Going Bananas

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[quote]PeteS wrote:
made weigh in with no hitches. Didn’t do anything too creative, either, just didn’t drink or eat anything after I went to bed. One glass of water this morning. svelt and sexy 270 this a.m.

however, I am going to try and be 280-285 by tomorrow. Am well on my way. Bacom cheeseburger, fries, onion rings, 3 cokes, now I have a pint of hagen daz peanut butter chocolate to work on. Another burger after that. Chineese food and cheesecake tonight. I love 24 hour weigh ins, I never eat this much crap in one day. Gonna be so bloated my eyes will just be slits, lol. [/quote]

I would suggest eating a couple of squat-rack curlers for a snack, but they probably wouldn’t offer enough caloric benefit. Give 'em hell tomorrow, Pete!

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i would say good luck but you won’t need it. be sure to get some vids for us visual folks.

kick ass and take names hoss!!!

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thanks all. Funny thing is feeling extra relaxed, pscyhed for some of my partners.

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Looking forward to the results, Pete. Good luck

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Good luck Pete, keeping my fingers crossed.

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sorry folks, today was a big old bomb show. still trying to figure it out, but back to the drawing board. more to come later…

there will be video circulating, will try to snag some.

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midnight bourbon report.

ok, I honestly felt more prepared, more confident, more physically relaxed than I have in any previous meets. maybe that was part of the problem.

Personally, I bombed.

Took 145 token squat. fine. Actually surprised my hips let me get 145 into the hole. As were all of my training partners.

Bench. Okay, was relaxed. Finally realized I had the biggest opener as the one above me had bombed in the squat. Had lots of time to warm up. Worked up to 405 x 3, off 3 board raw. 545 x 2, off 3board, shirt on , 585 x 1, off 2 board, ready to go.

Now, this was the same gym where my group had lots of bomb outs training 4 weeks ago, so maybe it was psychological, or maybe eqipment failure, but went to take opener of 610 and could at the chest a nerve pinched in my shoulder again. Right arm flung out, shifting the whole bar across my body. Spotters grabbed.

Took two more opener attempts after collecting my wits, each one my left arm would not lock out, maybe just an inch from lockout it crapped out. Maybe less. Had a few people think I had it. pisser is I thought I had great lockout strength, thought it was top notch right now…

Didn’t take me too long to recollect I have not done any supermaximal boardwork in nearly two months.

Past trainig cycle was fucked. For a few reasons. Got too concerned with just geting a weight in that I could touch to build the lockout back up. Anyway, ready to move on. Get next training cycle going.

Highlights: my little boy cheering me on. According to him I won everything, lol. Also, it was all around a damn fine meet, the APF is back in Minnesota. My wife thought it was great, which is saying a lot. She thought the golf-clap meets I had done were stupid. Saw a lot of good lifters hit PRs, saw some others bomb, that is the way it goes I guess.

Despite bombing I had a shitload of fun. One training parnter broke a junior record with an 815 pull, it was awesome.

Good night, time for cable, then sleep…

On a side note, my 3 year

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Sorry the meet didn’t go as planned, Pete. It sounds like it was a good meet nonetheless, especially on the wife front.

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bars moving…

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Thanks for the meet review. The way I’m beginning to see it, there is no fail. Especially when friends and family are there supporting. Can’t wait for my first meet.

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few phone calls today, several people didn’t understand why I didn’t get it. guess lock out was that close. I knew it wasn’t there, that is for sure…

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Let’s see, you took a shot at a 610 Bench and came close to getting it. You, and the wife, had a good time, together. Probably most important, your boy now and forever has a memory of his Dad lifting the whole damn world. You just gave him a “my old man could…” story for the rest of his life. Might not be a total win day but I’d call it a pretty good one. With your knowledge I’m sure you’ll adjust the training and come back to nail it.

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Harry, you are 100% correct on all accounts.

Thing is, I can basically say I had a bad bench day. I am pretty well deloaded from last week. Little sore in the lats, tris, even pecs today, but that can happen from a bad bench workout. This means I get to train tomorrow. Start of new cycle.

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tough break but we’ve all been there. i’m sure you are like me. After that last miss you were already planning your next training cycle to make improvements.

you’ll come back stronger.

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Scott,
I knew before I heard the last ‘take it’ command where I had fugged up. I am usually planning my next cycle even before the meet begins. 2 days into deload and I am already freaking out about what I am gonna do next. I can pin point exactly where the bench part of this cycle went wrong. Time to correct.

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Pete,
As others have said - you had a great time with your family and that is what really matters. I am certain that you will learn from this attempt and correct thr right things for the next meet.

On a side note WOOOOHOOOOO you got 145 in the hole !! LOL

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OK, here is the funniest part of the day, for me anyway. I sumbitted the 145 token thinking ok, 55 lb bar, a wheel on each side, right? Of course I forgot we were using 2.5 lb calibarated collars. The head judge, also my training partner, knew I forgot this, so he made sure the bar was loaded with a quarter, a ten, and a five. I tried to resubmit for a 155 opener but they wouldn’t allow it…

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sitting on hold for 1/2 hour filing a complaint with IRS against former employer. Still haven’t received w2, and they keep giving me the run around…

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It sounds like you had fun and thats whats really important. Regardless of how the meet went you are ridiculously strong.

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Trained tonight.

heavy lower.

Squats were kinda just a warm up for pulling tonight, also to work on form and see how the hip was feeling. It has been 30+ degrees for the last week or so, and gee, hip is starting to feel good.

Squat: 55 x 10, 145 x 10, 235 x 5, 325 x 5, 415 x 5, x 5, x 5

DL: 225 x 5, 315 x 5, 405 x 2, 495 x 2, 545 x 1, 610 x 1 (would have been opener) 525 x 5. I want to work pulling for reps in more, and increasing weight each time. And by reps I mean 5.

GHR 3 x 8

hanging abs 3 x 15.

Gonna do my taxes now.