18 days out and feeling pretty good. I had been a bit worried about making weight, but that's all squared away. Now I can focus just on lifting and peaking for the meet-- without having to let making weight stress me out. Next time around I definitely won't let myself get so far away from my competition weight-- it just added a whole lot more stress to an already stressful training cycle.
2/14
| Exercise: | Squat w/belt | Exercise: | Competition Bench | Exercise: | Military Press | ||||||
| Set # | Load | Reps | RPE | Set # | Load | Reps | RPE | Set # | Load | Reps | RPE |
| 1 | 275 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 155 | 3 | 6.5 | 1 | 75 | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | 295 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 175 | 3 | 7.5 | 2 | 95 | 6 | 8 |
| 3 | 295 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 180 | 3 | 8.5 | 3 | 95 | 6 | 8.5 |
| 4 | 295 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 180 | 3 | 8.5 | 4 | 95 | 6 | 9.5 |
| 5 | 295 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 180 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 85 | 6 | 7.5 |
| 6 | 295 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 85 | 6 | 8 |
2/16
| Exercise: | Deadlift w/belt | Exercise: | 2ct pause Bench | Exercise: | 2ct Pause Squat | ||||||
| Set # | Load | Reps | RPE | Set # | Load | Reps | RPE | Set # | Load | Reps | RPE |
| 1 | 345 | 3 | 7.5 | 1 | 135 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 225 | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | 355 | 3 | 7.5 | 2 | 155 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 245 | 6 | 8 |
| 3 | 365 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 175 | 4 | 8.5 | 3 | 245 | 6 | 8 |
| 4 | 365 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 165 | 4 | 7.5 | 4 | 245 | 6 | 8.5 |
| 5 | 365 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 165 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 245 | 6 | 8.5 |
| 6 | 365 | 3 | 8.5 | 6 | 6 | 245 | 6 | 8.5 | |||
| 7 | 365 | 3 | 8.5 |
Deadlift w/belt (365x3)
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMK5Dfo0RR8]
2ct Pause Squat (245x6)
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4htekvX0Qs]