Road to RUM7

SAT APRIL 12

DEADLIFT (w/ belt)
405x1
495x1
615x1
690.5x1
690.5x1
648.5x3

BENCH
225x3
275x2
315x1
335x1
365x1
335x1x4sets
315x3

SQUAT (high bar, paused)
335x4x2
345x4

On the deads I worked up to 675 and it felt harder than I expected, I dropped the weight down to 635 and did a “triple” didn’t lock out the last rep because it would have blown up my hamstrings but the strength is there to do it so I wasn’t to concerned. Afterwards I weighed ever plate I used on the gym scale and they weighed out to 690.5 and 648.5 respectively. This assumes of course that the gym scale is accurate… Anyways this made me feel much better as those numbers are more in line with how the bar felt.

MON APRIL 14

SQUAT (high bar, paused)
353x3
397x3
419x3

Some paused high bar PRs

TUES APRIL 15

FRONT SQUAT
315x4
335x3
365x2
405x1

DEFICIT DEADLIFT
405x1
515x1
625x1

WEDS APRIL 16

BENCH
225x3
275x2
315x1
340x1
370x1
355x1x3sets
320x4

SQUAT
415x1
*add belt
505x1
505x1x2sets → +80lbs. of chain
435x3

DEADLIFT (against green bands)
405x2
455x2
500x1

THURS APRIL 17

DEADLIFT
365x2
455x2
495x2
545x2

FRI APRIL 18

SQUAT
325x1
*add belt
415x1
505x1
545x1
535x1

Hit my opener today. Quads were pretty tired so I think I took my stance out a little wider than I wanted on 545. It still moved alright. I did another attempt at 535 with a narrower stance but the bar was dropping on my left side on this one.

SAT APRIL 19

DEADLIFT (w/ belt)
425x1
515x1
605x1

BENCH
225x2
275x2
315x1
335x1
365x1x3sets

Last deadlift before the meet, also got some heavish benches in today

SUN APRIL 20

SQUAT (high bar, paused)
315x1
365x1
*add belt
405x1
435x1
455x1 → PR

New paused squat PR, feeling good for the meet next weekend

MON APRIL 21

SQUAT
396x1
463x1

TUES APRIL 22

SQUAT
325x1
*add belt
415x1
505x1

break…

BENCH
225x1
275x1
315x1
350x1

Hit my last warmup on the squat and bench opener today. I’m feeling pretty tired and beat up but the weights moved well

WEDS APRIL 23

SQUAT
315x1
*add belt
405x2x2

moved pretty fast

THURS APRIL 24

SQUAT
*add belt
325x1
415x1
465x1

BENCH
225x1
275x1
295x2

FRI APRIL 25

SQUAT
285x3

Last training day

SUN APRIL 27

CPF meet in Cornwall

SQUAT
425
515
250kg
272.5kg x miss (got sloppy at the bottom)
272.5kg

BENCH
225
275
315
160kg
167.5kg
172.5kg

DEADLIFT
405
495
290kg
320.5kg
330.5kg x miss

TOTAL = 765.5kg (1688)

Competed in a CPF meet in Cornwall. Overall a successful day, PR’d my squat, matched a bench PR and hit a national record deadlift with a VERY close miss at 728. All together it was a PR total of 1688, I think I left a little on the platform and had I made some smarter attempts I could have (should have) broken the 1700 bearier. Next time! Still it’s hard to look down on that kind of a meet.