[quote]BigRedMachina wrote:
Meet Write-up: RPS HeatWave (Merrick, NY) - 7/12/14 2:30 PM
For those of you who hate long-ass write-ups, I’ll put the “short version” on top and the details at the bottom.
Official Weight: 132.0 lbs.
Division: Amateur Raw Classic (No Knee Wraps)
Squat: 340 lbs. (15 lb. meet PR from February)
Bench: 240 lbs. (35 lb. meet PR from February)
Deadlift: 400 lbs. (35 lb. meet PR from February)
Total: 980 lbs. (85 lb. PR from February)
Video: Manny Prieto (132 lb. Wt. Class): 980 Total at RPS HeatWave (Merrick, NY) - YouTube
Now for the “long” version . . .
This was my third powerlifting meet, but my first under the coaching of Jason Manenkoff. When I first met Jason, my goal was to qualify for Raw Unity Meet, and I wasn’t sure whether I was going to do this July meet (at the time, the new qualifying standards weren’t released, and I didn’t want to cut weight for another meet unless I felt like I had a realistic shot at qualifying). When the newer, higher standards were released, I agreed to do the meet regardless of what my numbers were as I felt like I was going to have to train the whole year to qualify. Then, as my training progressed, my numbers got to the point where we figured we might as well take a shot at this meet.
On Sunday of meet week, my weight was 143 after a long holiday weekend of BBQs. If you’ve been following my log closely, you have noticed that I’ve put on some muscle since the last meet, so of course cutting to 132 would be more difficult, but the rate at which I was losing weight in the early part of the week was also slower than my previous two meets, so I suspect the water load may have worked against me a little. I should also note that Jason had asked me to enter the PM session (I would normally lift in the morning), so I had a later weigh-in. My weight on Thursday night was 136, so I was worried I would have to use the sauna for the first time in my powerlifting career. I wore extra clothes to bed to try to sweat off a little more weight. Fortunately, more weight came off in the early part of Friday and I was already at 132.2 by 2:30 PM, so I was able to step on the scale exactly where I needed to be (as opposed to previous cuts where I overshot my weight goal and ended up having more weight to put on). Because of the late weigh-in I took the whole Friday off from work, so it was easier for me to reconstitute (I was already at 142 by 9 PM, and went to bed at around midnight weighing 144).
Squat Warm-ups: 65x8, 115x5, 170x3, 200x3, 230x2, 260x1, 280x1, 310x1
The warm-up area was a complete train wreck. Plates were lying around all over the place, and there were even people warming up in the Rogue squat stands outside of the warm-up area instead of the monolifts (which was what was on the platform). At one point I even dropped a plate on my left foot (which hurt pretty badly), and I had to rush through my last warm-up singles, leaving me feeling completely gassed by the time my name was called.
Opener: 320 - Good! Even with all those things considered, this was still easy enough to feel like an opener.
2nd Attempt: 340 - Good! This was a real grinder, though, so I went with 345 as my 3rd (I was hoping for 350+, but based on how shaky this was, that wasn’t happening.)
3rd Attempt: 345 - Miss - I fell too far forward and ended up losing my balance. I did this in the gym previously, so I was disappointed in how this went. Overall my execution was definitely off.
Bench Warm-ups: 50x8, 100x5, 140x5, Paused 165x2, 185x1, 200x1
Fortunately bench warm-ups seemed less adventurous, though the thicker bench pads took some getting used to.
Opener: 215 - Good!
2nd: 230 - Good! This felt pretty easy, so I knew I had another 10 lbs. in me (possibly even more, but I knew I wouldn’t be happy with anything less than 240).
3rd: 240 - Good! I definitely felt like I left another 5 lbs. on the platform here, but again, I didn’t want to miss and walk away with just 230 - not only does this keep my shot at a RUM-Qualifying total alive, but 240 is good enough to qualify for RUM Bench-Only.
Deadlift Warm-ups: 225x3, 275x1, 315x1, 340x1
Jason, Jon, and Kyle all benched in the 3rd flight while I was deadlifting in the 1st flight, so the only warm-up Jason got to see was my last one. That last warm-up scared him and me as it went up a lot slower than expected, but people were already starting to pull on the platform so it was too late for me to change my opener. When I was in the on-deck area I noticed my belt felt a little loose - I normally wear it with two holes showing, so I cranked my belt against the Rogue rack and got it to just one hole showing.
Opener: 370 - Good! And it felt like an opener, too. Crisis averted.
2nd: 400 - Good! With that, I was just 20 pounds away from qualifying for RUM and I didn’t have anything else to worry about, so it was time to go for broke.
3rd: 420 - Miss - I got the bar up to my knees but I felt it drift too far away from me and I lost my balance.
Overall, I was disappointed to fall short of qualifying for RUM, and my squats especially didn’t feel great (the belt thing I noticed during deadlifts probably affected my squat as well, so I was pissed that I didn’t notice that earlier), but I don’t know if anyone could have expected me to add 85 lbs. to my total in less than 5 months, especially considering it wasn’t like I was a complete beginner at that time. In the meantime, I’ll be looking to take another shot in the early fall.
Onward and upward![/quote]
You have a lot to be proud of. You did great Manny and this is just the beginning. Remember what you wrote in the questionnaire I sent you in response to the question regarding your goals…
- What are your current, specific goals? Please list the numbers youâ??re hoping for and the dates in which youâ??d like to achieve them. Looking for a 925 total at my next meet in September to qualify for RUM (assuming they donâ??t raise the qualifying totals again).
“330-220-375 would be great but Iâ??d be happy with adjusting those numbers up or down as my main focus is the total.”
I’d say 340,240,400 (980) pretty much blew your original goals out of the water! =) 85 lbs. added to your total and 30 lbs. more than you hoped for. Also for those interested one piece of info Manny forgot to share… His lifts ALL moved up in the national rankings… Squat#8 Bench#14 Deadlift#26 Total#7!!!
I trained at 1 PM at Iron Arena (Metal Militia Bench, 50 lb. Iron Wolfe Super Bench Bar, Texas Deadlift Bar).
