First powerlifting meet - report

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Hi guys, here are the results of my 13 week beginner cycle

before the cycle, my 1 reps were:

Squat 180kg - Bench 125kg, and deadlift 210kg

my 1 reps which were tested 3 weeks ago are:
squat 190, bench 130, and deadlift 220
First competition went well

Ended up with squatting 170, benching 130 and deadlifting 220 - I wasn't bothered about numbers since it was my first meet, now I can work towards august and some good numbers Weighed in at 103kg, height 6'4 - wore just a belt

Thoughts:

Squat:
160 easy, 170 easy
I could have squatted 190, I did it 3 weeks ago - however, these are a few reasons why I think I didnt:
- Starting weight too low - perhaps I should have gone 170-180-190? 170 to 190 is a big jump
- My warming up wasn't great, a bit rushed, and I'm used to a lot more
- First time squatting in comp, and the racks in the gyms I use all have mirrors in front of them, I know this is bad, but I don't have a choice at the gyms I train - its different going from squatting looking into a mirror then squatting without one

Anyway, happy with it, I had the lift a few weeks ago so all good, this comp I was more concerned about the experience rather than numbers

Bench
Easy, nothing to comment

Deadlift
Fine too, was starving by the end, and not much energy left! I'm slow off the floor as you can see!


Enjoyed the day, sound guys there, well done to everyone who lifted. Funny seeing the amount of lifters suddenly increase when the bench event arrives! What happened to squatting and deads??

Heres the video:




or watch on youtube

Also, here is the video of my 190 squat from 3 weeks ago:



the 190 video is on a weird angle, but I can assure you it was to correct depth, just take a look at my other squat videos, definitely below par


Now i'm going to do the conditioning week on the beginning of daves 13 week cycle, then I need to decide whether to run the 13 week cycle again, or do 29/37/32 because 29 is a deadlift specialisation program, and I think I need that?

Now please don't be harsh when commenting my lifts, i'm new to powerlifting, and so theres plenty of work to be done, and time to get stronger


Finally, thanks for the help guys

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Excellent job! I wouldn't have guessed that was your first meet, your lifts looked solid to me. Also very nice increases on all lifts, the 13 week cycle definitely worked well. Good work and congrats on getting that first meet done!

[benburgess]

Mental attempt picking ont sq! 160-170-190???

Yeah I agree if you/your coach had picked them better you probably wouldve ended up with 180+ at least! You'd normally take a bigger jump between your opener and 2nd than between your 2nd and 3rd!

Your lifts looked solid though, sheiko is the best for drilling form. I think you will end up being a great puller bud you have the levers for it. You're gonna need a fair bit more weight on that tall frame to really smash it on sq and bench in my eyes.

Great work mate and smashing gains from the 13wk'er. Are you going to run it again with your new maxes?

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Feb 17, 2010 11:45:16 GMT -5 @athos said:

Excellent job! I wouldn't have guessed that was your first meet, your lifts looked solid to me. Also very nice increases on all lifts, the 13 week cycle definitely worked well. Good work and congrats on getting that first meet done!

Thanks

Yeh, was a good experience, looking forward to the next one now, and I know what to expect so I won't be going into the unknown!

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Feb 17, 2010 15:04:07 GMT -5 benburgess said:

Mental attempt picking ont sq! 160-170-190???

Yeah I agree if you/your coach had picked them better you probably wouldve ended up with 180+ at least! You'd normally take a bigger jump between your opener and 2nd than between your 2nd and 3rd!

Your lifts looked solid though, sheiko is the best for drilling form. I think you will end up being a great puller bud you have the levers for it. You're gonna need a fair bit more weight on that tall frame to really smash it on sq and bench in my eyes.

Great work mate and smashing gains from the 13wk'er. Are you going to run it again with your new maxes?

Haha, well I had no idea what to expect of the competition, I don't know any powerlifters, so was clueless. When weighing in, the guy asked for my opener, and I hadn't thought about it, so I just said 160, then I realised that was a bit low! Too late then..

Yeh not exactly the ideal powerlifting phsique being tall and long limbed- I used to be incredibly skinny, so i've done well so far in terms of weight gain. I'm still in the process of gaining weight, I think 110kg will be a nice weight to get to, and stay there then.

Well that was my question, whether to run it again or 29/37/32 - I think ill run it again though, if I got those gains then thats what I should do

Thanks

[benburgess]

Feb 17, 2010 16:48:09 GMT -5 @crouchmagic said:

Feb 17, 2010 15:04:07 GMT -5 benburgess said:

Mental attempt picking ont sq! 160-170-190???

Yeah I agree if you/your coach had picked them better you probably wouldve ended up with 180+ at least! You'd normally take a bigger jump between your opener and 2nd than between your 2nd and 3rd!

Your lifts looked solid though, sheiko is the best for drilling form. I think you will end up being a great puller bud you have the levers for it. You're gonna need a fair bit more weight on that tall frame to really smash it on sq and bench in my eyes.

Great work mate and smashing gains from the 13wk'er. Are you going to run it again with your new maxes?

Haha, well I had no idea what to expect of the competition, I don't know any powerlifters, so was clueless. When weighing in, the guy asked for my opener, and I hadn't thought about it, so I just said 160, then I realised that was a bit low! Too late then..

Yeh not exactly the ideal powerlifting phsique being tall and long limbed- I used to be incredibly skinny, so i've done well so far in terms of weight gain. I'm still in the process of gaining weight, I think 110kg will be a nice weight to get to, and stay there then.

Well that was my question, whether to run it again or 29/37/32 - I think ill run it again though, if I got those gains then thats what I should do

Thanks

Do you live in Wales? I know a couple of lads there who you maybe could train with.

13wk'er or 29/37/32, either way.

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Feb 18, 2010 15:35:56 GMT -5 benburgess said:

Do you live in Wales? I know a couple of lads there who you maybe could train with.

13wk'er or 29/37/32, either way.

Yep, Swansea most the year too, seems to be the powerlifting capital of Wales!

I speak to a fair few of the strong guys, have them on facebook etc, I want to try and get to the gyms they train at but lack of transport at the moment, from september onwards it may be a possibility.

Who do you know?

[benburgess]

Phil Richards & Matthew Pearce. Phil is based in Swansea & there is probably no one better to learn off in the uk especially if you love strongbow too

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Yeh I know them both, was in uni with Matt Pearce and I speak to Phil Richards a lot, I want to get to the gym he trains at but can't at the moment!

May I ask your name?

[benburgess]

Feb 19, 2010 9:34:36 GMT -5 @crouchmagic said:

Yeh I know them both, was in uni with Matt Pearce and I speak to Phil Richards a lot, I want to get to the gym he trains at but can't at the moment!

May I ask your name?

er yeah its Ben Burgess mate.

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Feb 21, 2010 13:07:07 GMT -5 benburgess said:

Feb 19, 2010 9:34:36 GMT -5 @crouchmagic said:

Yeh I know them both, was in uni with Matt Pearce and I speak to Phil Richards a lot, I want to get to the gym he trains at but can't at the moment!

May I ask your name?

er yeah its Ben Burgess mate.

Haha thought as much, was just going to look if you were on youtube.

Cheers for the advice anyway, appreciated