I’m currently in meet prep for the 2015 IPA Grand Prix Nationals at the Greater Columbus Convention Center on October 24th, in Columbus, Ohio. I will be competing at 132 pounds, raw with knee wraps.

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Saturday's squat and deadlift session went very well. I finally got to handle some pretty decent weights. I mixed things up a bit and tried the new Maverick knee wraps, and they are awesome. I'm still unsure if I'm going to be giving them a go for the meet, but I think at the very least I will be using them for my last warm up in the warm up room. I noticed that my speed is ridiculously better, but being such a fast lifter I need something to slow me down in the hole, and the Kraits do that best. I compared the 515 attempts and the one with the Mavericks certainly looked the best in terms of speed, but I was still a little shaky in the hole. It's going to be a tough call next week, and I'll likely take some lighter loads and see what is just naturally feeling better and roll with it. I could have some interesting things in the works for some wraps as well, but I'll update on that as it happens, because it's not set in stone. Otherwise, it was good to get a feel for some of the weights I'll be handling next week and I think I've got an idea of what my openers will be. I'll solidify this probably based upon how next week goes, but at least I've got a good idea. Other than that, I'm really pleased with how everything is feeling at this point in the prep!

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Items Used in this Training Session
Chains
EZ Loaders
Light Band
Kraits Knee Wraps
Maverick Knee Wraps

Warm Up
Reverse Hyper - 305x3x12
Band Leg Extensions - 3x25

A1) Squat
65x10
115x5
155x5
245x3
295x3
335x2
385x1
415x2x3
435x3x2
475x1 - add reverse mini bands and Mavericks
495x1
515x1 - add Kraits
515x1 - add Mavericks

B1) Sumo Deadlift
135x5
245x3
295x2
335x1
385x1
435x2x3
455x3x2

C1) Sumo Block Pull from 3 mats vs 8 Chains
475x3

D1) Bulgarian Split Squats
4x12 per leg

E1) Sit Ups off GHR vs Band
4x10