Meet report, 3/21/2015, 1300@220

[tmcnulty]

Yesterday, I competed in the EPF March Madness powerlifting meet at Gym Warriors, Peabody, MA. I went 8/9 for a 1300-lb total at 216.5-lbs BW. It was my first powerlifting meet, although I did IronFest last October, which kinda counts, experience-wise.

I've been doing more-or-less vanilla Texas Method since last fall, except that I moved the last exercise on Monday (deads early on, PC more recently) and the assistance work on Wednesday (chins/hypers) to their own day on Tuesday, mainly due to time constraints. I also do some yogging on Thursdays.

Squat. I tripled 445 in training. Went with pretty conservative choices on the platform, to save energy for bench and DL. Attempts:

1. 445 - three whites.
2. 465 - three whites.
3. 485 - three whites. It was the bar + five 20kg plates on each side, which was visually satisfying.

Bench. Doubled 277.5 touch-and-go about a month out before switching to paused training. Went with what I thought were also pretty conservative choices, but they ended up being about right. Attempts:

1. 255 - three whites.
2. 270 - three whites.
3. 285F - three reds (video). It felt good coming down, but I couldn't get it up. No one in my flight got their third bench attempts, which was kinda sad.

Deadlift. I tripled 495 in training. I went with my stretch goal of 545 (instead of 535), since it would get me right to 1300. Also, we were using a Texas Deadlift Bar, which is a lot bendier than what I train with.

1. 475 - three whites.
2. 505 - three whites. (video). I called for 515, but the bar was misloaded to 505.
3. 545 - three whites (video). Double-checked the bar weight: it was the Texas bar (44), ten 20-kg plates (441), two 25-lb bumpers (50), and two 5-lb plates (10).

My 1300 total earned me first place in the 220s, and fourth place overall by Wilks (361.53), out of 22 competitors.

[Meshuggah]

Nice lifting. Was the meet held in a basement?

[tmcnulty]

Nice lifting. Was the meet held in a basement?

Thanks.

Hah, no--the gym is on the fourth floor of a warehouse. But the ceilings are pretty low, and the lighting was getting dimmer as the day went on. So it kinda looks that way.

[Eric K]

Congratulations. Nice lifts.

[Michael Wolf]

Very nice job, Tyson. 1300 and 8/9 at your first meet are both solid accomplishments. Pulls looked smooooove; I like your set-up, it reminds me of someone...

[Adam Skillin]

Way to go, dude. Excellent lifting, congrats on 1st place, and 4th.

[tmcnulty]

Congratulations. Nice lifts.

Very nice job, Tyson. 1300 and 8/9 at your first meet are both solid accomplishments. Pulls looked smooooove; I like your set-up, it reminds me of someone...

Way to go, dude. Excellent lifting, congrats on 1st place, and 4th.

Thanks!

[pkelly54]

Congrats Tyson, it is always a great feeling to hit your goals. 1300 is a great total. Good luck on your future efforts.

[tmcnulty]

Congrats Tyson, it is always a great feeling to hit your goals. 1300 is a great total. Good luck on your future efforts.

Thanks pkelly