today was a good day. I competed in the Raw Powerlifting meet held at a friend's crossfit nearby. There where some really strong competitors there today. I came into the meet weighting in at 177lbs. Not to bad, considering I spent the last 2 days just eating and drinking water and taking creatine. Well anyway I came in feeling good and got started good right out of the gate. The first lift was the deadlift. I felt great with my first lift of 455lbs so I went up to 480lbs on my second lift. Again this lift went up rather easily, so myself and the rest of Team Darwin Barbell Club made the executive decision to go for 500lbs. Now I have attemtped 500lbs before at the F.O.B and got it off the floor say 4inches. So 500lbs was my main goal for the deadlift. I went up to the bar got ready to lift and got it 3/4 of the way up, but I just felt that I hit a wall and couldn't breakthrough so I had to dump the weight. I was dissapointed in this because I felt great leading up to the event and based on the way 480 went 500 shouldn't have been too hard, but on the brighter side since the beginning of the 10 week program I did leading up to this meet my deadlift went up 45lbs, not bad.
The next lift was the bench press. Let me start by saying my bench press sucks ass. So my goal was a 250lb bench press during training but I had done that and more so I readjusted my goal to 275lbs. My first lift of 240lbs went up smooth and fast, so I decided to go for 260lbs on my second. Again on this lift I got it moving and hit a wall. Kind of pissed about that. For the 3rd and final lift at the bench I decided to go for 265, why not. Again same result got it moving and hit a wall, so my final number for bench was 240lbs.
Last lift of the day was back squat. The goal for today was 440lbs. I opened up with 405lbs, easy. Next I went up to 420lbs again easy. I felt that my second lift was easier than the first because on the first I was pushing a little too much off my toes as opposed to lining everything up off my heels and keeping the bar in line with knees. So given the first 2 lifts Team Darwin made the executive decision to go for the goal of 440lbs. Again I got under the bar and squatted, I was 3/4 of the way and that damn wall came out of the nowhere and I just couldn't lock it out. This pissed me off because I love squatting and I really wanted to get that goal of 440lbs.
Some positives came out of this. The training program I had been doing worked. There are some things that need to be worked on in the middle of the range of motion, so the training from this point forward will focus on making it through sticking points, maybe working with more bands, etc. Plus, I got all new PRs execpt for backsquat so I can work at high percentages and get stronger. The ones I missed I will make very soon and then I will surpass them.
I want to thank Mr. L, Mr. R, Mr.B, Mr. S for coming down and supporting me. To Mr. L as always we work best as a team at the F.O.B and it's time to sit down and brainstorm how to get better. Thanks dad, and my sister her fiance for coming down and watching my lift things up and put things down.
New total is: 1140lbs at body weight of 177lbs
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Sunday, January 22, 2012
1/22/2012 3 weeks out
Good day at the F.O.B today. It is exactly 3 weeks out from the powerlifting meet and today I did a minimeet just to see where I was at in my training and to get some good numbers to go off of.
So today I started with backsquat. My goal for the meet is 460lbs (209kgs.). So today I started out with an opening weight I know I could get, which was 405lbs. (183kgs). That was an easy weight for me, got it up nice and easy. Next I went up to 427lbs. (194kgs.) This is actually a new PR. for me. My old PR. was 425lbs. (193 kgs). I got this weight up pretty easily as well, however I went down alittle too slow, but there is still time to work on that. For my last lift at backsquat I went up to 435lbs (197kgs.) This weight I missed, but no big deal because I am right on my way to hitting 460lbs. (209kgs.). I got 3 more weeks of training to get there and I know I will, the meet PRs are always going to be more than the gym PR.
Next I did the deadlift again starting at a weight I know I can hit easily. Today I started at 418lbs (190kgs.) This weight went up super easy. So next I went for 448lbs (203kgs.) Again this weight went up easy and I hit a new gym PR. My old PR was 440lbs. (200kgs). Now I started getting into new territory as far as weight went. My next lift I put 469lbs (213kgs). This is weight went easy as well. So I hit a new PR. by 29lbs. Not to bad. Feeling pretty good still, we made an executive decision and we put the big 500lbs (227kgs) on the bar. It was time to go big or go home. I set up at the bar and started the lift. Unfortunately I missed this weight, but I got the bar moving off the ground, lots of bar bend. Even though I didn't get this weight, it was a good day because before this weight wouldn't even move off the ground.
Working with the bands from the rack, and doing rack pulls has proven to work. Going to continue to do the same things until the meet. Getting super strong and I only started really training heavy again around 4 to 6 weeks ago. Not bad, considering the last time i weighted myself I was at a ground pounding 177lbs.
Everyone did well today at the F.O.B. Mr. L and Mr. R and Mr. S lifted well and are all getting stronger by the week. Lots of good things going on at the F.O.B, our little lifting oasis.
I was supposed to test this weekend for jiu-jitsu but unfortunately we got snow and it got cancelled, so I guess I will have to wait to get some more stripes on my purple belt. Till next time stay loose.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
1/17/2012 I AM BACK
The buddy carry. A simple act but one that means so much. Myself and Mr. L have been buddy carrying each other for over 18 years, through our lifting, fighting, and most importantly life.
This picture was taken almost 9 years ago. I was Mr. L's cornerman and we have both been each other's cornermen since then. So what have I been up to? Answer training. I got a powerlifting meet on Feb. 11th. Been training like a madman. That's the only way to do it. Mr. L has been making steady progress in his lifting achieving multiple new PRs, the most recent a new jerk PR of 112kg (246lbs). Mr. S is doing very well as well, obtaining his blue belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and also getting ready for more endurance races as well as getting much stronger in the gym. Mr. R is just a beast getting a new jerk PR of 160kg (352 lbs), also not bad at all.
Well training is going well and i plan on keeping it that way. Till next time stay loose.
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