Today was my last workout before the meet Saturday. It was just light (75-80%) SQ and P, for three doubles across.
10/25/17
Gym 1100
SQ: 225x2x3
P 2.0: 100x2x3
Today was my last workout before the meet Saturday. It was just light (75-80%) SQ and P, for three doubles across.
10/25/17
Gym 1100
SQ: 225x2x3
P 2.0: 100x2x3
All the best. Hope you hit PRs across the board. More importantly, hope you have fun!
Awesome! Hope you crush it mate, and most importantly have a great time.
Thank you, sir. They will have the first national strengthlifting meet this January. To get in, lifters must have a total (any total) in either this year's Spring Challenge or Fall Classic.
I say that not because I'm planning on going to nationals this year, but because I'm guessing they will institute a qualifying total at next year's. It will be interesting to see what that might be.
Starting Strength Fall Classic
Atlanta
10/28/17
I went 7 for 9 and hit at least a 1K PR on all three lifts. I had planned those modest PRs for my second attempts and hoped to shoot higher than that for my third attempts. But I missed my second Press and Second DL so I repeated them for my third. Comebacks are tough psychologically. But I have always come back from missed seconds in the meets I have done. Now, I look at them as wakeup calls. So, I'll remember that if I ever miss a second attempt again, and not give in to the temptation to just pass on a third attempt.
SQ: 117k, 129k (PR), 130k (PR). Doing 1RM's at these meets helps me learn about staying in my hips and grinding. I'll have to remember that during training.
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P: 52k, 57k (fail), 57k. The flight order changed on my second attempt and I was caught flat footed putting on my belt and wrist wraps.
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DL: 134k, 148k (fail), 148k. The shakes at the knee pushed the bar away, but a couple of people cued me to "keep it close" on my third.
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Nicely done.
What did the guy flag you for on the squat video?
Thank you, Browndog. Excellent question. When I walked off the platform, both the judge and the meet director were kind enough to explain that I had soft knee(s). I don't remember if they specified setup, lockout, or both. I thought it was instructive, and glad it didn't count against the lift. It wasn't surprising: he was on my right side and I've had a couple surgeries on that knee that left me lacking a few degrees of extension, and a slight asymmetry.