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    First meet

    So competed in my first meet recently. WAY different than expected haha.


    Weight cut was pretty brutal and definitely played into the fatigue factor (meet was 6+ hours).

    Great motivation for hitting the gym harder than before and thinking of moving up a weight class if I do it again.

    Any thoughts?

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    Congrats man, it's a lot different than you'd expect hey! Especially spanning 3 lifts over the whole day.

    It's never a good idea to do a weight cut leading into the first few meets unless you already know that you're going to win only if you compete in the lower class. I don't know anyone who's cut into a meet or done a water cut and not regret it the first few times.

    It's a huge variable that only needs to be introduced if you're going to be competitive only if you do or you're at a higher level. For your first few local meets you should eat into them to perform as best as possible and get the hang of competing. I'll be doing my 4th meet in a couple weeks and I'll only be dieting into my 6th, even then I'll probably get below the weight then eat into it and lose some water the day before.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Khazima View Post
    Congrats man, it's a lot different than you'd expect hey! Especially spanning 3 lifts over the whole day.

    It's never a good idea to do a weight cut leading into the first few meets unless you already know that you're going to win only if you compete in the lower class. I don't know anyone who's cut into a meet or done a water cut and not regret it the first few times.

    It's a huge variable that only needs to be introduced if you're going to be competitive only if you do or you're at a higher level. For your first few local meets you should eat into them to perform as best as possible and get the hang of competing. I'll be doing my 4th meet in a couple weeks and I'll only be dieting into my 6th, even then I'll probably get below the weight then eat into it and lose some water the day before.
    Honestly i didn't think the cut would be that hard, had to come down 10lbs from 193 over a couple month period. Ended up cutting like 4lbs too many because my scale at home is ****ed haha.

    Good idea eating into it... won't lose much strength and keeps your head level. Only reason I moved down was because the field was like 1/3 the size of the higher weight class.

    How do you do your water cut?

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    Quote Originally Posted by jackfrost88 View Post
    Honestly i didn't think the cut would be that hard, had to come down 10lbs from 193 over a couple month period. Ended up cutting like 4lbs too many because my scale at home is ****ed haha.

    Good idea eating into it... won't lose much strength and keeps your head level. Only reason I moved down was because the field was like 1/3 the size of the higher weight class.

    How do you do your water cut?
    You'll gain strength by eating into it. Also allows for proper recovery and adaptation. It basically leaves your numbers a lot more predictable.

    Unfortunate about the scale haha!

    I haven't done it yet but i'll basically just water load, drink a shit load of water for 2-3 days from about 5 days out, then halve it and halve it again for the last two days.

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    Quote Originally Posted by swolehead View Post
    Yeah I see what your saying. Next time will just compete a weight class up even if im underweight 10lbs. Nice lifts by the way

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    Quote Originally Posted by jackfrost88 View Post
    So competed in my first meet recently. WAY different than expected haha.


    Weight cut was pretty brutal and definitely played into the fatigue factor (meet was 6+ hours).

    Great motivation for hitting the gym harder than before and thinking of moving up a weight class if I do it again.

    Any thoughts?
    Congrats on the first meet! I'm actually the complete opposite when it comes to competing. The heaviest weights I've ever lifted were in competition. I should add that I've only done bench-only meets so far, but going for full PL at the end of this summer. I don't know, I just feel like I'm in my comfort zone when I grab onto that bar. And the audience, judges, and suspense just make me push harder. Can't wait to compete again! Going for a 1,400lb total for my next meet. Best of luck to you in your future competitions!

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