USAPL Maine Event Winter Open
Saturday, January 8th, in Saco, Maine.
Squat.....205/220/227.5 kg (502 lb)
Bench.....135/142.5/147.5 kg (325 lb)
Deadlift...210/220/232.5 kg (513 lb)
Total - 607.5 kg (1339 lb)
Very pleased with how this went - nine good lifts and 27 white lights. My goals coming into this meet were 500+ squat and deadlift and 300+ bench on the platform for a 1300 total. I'd say those goals were met and then some.
I had a little more in the tank on squat and deadlift, but that bench was maximal. I might have pulled much more, I think, but I had to overcome some poor programming decisions from the heavy-light split I tried. Doing rack pulls leading up to the meet was a good choice. Interestingly, I'm not nearly as wrecked physically as I was after my last meet despite moving a lot more weight (openers in excess of my third attempts back in July). I think it's because I'm more acclimated to heavy singles now than I was then.
Bullshitting Around in the Gym
Wednesday 1/12
DE Squat.......245x2x5 red bands
Bench...........225x16
Friday 1/14
Pin Squat......365x5
DE Bench......170x3x5 red bands
Rack Pull.......515x5
Spent this week practicing DE work, doing the traditional post-meet 225 bench AMRAP, and trying out pin squats as a variation. I think I like doing the DE stuff with bands because they help hold the bar down so I can explode maximally without launching the thing into the air and hurting myself. Next week I'll start a four day split with DE work integrated and see how that works.