20kg (44 lbs) x 10
60kg (132 lbs) x 5
105kg (231 lbs) x 5
130kg (287 lbs) x 3
150kg (331 lbs) x 3
170kg (375 lbs) x 1
190kg (419 lbs) x 1 (suit on)
200kg (441 lbs) x 1 (suit on)
210kg (463 lbs) x 1 (suit on, not quite to full depth, equal to PR)
220kg (485 lbs) x 3 (no suit, no wraps, half squats*)
180kg (397 lbs) x 1 (no suit)
* My original plan was just to take 220 (105%) for a ride, walk it out of the rack, see how it felt on the back. Coach Guğmundur persuaded me to try a negative, putting the safety bar at ~20cm (8") above parallel and lower the barbell to it under control. In the event, it wasn't as heavy as I expected and I lifted it 3 times. Afterwards, 180 felt light on the back indeed, but my legs were pretty tired so I only did a single.
Bench Press
60kg (132 lbs) x 8
100kg (220 lbs) x 3
120kg (265 lbs) x 1
130kg (287 lbs) x 1
11-08-2012, 01:17 PM
hbriem
Thursday Nov 8th 2012 - Bench Press Day
I couldn't make it yesterday.
Bench Press (+ equipped bench press)
60kg (132 lbs) x 8
100kg (220 lbs) x 3,3,3
120kg (265 lbs) x 1
140kg (309 lbs) x 2 (suit on)
150kg (331 lbs) x 2 (suit on)
120kg (265 lbs) x 3
On the second rep of 140 I got out of alignment a bit and forced it up unnaturally. Afterwards, my shoulders felt off and I didn't feel quite right on the 150 set either even though I completed it. I decided to be careful and skip the planned 155-160 and tested my shoulders (mostly left) on 120 raw. Felt a bit sore and so decided not to push it.
(They feel quite a lot better now, a couple of hours later)
Power Snatch
50kg (110 lbs) x 2,2,2,2,2,2
EZ-Bar Curl
40kg (88 lbs) x 20
30kg (66 lbs) x 30
20kg (44 lbs) x 40
First set by far the hardest.
11-09-2012, 01:13 PM
hbriem
Friday Nov 9th 2012 - Deadlift Day
Power Clean
40kg (88 lbs) x 3
50kg (110 lbs) x 3
60kg (132 lbs) x 2
70kg (154 lbs) x 2
Deadlift (+ equpped deadlift)
120kg (265 lbs) x 3
150kg (331 lbs) x 3
170kg (375 lbs) x 3
200kg (441 lbs) x 1
220kg (485 lbs) x 1
242.5kg (535 lbs) x F,1 (suit on)
My right palm has been rather bad lately, so I was using a glove and strap on that hand. On the first attempt at 242.5 I forgot to chalk my left hand and the grip gave out above the knee. On the second, the strap slipped and the grip sort of gave out on the right but it was a pretty much finished lift (minus a full lockout). So I'll count it as done because if I'm bare handed I have no grip problems at any weight and lockout isn't normally a problem.
On the other hand, my left elbow feels a bit wonky. I was going to bench a bit but after a little warmup, decided against it.
I guess I'm getting a bit battered at this stage and looking forward to this meet thing being over.
