Kyle's PL log

[KyleMask]

Your nerd references go right over my head, Wolf, but you're right about the pull.

7/25
Press 245 2x2 (PR, even for one set of two, RPE 9, 9.75), 225x4 (RPE 9)
DB row 120 3x20

--Bounced back nicely today.

[Michael Wolf]

Your nerd references go right over my head, Wolf, but you're right about the pull.

You're welcome.

[afatgoat]

7/24
Deadlift 700xmiss (1 inch from lockout and left hand gave out. Weight was a joke. Beyond frustrated at this milestone being so close and my grip just not being there. At least got some decent time under tension, and now I have 15 days to rest til the meet).

Snatch grip deadlift (beltless, straps) 445x2, 495x2, 545x2, 555x2 (RPE 9.5 by final set)

--Went over-under on DL today. I MIGHT have a shot at 700 at the meet with a very sharply knurled bar. I started warming up with hook but couldn't get it set. I don't know if it's the sharp, thin bar or the heat or what the fuck it is, but I knew by 535 that I wasn't hooking shit today, so I switched to over-under. I'll make a meet day call about DL grip in 2 weeks. I think I'll open at 650-660, a weight I know I can hold. That way I ensure a solid total even if I miss my 2nd again at 700.

Keep at it man, you got it.

[sking1001]

I don't know what else I could have done to prepare. Last night I even stayed up all night drinking Jungle Juice, eating Twizzlers, and listening to Three Six Mafia while visualizing myself doing all sorts of cool grip feats like choke slamming sking with one hand and a clone of sking with the other.

I'll help in any way I can.

[KyleMask]

Thanks, goat. And Steve.

7/28
Squat 545x2 (PR, RPE 9.5, good bit easier than last week's lighter double)
2 ct pause squat 455 2x2 (RPE 9,9)

--Good final heavy squat workout before the meet. Thinking something like 515-570-585 for attempts.

[Leah Lutz]

What meet are you doing?

[KyleMask]

What meet are you doing?

An SPF meet in Paducah, KY on August 8. It's the only meet where the timing and location really work for the next 2-3 months, so I jumped on it.

[sking1001]

They gonna let you walk out your squats, or are you cool with the monolift? Wasn't there something else about the last SPF meet that you mentioned, like they wouldn't allow deadlift slippers anymore, or something stupid like that?

[KyleMask]

They gonna let you walk out your squats, or are you cool with the monolift? Wasn't there something else about the last SPF meet that you mentioned, like they wouldn't allow deadlift slippers anymore, or something stupid like that?

Some meets they apparently walk out, some they don't. I'll adapt. I think the slippers thing was one of my training partners being stoned off his ass and not listening. This isn't where I really want to be competing, but my options are going to be extremely limited for a little while starting mid-August.

7/29
Bench (paused) 370 2x2 (PR double, RPE 9-9.5 on each set, prob could have grinded thirds), 315x6
Pulldown 5x10

--Good final bench day. 5 lbs over my last workout before my May meet.

[sking1001]

Looking forward to seeing (or hearing about) your crushing it! I know you'll adapt to the situation at hand, and you learn a little more each time. Good luck!