Strength Training of a Former Pro Ballerina, Cassandra
I'm going to just start this log off with a link to the video of my first meet, the SPF Cell Block Classic on 5/19/12. This was after about nine months of training. For each lift, I've followed a program that I find works best for me. My bench doesn't seem to progress with traditional methods; maybe it is because I'm a female that has pratically no pecs or shoulder muscles to begin with? It is hard to strengthen a muscle that doesn't exist. I'm trying something new with my bench during my current cycle.
So at the meet, I accomplished a 630 raw total at 139 lb bodyweight (I decided not to cut weight for a my first meet) via a 230 squat, 120 bench, and a 280 deadlift.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jF4EnkzasA
My squat of 225, 3x3 this past Tuesday and my deadlift of 270x3 this past Friday should mean that my max squat is somewhere around 250 and my max deadlift is around 300. Hopefully this is an accurate estimate. We'll find out soon.