideas of what is possible. 2 years ago I would never have thought I could squat 365kg. No I have done it with gas in the tank. Can I squat 400kg? I think I probably can with Dave's help. Can I bench 280kg? I think I will in the next 6 months. Can I deadlift more than I did before my injury? Of course.
Thanks Dave, you probably have no idea how much you do for us lifters, but I certainly appreciate all your help.
I have qualified for the world IPF bench in Texas, so I better get my bench sorted out pronto! I'll go raw sq from here and try sumo while I shift the focus to benching.
It didn't go exactly to plan, but I guess thats powerlifting. I was 130.5kg bodyweight two weeks out, so I tightened up my metabolic typing diet and managed to get down to 126 a day out. I dropped the rest in the sauna. Weighed in 124.6.
I don't seem to take the sauna well and I felt sick. Squats all seemed good, but the opener felt a little wobbly so I was conservative with attempts. I got all 3 squats and 3 whites for all, so I am happy with that- as depth has been a focus for this training cycle.
With bench I guess the weight lose took it s toll and the guys helping me put the shirt on weird- it felt all wrong- the sleeves were pulled way up so the cuffs were a good 3-4 inches from my elbow all bunched up. In training it took 250kg to touch. I touched 200 in the warm ups easy. I hit the opener, but missed the next two. With deadlift, I pull hook grip. The bar we had was old and the meet director had cleaned the rust off my sending it to a metal cleaning place who put it in an acid bath. Result- no knurling. Pulled first two lifts then passed on my third, as the grip was struggling.
Attempts were as follows:
SQ
350kg 3 whites
360kg 3 whites
365kg 3 whites
B
245kg 3 whites
260kg 3 reds
260kg 3 reds
DL
265kg 3 whites
280kg 3 whites
passed on third
Here is a vid of my 3 best for the day:
Despite the less than perfect day I am pretty happy with where I ended up. My strength was good and I think I have sorted out my technical issues with squat. I am confident I can put it all together on the platform soon.
For those that don't know me, I started working on Sheiko with Dave in August last year. I had just been through surgery to repair a tore bicep and had a forced 16 week break from any training. I few said I would never lift again, plenty said I would never deadlift.
My best lifts prior to the injury- after many years of hard training as well- were SQ 312.5kg, B 252.5kg DL 300kg.
So, Dave took be on when I was just back in the gym, learning hook grip and ben ching 70kg and deadlifting 70kg- making a comeback.
Here we are 15-16months later and I have moved my competition squat to 365kg, my bench to 270kg and I have my deadlift basically where it was prior to injury. I could never ever imagine making such progress. I am no beginner and prior to Sheiko I trained with experienced lifters and trained hard. Training under Dave has made me rethink my ideas of what is possible. 2 years ago I would never have thought I could squat 365kg. No I have done it with gas in the tank. Can I squat 400kg? I think I probably can with Dave's help. Can I bench 280kg? I think I will in the next 6 months. Can I deadlift more than I did before my injury? Of course.
Thanks Dave, you probably have no idea how much you do for us lifters, but I certainly appreciate all your help.
I have qualified for the world IPF bench in Texas, so I better get my bench sorted out pronto! I'll go raw sq from here and try sumo while I shift the focus to benching.
