I am comforted by the fact that even you have squat days that suck. On the other hand, PR on the OH! Nice!
On the food, you are right to just get right back after it.
Nice PR Owlie- and I’m sure you’d have many volunteers for helpin with the punishment.
Food wise I find that as long as I’m honest with what I’m eating (macro breakdown and pairing) the total cals aren’t too important. I’m still doing my pc/pf/pf/pc/f breakdown on the majority of my meals from clean sources. Although clean for some may not be clean for others. I’m French - cheese is a food group of its own.
enough rambling - 20$ is a good price regardless.
cheers
Time to start practicing your attempts for the meet. It is right around the corner, no? Have someone give you the commands for each lift, if possible.
[quote]owlie wrote:
4/3/2010-Pretty good overhead press day
90x4 PR what what
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Better than “pretty good”. Awesome.
I felt like poop today, so I went into the gym with the intention of deloading. Luckily I didn’t because I set a 15lb deadlift PR.
Squats-deload:
135x5x3
Deadlifts:
135x5
185x3
205x2
215x5(PR)
230x1(PR)
235x1(PR)
240x1(PR)
My deadlifts were on today.
Chins:
5xbw
15lbsx4x1
15lbsx3x3
kimba- yeah I am getting back on track with the diet, I just really need to stop backsliding. My boyfriend who I am around all the time is eating like 4000 kcals right now in an attempt to gain. I just have to remember I am much smaller and more efficient than he, and much more miserable when carrying extra weight. I don’t even need half that amount of calories.
There are really no excuses. If I insist on having a man in my life, I just have to remember not to eat like one. Things may be easier if I were 5’10", but I’m not and I just have to buck up and deal with it.
nlmain- You certainly are wise, honesty is key. I always need to remind myself that I consider myself to be a person with integrity, and if I wouldn’t lie about other things, then why would I lie to myself about how much I am eating?
Doesn’t make sense and I just end up screwing myself in the end. The macros keep me on track as well, especially when I focus on protein, but sometimes it helps me to “recalibrate” my mind and body to what the proper amount of calories look and feel like(by weighing and measuring) so I don’t end of sneaking extra energy in that I don’t need.
kpsnap-the meet is right around the corner, I am freaking out, and I will definitely have my bf start giving me commands during our training sessions.
Rblue-thanks!
Great job on the DL PRs. That’s gotta stoke you so close to your meet.
It’s normal to freak out about meets. I get sooo wired. Just ask PMPM how jittery I am at a meet. I remember heading out on the platform for my first squat at my first meet. I figured I would either:
A) Pee my pants from fear
B) Crap my pants from fear
C) Vomit from fear
D) Pass out from fear
None of the above happened.
That’s a freakin awesome breakthrough on the PR Owlie! Damn. Maybe the excess calories is helping in recovery and strength? Just thinking out loud.
Hell yes!! Awesome deads!
[quote]kpsnap wrote:
Great job on the DL PRs. That’s gotta stoke you so close to your meet.
It’s normal to freak out about meets. I get sooo wired. Just ask PMPM how jittery I am at a meet. I remember heading out on the platform for my first squat at my first meet. I figured I would either:
A) Pee my pants from fear
B) Crap my pants from fear
C) Vomit from fear
D) Pass out from fear
None of the above happened.[/quote]
I am an anxious ball of nerves most of the time. I project being scared shitless before my first lift. I am pretty sure I will poop in my singlet. My boyfriend has told me he will still be proud of me even if I do poop during deadlifts or squats so that offers some reassurance. I regularly feel like I am going to pass out even in training when I do overhead press, so I am glad that is not one of the meet lifts.
240! You blew right past the 235 that had you jammed up a few days ago. Sweet.
Whatever your guy eats, eat half that. It can work: I’ve been married for 20 years to a big eater.
My coach told me a story of some powerlifting meet he was at where the first woman peed on the platform during her first squat, the second also peed, and the third vomited. I guess this is not all that uncommon. Somehow, I don’t think it will happen to you, Owlie.
kpsnap, maybe it is freudian(I’m pretty sure I am anal expulsive), but the only thing I could ever imagine myself doing in a time of extreme fear and nervousness is crapping. If anything happens it will be that I crap myself. I had better make sure to eat some sharp, dense cheese after weigh-in as insurance against this.
[quote]kimbakimba wrote:
240! You blew right past the 235 that had you jammed up a few days ago. Sweet.
Whatever your guy eats, eat half that. It can work: I’ve been married for 20 years to a big eater.[/quote]
This is reassuring to me because you certainly have one svelte, hot physique. I am beginning to realize a lot of getting the diet down is learning from experience. I gotta learn when to hold em and learn when to fold em…what kind of indulgences are worth it, which kinds just aren’t, and how to moderate myself. Self control is something that is learned, and I get better at it through practice. As I am maturing, it is getting easier to really get a handle on things. my diet is a constant work in progress, but I am optimistic!
Haha! I am loving this conversation about crapping in fear!
Owlie, I am super excited to hear about how your meet goes. And if you DO crap yourself, get a video, k?
I am going to really try not to poop, so hopefully my video can be proof that I didn’t.
^ Tried not to laugh, but I did! 
^I didn’t even try not to laugh.
Self control is indeed as a result of experience and practice and seeking out appropriate teachers. There is a difference between momentary pleasures and happiness. For a great discussion on this topic, I’d recommend the Dalai Lama’s book, “The Art of Happiness”.
You won’t crap on the platform. You’ll be so nervous that there will be nothing left in you by the time you hit the platform. Trust me on this one.
Well here’s something I never thought I’d read…
[quote]owlie wrote:
anal expulsive[/quote]
Owlie, you are killing it! That 240 is incredible.
Nerves are normal, so I’m not worried that you’re going to crap you singlet. You’re going to do awesome either way.
So proud of all y’all doing the comps. I hope I can get there one day 
BENCH
132.5 x3x6
DUMBBELL ROWS
65x5x5
70x5
50x15
Dips
bwx8x3
I see a fractional plate.