I’m currently in meet prep for the 2016 APF Equipped Nationals, in Orlando, Florida on May 28th, 2016. I will be competing at 132 pounds, raw with knee wraps. The big picture is to prep for this meet, and obtain a top three placing to qualify for WPC Worlds in November.

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Tuesday's deload session was just designed to work on some technique, keep moving, and get out. I've been a bit lethargic and tired, but it was enough to serve the purpose to prevent me from getting stiff from all day.

As for the training cycle...

I covered some of this over in my YouTube channel, but I thought it was a pretty good cycle. I didn't miss any weights, trained smart, weights felt good, and I despite the changing shoes still manged to feel very confident. No real PR's were hit on the competition lifts, but that's okay as some of my best training cycles have been like this. I'm excited to be down in Florida with the OBB family, compete, and just have a good time and get to world's. But I will say, that I'm definitely ready for some rest after this meet. It's been quite some time since I've taken time off (which let's be real, I'll still be training, but will be so much more relaxed and not having to push things that hard).


Items Used in this Training Session MAG Grip

A1) Squat 65x10 115x5 155x3 205x2 245x5x1

B1) Bench Press 45x10 95x5 115x3 135x2 165x5x1

C1) Sumo Deadlift 135x5 185x3 225x2 255x5x1

D1) Bird Dogs 3x10 per side

E1) Deadbugs 3x10 per side


Brandon Smitley
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