11/25
BWT:245
Speed bench-185x3x8- felt great
JM press-3x6
Machine row-3x10
tapering down
Yesterday and this morning my lower back felt really tight and bending forward at the waist was uncomfortable. I am going to cut out the lower body assistance day for the rest of the cycle to see if it feels better. 2 days might be a bit much on the low back.
I still plan to hit an opener Sunday in the Supr provided I feel recovered.
11-29
Bench-135x10 185x5 225x3 275x1
Shirt, wraps, belt on- 345x1(off 2 boards) 375x1- slow to touch but went up effortlessly- will open here
Band pushdowns-3 sets
Rotator cuff-2 sets
I have to lose 4-5 lbs (gobble gobble) so I don’t think I will have trouble touching next Saturday. I am doing my third attempt in an unused shirt.
11-30
Squats-135x10 225x5 275x1 315x1
Belt on-365x1
Suit on-405x1- a bit high
Straps up, knee wraps-455x1 475x1
used superior suit, will open here, may put on centurian and go for a big number once I’m in the meet
Sit ups on 45 degree back raise-3x20
I have one more speed workout on Tuesday for bench and will do some light cardio but all the heavy stuff is done.
12/2
Speed bench-135x10 185x3x8
tight at first but last few sets went great
That’s it! Nothing to do now but bite my nails, count down the minutes and drink water until it hurts.
12/6
Weight: 240.8
Squats- ended up playing it safe and using the superior suit- which was pretty loose after I cut water
475- had someone give me a depth call which was probably a bad idea as I went down slower and trouble getting depth: turned down 2 to 1 on depth
475- easy lift but borderline depth 2w1r
510- harder but not max- 3W
Bench- warmups felt good but I had some troubles with the shirt
375- came out of groove but was able to muscle it up, ugly for an opener can’t remember 2 or 3 white lights
390- same thing happened, but this time turned down 2-1 for coming up uneven
390- started out in groove but drained from previous 2 attempts, could not lock weight the weight out- 3R
Deadlift
500- alot easier than I expected- 3W
525- tougher but a solid lift- 3W
540- hips came up too fast, only got to mid-shin. Might have just been gassed- 3R
5/9: 1410 total
When I started training my best gym lifts coming in were 575SQ-405BP-565DL (adds to 1545) so I was hoping to total at least 1550 here to be a class I, so I was a somewhat disappointed with today but I learned alot from the experience.
Unfortunately that was my last meet as a collegiate lifter, but I have a better idea now of how to lay out my training cycles in the future- I think I peaked early for this meet.
Thanks to everyone who followed along! Hope you found the thread helpful or at least a nice read.
-Joe