Log too sept29 meet

[scottish]

Damn C, sorry to hear about the family. Im on my second marriage..So far 12 years strong.

[scottish]

Oh yea, thank RJ for answering about the wetting of the shirt.

[cmillett]

Damn C, sorry to hear about the family. Im on my second marriage..So far 12 years strong.

Thanks brother,I'm going take my own advice,"put your d!ck in em and not your heart" J/K.........But it is going too take a while to get over.But the next one or ones =) can come over ,I'm just going too tell them they cant bring a tooth brush,because their not going to be there that long

[cmillett]

SEPT 22-bench ME
band presses,purples and reds on all lifts,(band tension @ chest 70lbs.,@ lockout 115 lbs.)
65 w/bands x20
155 w/bands x15
245 w/bands x5
295 w/bands x3
all went up fast and solid,I could have EASILY handle another 50lbs. of plates on the bar for a set of 3,but this is supposed to be my deload week so I held back.

KATANA time !
405x1 no touch,455x1 no touch,500-2brd x 1 touched the brd,500 wetted x 1 TOUCHED =) but went up kinda slow,i think fighting the weight down and the band presses caused the slow lift,but it was a goo solid lif with a pause !

Raw 4 brd,
315x3
405x3
455x3
495x3
545x1 PR !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Front plate raises,3x20

Light tricep rope ext.,3x20

NOTES,I feel overtrained and mentally exauhsted,I have 8 days till meet day maybe that will be enough to recover.

[Doc.Sust]

SEPT 22-bench ME
band presses,purples and reds on all lifts,(band tension @ chest 70lbs.,@ lockout 115 lbs.)
65 w/bands x20
155 w/bands x15
245 w/bands x5
295 w/bands x3
all went up fast and solid,I could have EASILY handle another 50lbs. of plates on the bar for a set of 3,but this is supposed to be my deload week so I held back.

KATANA time !
405x1 no touch,455x1 no touch,500-2brd x 1 touched the brd,500 wetted x 1 TOUCHED =) but went up kinda slow,i think fighting the weight down and the band presses caused the slow lift,but it was a goo solid lif with a pause !

Raw 4 brd,
315x3
405x3
455x3
495x3
545x1 PR !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Front plate raises,3x20

Light tricep rope ext.,3x20

NOTES,I feel overtrained and mentally exauhsted,I have 8 days till meet day maybe that will be enough to recover.

ok now you touched! you are good to go, rest up and dont do anymore work!

[cmillett]

Why not ? J/K Doc

I plan on doing some stretching and shoulder rehab work wednesday or so.

On meet day I guess I will warm up something like this ,
500 will be my opener,
135x2x10
225x5-8
275x3
315x1
365x1
shirt on from here
405x1
455x1
??? It seems I always do better when I handle more weight than I'm going too lift if I do a partial movement that is heavier than my full lift "something mental"
So I was thinking ,
475-2brd x 1
500+ to the 4 brd just too feel the weight,so it wont be such a shock when I set up on the platform.

[scottish]

Nice opener.

[Doc.Sust]

Why not ? J/K Doc

I plan on doing some stretching and shoulder rehab work wednesday or so.

On meet day I guess I will warm up something like this ,
500 will be my opener,
135x2x10
225x5-8
275x3
315x1
365x1
shirt on from here
405x1
455x1
??? It seems I always do better when I handle more weight than I'm going too lift if I do a partial movement that is heavier than my full lift "something mental"
So I was thinking ,
475-2brd x 1
500+ to the 4 brd just too feel the weight,so it wont be such a shock when I set up on the platform.

no,forget the boards with 500. if you want to do boards with 405 or 455, fine,but no heavier than that, save your strength

[cmillett]

Nice opener.

Thanks brother

[cmillett]

no,forget the boards with 500. if you want to do boards with 405 or 455, fine,but no heavier than that, save your strength

Ok thats what I'll do Doc,If I feel the need to handle something heavy I will just unrack the weight just to feel it wthout pressing it.
Heres what I'll do,
135x2x10
225x5-8
275x3
315x1
365x1
shirt from here,
405-4 brd
455-2 or 3 brd
And if need be ,I will ONLY unrack something heavy.

