Saturday was another day of deadlifting at elitefts - And I was really happy with how things keep progressing. I worked a lot of evenings last week at work and I was pretty tired driving into London on Saturday; and was feeling the fatigue just warming up. But once I got into my work sets I was able to get things into gear and hit a rep PR with 535 pretty easily. My original thought was just to do a single or two after that set, but I figured if 585 moved easily I would try and do it for a triple (which I did). It's crazy to think that in the Spring I missed 585 in my deadlift suit in training; and now in a fatigued state I'm hitting it for a triple. Continuing to move forward!
Warm Up (about 10 mins):
*Breathing Drill - 1 set of 5 breaths
*Muscle Activation Trigger Points - 20 seconds each point
Strength Work:
A. Deadlift - % sets
415x3
475x3
535x6 (rep PR)
585x3 (rep PR)
B. SSB Box Squats in Briefs (focusing on flexing off box/speed) - 3x6 w/ 365lbs
C. Hanging Leg Raises - 3x12
Competitively - My last competition was the UPA Summer Showdown August 6th - And my gameplan is compete in another raw meet this winter; and continue to build towards qualifying for a larger raw meet for next year. I've been competing for about 6 years and spent the last 3 competing in multi-ply gear before now doing some raw competitions again.
I'm currently the Fitness Director at Ohio University as well as Event Coordinator for EliteFTS. I'm also involved in coaching and public speaking on topics relating to powerlifting, coaching, education, student development, and mental health.
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