Kik'n down the door to Nationals.

[Kiknskreem]

Workout 1 Week 4 Mesocycle 3

F.S. 4x5--175(PR)
Neutral grip Dumb. Bench- 50x10 60x8 70x6
Pendlay Row 3x5--155(PR)

Russian Twist 3x12--35(PR)

Good workout.

My repping weights on front squats are now approaching respectable, belted up for today's PR.

Didn't want to do barbell bench but wanted to get some chest work in, just fooled around with the dumbells.

Finished with a harder than expected PR on Pendlays and then some ab work.Looking forward to finishing this week out and deloading... then its just three weaks to peak and its MEET TIME!!!

[Lifting N Tx]

Are you going to deload by lowering volume but keeping intensity high or lower both?

What lifts do you hope to hit in the comp?

[Kiknskreem]

Are you going to deload by lowering volume but keeping intensity high or lower both?

During my usual deloads I cut both (if I lift at all), and focus Strongman and conditioning work.

During the final week before a meet I don't actually lift, but I do go in and just warm up for the lifts to keep my motor units primed. During these last three training weeks I'll probably lower volume a bit and I'm gonna hit some heavy singles to get back used to the heavy weights.

What lifts do you hope to hit in the comp?

Hard to say with all the nagging injuries I've been working around these last few months.

This is a range I'm expecting.... I'll be happy as long as I set some PR's.

Squat 315-340
Bench 220-235
Dead 402-415

[Kiknskreem]

Workout 2 Week 4 Mesocycle 3

Deads

135x8x2
185x3
225x3
275x1
315x1
355x3(PR)

Good session, holding off on all shoulder work til after my meets.

Warm ups felt good... and 355 felt like a PR, but I've pulled harder lifts.

Probably only going to pull one more time between now and my Oct 20th meet... probably some heavy singles like 365, 375, 385... the other days I'll do power cleans.

Hopefully this will allow me to hit a big record at the meet... 415 or so would be pretty sweet.

[Kiknskreem]

Just lettin' the few regulars know that I"m not going to be updating this journal anymore. Not enough traffic and its mostly the same gang from BB.com.