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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Sunday after deadlifting I got in my heaviest bench press session of meet prep. I was feeling rather good despite not having the best deadlift session, which I was rather perplexed by, but I rolled with the punches. I'm truly undecided on how I will treat my third attempt at the meet (as anything can happen), but it will likely depend on how squats go. I worked up to my opener for a double, then took my second attempt for a single. Things were feeling really good, so I went with 325 as a projected third, and this felt REALLY good. I contemplated about giving 330 a run, but I decided that it wasn't really worth it. In hindsight, I probably should have just jumped from 315 to 330, but that's part of the training. Mentally, I know I'm good for 330 now, so meet day will just boil down to how I'm feeling. I went ahead and overloaded with 335 with the Shoulder Saver so I could get a grasp of how the weight would feel and basically called it a wrap there. Given that I can maintain my tightness and positioning on meet day, I think things will be looking good (especially after some rest). Speaking of which, my body is just totally ready for a good week of rest before the meet. I've now just got one more weekend of openers to go, and I'm pretty much home free.
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Items Used in this Training Session
Chains
EZ Loaders
Mini Band
Shoulder Saver
Warm Up
DB Bench Press - 55's x3x15
Mini Band Face Pulls - 4x25
Mini Band Side Bends - 3x15/side
A1) Bench Press
45x10
95x5
135x5
185x3
225x2
255x1
275x2
295x2
315x1
325x1
335x1 - Shoulder Saver
B1) Close Grip Shoulder Saver vs 2 Chains/Side
225x3
245x3
260x3
C1) JM Press vs 2 Chains/Side with Shoulder Saver
115x10
135x10
155x10
D1) V Bar Pressdowns
50 total reps
E1) DB Lateral Raises
2x15
E2) DB Front Raises
2x12
F1) SA Rear Delt Band Fly
3x20 per arm
F2) SA Band Fly
50 total reps per arm