Saturday, October 16, 2010

openers for next weeks meet

I hit the same workouts as last week but lighter.. did some reverse band speed benching and some DE squatting for 6x3 on day 3.. Because of the schedule we had to lift today instead of sunday so I skipped day 5 to get ready for today.

squat facing away from the mirrors..
405 added briefs
495 x1
585x1 added Boss suit with loose straps.. didn't sit back enough and shifted towards my toes.. got it but it was all quads...
625 intended opener straps tights. sat back real nice and hit it solid.
I'm going to open here.
I may go 655 then 685-700.. depends on how I feel. I hit 745 with reverse heavy bands a few weeks back and it felt good on my back which was a surprise. I'd love to hit 700 for a final lift but we"ll see.

Bench.. 435 almost touched chest. Hit a 1 board so I'm good with it. Last meet I touched 405 when I had had never touched. As soon as I mark in the meet I'm going high 400's. 3-4 weeks ago I hit 515 on a 2 board so I'd like to finish in the high 400's at the meet.

Openers
Sqaut 625
Bench 435
Dead lifts 615 then maybe 640-650. Depends on if the weight is feeling light.
My conditioning is great going in. We've been benching and squatting in the same day 3 days a week for 8 weeks so I'm confident that I'm going to kick ass in my best lift which is the deadlift. If I can hit solid numbers before the deadlift, I can ride that bad boy onto elite.. Pro is 1760 so I have a shot if I don't bomb out. Hell my "openers" in the mini meet last week hit armature elite. I didn't know what the pro was until this week. I thought amature was 1760. As long as I can touch my chest on the bench and keep my ass down, I'll be good to go..

I'm planning on some light GPP work Monday and Wednesday. Some light complexes and light sled dragging and that will be it. Active rest in the sense. I need to sweat.

Monday, October 11, 2010

Sunday- mini meet

Since we have gone with bands the past 3 three weeks on squat and have been board pressing we decided to hit all three lifts to find out where were are in regards to our strength

Squat
315x3
briefs 405x1
495x1
boss suite straps down
535x1
straps up
585x1
645x1 missed with the boss suite.. I had the strap the tightest that I've ever had. I didn't sit back enough
Switched to the Metal Ace suite
645x1 great depth. I set back a little extra at the bottom when it was getting tough and I smoked it. very good rep. I cut it there.. Opener around 600-625 see how I feel next week

bench
I got the shirt on better than I have in 2 year. I didn't even have to roll the sleeves on the Metal Bash Shirt which is saying something. I do have long arms but I I always have to roll them.
405x2 3 board
425x1 2 board
455x1 2 board
455x1 1 board
455 to chest.. almost..
I smoked all of the reps which was great. This is the closest to chest that I have been.

Deadlift- I hit 585 a few weeks ago so I wasn't sure where I was going to be
135x3
225x3
315x3
405x1 briefs
495x1 ace suite
535x1
585x1
625x1 I hitched a little at the top but I happy because it wasn't that heavy to the thighs.

We blew through all 3 lifts in 2.5- 3 hours so there wasn't any rest. My back was pretty cooked but I wasn't exhausted which was fantastic.

My major concern is not being wiped out for deadlifts at the meet. They are my best lift and I want them to carry me to elite. With this being my first full meet, I would to come in knowing what to except regarding the challenge of having 9 good lifts.
Going in, my only concern is it touching my chest on the bench. I've hit 405 the last meeting that I did 2.5 years ago so I'm not worried.
Amateur Elite at 198 in the IPA is 1760.. If I pull 625 which I did last meet(2.5 years ago) and squat 645 that leaves me with a 495 bench. I've hit 515 on a 2 board pretty comfortably so I'm pretty sure that I can hit high 400's. Also, when I pulled in the last meet, I left at least 25 pounds on the platform. I never hit anything over 585-maybe even 555 in the gym prior to that meet.
With the squat, I've been walking it out. The mono lift will help in the meet.

Simply put, I'm a huge biotch in the gym. I'm getting much better at not being a head case but I still am. I'm a meet lifter so I'm looking at marking with a solid lift letting it loose..

Sunday, October 3, 2010

ME Lower and Upper

Heaviest day until the meet on Oct 24th..
3rd week of Realization phase or end of Circa Max...whatever..

Reverse Band Back Squat with bands 135 of tension at the bottom... verse the 85 at the bottom of average bands
405 or something like it raw for a few reps
495 " "
585 added briefs
675 suite straps down
725 suite straps up but loose
745 suite straps up tight very good rep. fought trough when the bands loosened up. I'm happy with it. very good depth and practicing with a call not by my vision.
765 suite strap up tight- missed.. everything was good I just didn't nut up at the bottom..
Good news is that even 765 didn't feel heavy at the top. 700 a few weeks ago was heavy un racking.

Bench, shirt work
warm up raw to 315
shirt 405 on a 3 board
455 on a 2 board
455 2x1on a 1 board missed
475 2x1 on a 1 board and missed. Every rep got better.. my right arm went dumb on the last 2 sets and i cut it. 2 hours later it's still numb. not good. I got much better at pulling my elbows in and getting to the board. I keep dropping the bard towards by belly button and not pulling my elbows in.
It was late and the Steeler game was on.. no I wanted to get through.
A1 Hanging Leg Raises 2x10
A2 BW reverse hyper 2x20 nice and slow

Thursday Sept 31st or something like that.. Sub Max upper and lower

Sumo Pulls from 4 inch platform
4x2 I wanted to hit that at 85% but what's 85% of 585 from a 4" platform? Plus the 585 was with a bent bar that rotated in my hands and the heaviest I've pulled in 8-10 months...
worked up to 495 put on briefs because my groin was bothering me.
545 2x2

3 board press- raw
My joints are hurting bad so I just lighter and smoked some reps staying tight.
4x3 315

A1 Band Pressdowns 3x20
A2 DB RDL's 3x12
A3 Scare Crows 3x12