Markievicz Training Log

[JordanK91]

Not long to go now!

Best of luck with the meet.. You'll do great..

Keep in contact with me tomorrow

[mab54]

Smash it buddy!

[JordanK91]

Well done today Al


Nice to hit a new PR!

[ravimolasaria]

waiting for updates Alan ...

[markievicz]

IDFPA 2012 Push Pull Champs
Iontas Centre Castleblayney, County Monaghan

This was my second time to enter a powerlifting competition.
Weighed in at 96.7kgs , so entered in the 100kg class.
Either 4 or 5 of us in that class.
Ill know when the results are posted online.


Bench Press
125Kg Good Lift meet PR
135Kg No Lift
135Kg No Lift

Deadlift
190Kg Good Lift
205Kg Good Lift PR
215Kg No Lift

Disappointed with how the bench went.
Was looking to have a go at 140kg for my 3rd lift , was confident going in that 125kg and 135kg would be fine.
The bench on the day was a lot more narrow than I am used to and it threw me off a bit.
Should have considered this when deciding my 2nd lift.


Happy with the deadlift , have worked hard at this to get my numbers up, probably should have gone 210kg for 3rd lift .
I am still a long way off the standard for the day – so lots of room to improve.
I think for the next meet I will really focus on my squat and deadlift.

All in all had a great day. Well worth the trip.
The place where it was held was a really great spot with top notch facilities.
The world champs was held there in 2010


My wife and nephew made the 4hr round trip - was great to have them there

Things I learned form the meet
-while all 3 lifts are planned beforehand – this should not be set in stone. Circumstances can call for a change.
-leave emotions behind before making a decision on the next lift
-try watch the video of the previous lift back before making the final call on next lift.
-my wife knows more about deadlift form than I do

IDFPA 2012 Push/Pull Champs - YouTube

IDFPA 2012 Push/Pull Champs - YouTube

Thanks to all the MAB family for the well wishes and the support.

Special thanks to Steve for the deadlift program which I am convinced helped me reach the new PR.


Next meet will be the Single Lifts in Jan 2013

So time for the hard work to begin for that,

[ravimolasaria]

great effort Alan ... really happy to see your DL numbers gone northwards ... You achieved in DL what you were looking for. Was the event is only of DL and Bench ... ?? Very very proud of you brother ... keep working hard ...

[Kuytrider]

Onwards and upwards Alan. Nice meet PRs and something to build on

[LtL]

Great effort mate. Damn close to getting both the 3rd bench and deadlift. Recover and improve.

[BendtheBar]

Congrats on the progress. All step forwards are good. It's a long journey, and sometimes a frustrating one, but you did take some great steps forward.

The more I bench at meets and see benching at meets, the more I am starting to lean towards a slightly lighter 2nd attempt. That lift frustrates so many people.

while all 3 lifts are planned beforehand – this should not be set in stone. Circumstances can call for a change.

Very true.

leave emotions behind before making a decision on the next lift

True. I made this mistake on benching at my last meet.

my wife knows more about deadlift form than I do

Haha sign her up!

[markievicz]

Originally Posted by ravimolasaria

great effort Alan ... really happy to see your DL numbers gone northwards ... You achieved in DL what you were looking for. Was the event is only of DL and Bench ... ?? Very very proud of you brother ... keep working hard ...

Thanks Ravi – yes it was a bench and deadlift meet only.

Originally Posted by Kuytrider

Onwards and upwards Alan. Nice meet PRs and something to build on

Thanks P – yep a new minimum standard set for myself.

Originally Posted by LtL

Great effort mate. Damn close to getting both the 3rd bench and deadlift. Recover and improve.

Yea , another day maybe I would have gotten them out. Still , ill bank what I got and get more next time.

Originally Posted by BendtheBar

Congrats on the progress. All step forwards are good. It's a long journey, and sometimes a frustrating one, but you did take some great steps forward.

The more I bench at meets and see benching at meets, the more I am starting to lean towards a slightly lighter 2nd attempt. That lift frustrates so many people.

Thanks Steve, hopefully it’s only the start,
This was my first year at it and after 2 meets ive learned a lot, next one is in January , so looking for some good progress between now and then.
I keep saying it , but thanks again for all your help with the deadlift,
Also, thanks for such a great site , without it , I wouldn’t have stepped onto the platform this year.