Squat (38 Super Centurion)
611
650x
650 (17 pound PR)
Bench (44 Katana S/S)
330 (ties PR)
347x
352x
Deadlift (33 Inzer Max DL)
534
573x
589 (27 pound PR)
Total: 1570 (44 pound PR)
Wilks: 456
Weight: 196.9
5/9
I nailed my opener on squat and my confidence was high, perhaps a bit too high. My second attempt came out of the hole well but I lost my back tightness and lot it forward. On the third attempt my depth was VERY close and the weight wanted to pull me forward but I was able to learn from my mistake and arch back into it, get my hips through, and finish the lift.
Bench was a bit of a disaster. My opener was a bit of a struggle, and thought if I could get the shirt pulled down I'd be good for 347. I lost my tightness a bit once I got the bar on the chest, and bobbled a bit as I got the press command. I ended up getting two red lights for this, and thought if I could manage 352 I'd have a shot at totaling 1600 yet. My technique was generally better on 352, but I must have come down a bit crooked, as the press was off and consequently I couldn't finish it. Considering I'd benched 350-355 a bunch of times in training this was rather disappointing.
Deadlift opener flew. I haven't smoked a deadlift opener quite like that before. On my second pull I lost my balance, and was slowed down the pull so that I didn't fall over backward, and once I steadied myself I looked out. Once I got the down command I had to back-pedal quickly to avoid falling. It was for naught, because I got called for ramping. Have to root my feet better! My handler wanted me to stay at the same weight, but I knew I had more in the tank and was not going to be happy with an 11 pound PR on deadlift. Also, I resolved to only go to nationals if I could get my last pull. I asked my handler to put in for 595 which would have given me the old national qualifying total in the 198's, and I noticed when I was up that he put 589 on the bar! It was a good solid pull, albeit difficult.
I did the most reps in my competition cycle with the deadlift, and perhaps that is the reason my pull was better than my squat or bench. On bench I did WAY too many singles in my shirt, and switched shirts the last few weeks of my cycle. Although my evaluation went well where I pressed a very smooth and solid 355, my training should have been better. For squat I was afraid of irritating my injury so I pretty much stuck with singles for the last few suit squat sessions. One thing that I noticed in thinking about my last few meet prep's is when I was doing reps in suits with the straps up (4's, 3's, and 2's) my suit squat was the strongest it has been relative to my raw squat. I shall return to this style of training in my meet prep. The thought of competing at nationals for the first time is extremely exciting; I can't wait to see and compete with some of the best lifters in the nation. It will be very humbling, but I already know I have a long way to go. Also, I look forward to working with my handler on a Maile-esque cycle and see how things go. I think it will help me bring up some weak points and get my body ready for some "big" weights.
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