Squatter's Journal-The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

[Squatter]

Originally Posted by BendtheBar

Nice looking car. Does he like the color, or would he re-paint? Not that I hate it or anything, but some people are not fans of the orange.

Yes. he loves the color. The color is unique to the Twister Special. I like the color, but not my fave.

[Squatter]

SQUAT/BENCH/DEADLIFT SESSION - WEEK 10 DAY 2 OF 2

I am a bit speechless as I am not sure what just happened here. Still in a bit of shock. Everything felt heavy today, perhaps because of walking around for 8 hours yesterday at the Mustang Meet. However, the 395 single did not feel too heavy, so I knew I had a shot at the triple @ 405. After that miracle I had nothing left. The 415 felt like a ton, bench went nowhere fast, and deadlifts went OK, but not great. 425 on Sumo's is my PR, but that was when I was alot fresher.

Form started to breakdown on the squat triple, but I was mostly really pleased I nailed the first rep. Sometimes I have an issue of feeling out the first rep and thus not making depth.

This session was just simply a gut it out.

Meet is only 2 weeks away.

Squats
155 X3
195 X3
225 X2
265 X1
295 X1
325 X1
345 X1
365 X1
385 X1
395 X1
405 X3
415 X1
Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think this day would come. All I can say is repping this kind of weight is a whole new ballgame compared to a single.

Bench Press
165 X3
185 X2
205 X1
225 X1
245 X1
257.5 X1
I knew I was done after this last single. No sense in doing more. No worries tho, sttill got some work done.

Deadlift
235 X1
265 X1
315 X1
365 X1
395 X1
420 X1
432.5 Fail Welded To Floor
425 X1

Sumo Deadlifts
Just decided last minute that I had a little bit more left in me, so I did some Sumo's, which I haven't done in a long time.
315 X1 Raw, but felt to weird o/u, so I dusted off the Versagripps and went to town.
335 X1
365 X1
385 X1
405 X1

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[LtL]

Looked to me like you could have squatted that for 6. You're ready for gametime big man.

LtL

[BendtheBar]

Ignore that welded deadlift. They come and go when you;re near max.

Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think this day would come. All I can say is repping this kind of weight is a whole new ballgame compared to a single.

Great work. I've never been able to get more than 6 reps with 405. You're closing in.

[Squatter]

Originally Posted by LtL

Looked to me like you could have squatted that for 6. You're ready for gametime big man.

LtL

Originally Posted by BendtheBar

Ignore that welded deadlift. They come and go when you;re near max.



Great work. I've never been able to get more than 6 reps with 405. You're closing in.

Thanks Big Al & Steve!! Man, 6 reps at 405 would be huge, and ya know what, I think I can do it this year. To tie Steve in that dept. would be a mind blowing accomplishment.

[big_swede]

Awesome squats and deads man!

[LtL]

You've got mail.

LtL

[Squatter]

Originally Posted by big_swede

Awesome squats and deads man!

Thanks Swede!!

Originally Posted by LtL

You've got mail.

LtL

I didn't get your mail Big Al. Can you resend it?

[LtL]

Resent.

LtL

[Squatter]

On tap for Wednesday:

Squat - 5X5 with 380 as money set. Depth on all reps will be the main focus

Incline Bench: 5X5 with 215 as money set. Focus will be to just lift the iron up

Power Cleans - 5 singles, with a PR matching money single of 190

In the meantime, I am thinking about my opening lifts for the meet. At the moment, I am thinking 385. The issue is I do not know how strict the judges will be on depth, so I have to bury the opener, which in theory will make the judges a little more forgiving on the 2nd and 3rd lifts. If i can nail all 5 reps of the money set to decent depth tomorrow night, then 385-390 at the meet will be "guaranteed" at the meet for me.

I will be doing a mock meet on Saturday, ramping up to the opener I plan on using at the meet, for each lift. as of now, I am thinking 385 squat, 250 bench, and 425 deadlift. If I nail all 3 lifts, then I will be set for the meet for my openers. After my opening lifts, all hell will break loose and absolutely nothing will be left on the platform.

A big shout out to Big Al for his insightful advice regarding my meet preparation. I am so very, very fortunate to have him in my corner. It is impossible for me to have any more respect for a person. Thank you my friend and mentor.