[Doc.Sust]

Ok thats what I'll do Doc,If I feel the need to handle something heavy I will just unrack the weight just to feel it wthout pressing it.
Heres what I'll do,
135x2x10
225x5-8
275x3
315x1
365x1
shirt from here,
405-4 brd
455-2 or 3 brd
And if need be ,I will ONLY unrack something heavy.

much better plan

[RJstrong]

much better plan

i agree with Doc here... less is better IMO for a meet warm up. you obviously need to be warm but do the least amount necessary to get yourself ready. i even like to put my shirt on earlier then normal during meet warm ups. your plan looks good just make sure to save up for what counts. good luck... remember it's just another day in the office!!!

[cmillett]

Thanks again Doc.

i agree with Doc here... less is better IMO for a meet warm up. you obviously need to be warm but do the least amount necessary to get yourself ready. i even like to put my shirt on earlier then normal during meet warm ups. your plan looks good just make sure to save up for what counts. good luck... remember it's just another day in the office!!!

Your right RJ,just another day in the office
I'll tell you whats strange,My 1st couple of meets I wasnt nervous at ALL,but since my numbers have grown,I've noticed I get alot more worked up and nervous about meets now,weird I guess.My battalion commander told me back when he use too compete in meets and BB comps (southern classic) he didnt bother him at all his 1st few,then when he hit a very competitive level he went threw the same nervousness spells that I'm going threw now,so maybe its not all that weird =)

[RJstrong]

Thanks again Doc.




Your right RJ,just another day in the office
I'll tell you whats strange,My 1st couple of meets I wasnt nervous at ALL,but since my numbers have grown,I've noticed I get alot more worked up and nervous about meets now,weird I guess.My battalion commander told me back when he use too compete in meets and BB comps (southern classic) he didnt bother him at all his 1st few,then when he hit a very competitive level he went threw the same nervousness spells that I'm going threw now,so maybe its not all that weird =)

I think it's normal to get more nervous as you become more competitive. you tend to put more pressure on yourself as more is on the line... or at least you feel like more is on the line. the great thing about that is everyone around you is feeling the exact same way. it's really all about how you use that nervous energy.

[cmillett]

Ok,as some of you know I've been going threw alot with my family and at work,and on top of this the day ahead weigh ins were cancelled
I was 227 2 wks out from the meet and dropped way too much weight,I didnt realize how much I dropped by cuttin some of my carbs and cals.,so the morning of the meet I weighed in at 207,a little too light ,I was only wanting too drop 10lbs.,but I dropped 20 without even really trying.
Ok,lets see the damage =)

I entered the push pull and the bench only divisions,Let me say this,this meet was a joke fronm the beginning,the date of the meet and weight ins changed 3 times within a week of the meet.Once we got there,there was NO rack for the SQers ,No chalk,and No spotters,and NO DL (flex) bar , WTF ? so the lifters had too take tuens spotting,and the SQers had too squat in a cage,which really screwed things up for my friend which is a wide squater.The cage woudny let him set upn right and cost him alot of weight.

Bench
1st attempt 500 SMOKED IT !
2nd attempt 525 state record came up good but stalled at the 3 brd height,mostly mental I think
3rd attempt 525,I twicked my shirt,I took it off and put it back on with my palms up,too bring the chet plate down for a little more support,well I thbk I had WAY too much support,I brought the bar down fast as I did with the previous lifts and when the shirt tightened up ,I damn near broke my left arm,my left arm folded back towards my face at the same time I never let go of the bar,I didnt feel like eating a barbell sandwitch.

Dead Lift (no flex bar)
1st attempt 450 smoked it (i think I pulled WAY too fast,I felt a strain in my ham string after the lift)
2nd attempt 500 smoked it ( I really felt the ham string this time !)
3rd attempt 525 scartch,I was going too go with 550 but the ham sting issue scared me,and I'm glad I didint go for it,the weight came off the ground no problem,when the bar got above my knees,it felt like someone stabbed me in my lower ass/ham area.So I put the bar down.Gotta remember I work for a living

Push pull results,
1st in the 220's
and Over all best push pull lifter

Bench only,
1st in the 220's
and Best overall bencher

Never been 1st or overall best before =)

[RJstrong]

good job...

[cmillett]

Thanks RJ

I did alright,I really wanted a 525 bench and a 550+ pull ........I got till next spring till my next meet were I'll be going for an 1800+ lb total =)

[akh 1985]

great job man!

[scottish]

Right on C.. Nice job.

[cmillett]

Thanks scottish and akh

[Doc.Sust]

congrats!!!!, glad to hear that you touched in the shirt again!!!what organiztion ran this meet? sounds like piss poor organization

[cmillett]

APA,scott said he had problems from the gt go with local gyms.