Gallowmere's Obsession, or How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love the Deadlift

[Obs]

Learned a lot about my weaknesses from yesterday's competition.

Did well in axe-hold and car deadlift, complete shit in log press and Atlas Stones, and mediocre in keg load and carry.

My explosiveness is dogshit, and my conditioning is atrocious. Training outlay has been modified to rectify these deficiencies.

Later today will be bench day, utilizing Inverse Juggernaut.

Do not be discouraged. I know a guy like you won't. Use the failure to create emotion that pushes you forward. You are impressive brother.

[Gallowmere]

Do not be discouraged. I know a guy like you won't. Use the failure to create emotion that pushes you forward. You are impressive brother.

I'm not discouraged in any way. In fact, a big reason why I wanted to compete so early was to be able to find flaws and chinks in my armor, that could have gone unnoticed in powerlifting for my entire life.

It was insanely fun, really educational, and gave me a lot of new goals moving forward.

It's also liberating in another way. Now that I don't have to worry about weight classes as strictly, I can go into a year plus long lean bulk, instead of having to be neurotic about water cuts and staying within a certain weight range by certain dates. At 5'10", 163 lbs. is nowhere near where I should be. I'm going to keep it slow to avoid a bunch of excess fat gain, but I am damned sure going to be eating enough to fuel training, and can worry a lot less about cutting protocols for now.