11-13-2012, 01:28 PM
hbriem
Tuesday Nov 13th 2012 - Squat Day
Squat (and equipped squat)
20kg (44 lbs) x 10
70kg (154 lbs) x 5
100kg (220 lbs) x 5
120kg (265 lbs) x 3
140kg (309 lbs) x 1
160kg (352 lbs) x 1
180kg (397 lbs) x 1
190kg (419 lbs) x 1 (PR)
190kg (419 lbs) x 2 (suit on)
200kg (441 lbs) x 2 (suit on)
212.5kg (468 lbs) x F (suit on, completed but shallow, PR attempt)
220kg (485 lbs) x 1 (half squat to pins)
Bench Press
60kg (132 lbs) x 8
100kg (220 lbs) x 10
11-15-2012, 02:26 AM
hbriem
Monday Nov 15th 2012 - Bench Press Day
Bench Press (+ equipped bench)
45kg (100 lbs) x 10
60kg (132 lbs) x 5
80kg (176 lbs) x 5
100kg (220 lbs) x 3
120kg (265 lbs) x 1
130kg (287 lbs) x 1
140kg (309 lbs) x 1 (suit on)
145kg (320 lbs) x 2 (suit on)
150kg (331 lbs) x 1 (suit on)
This didn't go well at all. My elbows were quite sore once I started, possibly from squatting yesterday, maybe from that misaligned bench last week. In any case, even though 140 went up like a rocket, 145 and 150 were slower than I would have liked and the elbows were getting worse, so I stopped for now. I'll see how I am Friday.
I have never had elbow problems before. I iced them over TV last night and it helped a lot, but today I can still feel them a bit. I may have to lower my opener but I hope they improve over the next week.
Power Clean
40kg (88 lbs) x 3
60kg (132 lbs) x 3
70kg (154 lbs) x 3,3
11-17-2012, 06:14 AM
hbriem
Friday Nov 16th 2012 - Deadlift Day
Bench Press
60kg (132 lbs) x 8
100kg (220 lbs) x 3,3
120kg (265 lbs) x 3,3,3
Elbows not happy with this so I quit there (they feel OK again today, 20 hours later)
Deadlift
120kg (265 lbs) x 3
160kg (352 lbs) x 1 (PR for double overhand grip I think)
190kg (419 lbs) x 1
210kg (463 lbs) x 1
8 days until meet. I will do very little next week and hope my elbows recover fully.
11-21-2012, 02:49 AM
hbriem
Tuesday Nov 20th 2012 - Squat Day
Squat
20kg (22 lbs) x 10
70kg (154 lbs) x 5
100kg (220 lbs) x 3
130kg (287 lbs) x 1
150kg (331 lbs) x 1
Everything felt OK.
Bench Press
60kg (132 lbs) x 8
100kg (220 lbs) x 3
120kg (265 lbs) x 1
130kg (287 lbs) x 1
Here too. My elbows should hold up for the meet in 4 days.
11-26-2012, 06:14 AM
hbriem
Saturday Nov 24th 2012 - Meet Day
Bodyweight
92kg (202 lbs)
I screwed the pooch.
Squat
I completely fucked up my squats. 195-195-205. All easy. All high. Gotta get someone tougher to critique my depth! I really thought I was going asstograss every time!
Bench
140kg good
145kg good
150kg too slow and couldn't finish.
Deadlift
230kg good
240kg good
250kg good and all time PR! and 1/4 of a fucking ton!
It's good to at least finish up well even though it doesn't count in any meaningful way. 250kg !
11-28-2012, 12:58 PM
hbriem
Wednesday Nov 28th 2012 - Play Day
Squat
20kg (44 lbs) x 10
50kg (110 lbs) x 5
80kg (176 lbs) x 5
100kg (220 lbs) x 3
130kg (287 lbs) x 2,2,2,2,2,2
Press
50kg (110 lbs) x 10,10,10,10
55kg (121 lbs) x 10
Power Snatch
20kg (44 lbs) x 5
40kg (88 lbs) x 2
50kg (110 lbs) x 2
60kg (132 lbs) x 2
70kg (154 lbs) x 1
Bench Press
60kg (132 lbs) x 10
100kg (220 lbs) x 3
120kg (265 lbs) x 3
11-30-2012, 01:40 PM
hbriem
Friday Nov 30th 2012 - Deadlift Day
Power Clean
50kg (110 lbs) x 3
60kg (132 lbs) x 3
70kg (154 lbs) x 3
80kg (176 lbs) x 3
85kg (187 lbs) x 2
90kg (198 lbs) x 1,1
Deadlift
120kg (265 lbs) x 3
160kg (352 lbs) x 3
200kg (441 lbs) x 2,2,2,2,2,2
