For the second time in a row I planned a meet WAY to close to due dates for school work. I felt the post-meet slump HARD last week, which made studying for finals harder than it should have been. I had planned on jumping right back into training on the Tuesday after the meet, but decided to push it until Friday. I should note, my body felt FINE, not a single injury or strain. It was my brain that felt like a giant pile of runny mashed potatoes.
Thankfully both Seth and I are finished our finals (he's writing his last one now).
It's time to PARTY!
By party, I mean take the Precision Nutrition course over the break...
Maybe we'll go to Disney.

Training this past week went really well. I'm working with Brian Schwab to address some glaring weak points, mostly my hamstrings and low back.
Will I ever get a third pull in a meet?

Something clicked in me this week. I'm roughly six months out from the best meet of my life. I know it.

Squats
My first time putting wraps on the week after a meet, wore them loose.

Barx10
135x8
185x8
225x5
Wraps
270x5
280x5
290x5

Belt Squat
I finally think I figured out how to use the belt squat. I was trying to squat with my normal technique and was being thrown around before. I took my squat shoes off so I could be flat-footed, and adjusted my stance a bit wider. It blew my hips up a very good way.
90x12
110x2x12

Good mornings
Another thing that I suck at... Like REALLY suck at. "Push back until you feel your hamstrings stretch" is the biggest advice I hear for GM. Me pushing back until I feel my hamstrings stretch means that my torso is almost below parallel to my hips. In other words, I was going WAY too low and it never felt good.
Well it still didn't feel great today, but I'm starting to figure it out I think. I used the SSB which made it a little more comfortable on my upper back and could focus more on my hips. These were programmed to go up to 165lbs, but nooo thank you.
Barx10
95x5
135x3x5

Cable crunches
3x25

Bench
Nothing too exciting here, weight was pretty light. Seth and I are starting to match our training up so we can share equipment. The gym we're at is very well equipped, but for whatever reason people 'claim' equipment and don't seem to want to work in together despite it being a 'powerlifting' gym. It's not what I'm used to seeing in a lifting gym. It was nice to go back and forth with someone again, and we'll try to share equipment as often as we can.

Barx10
95x8
135x6
155x5
165x5
175x5

DB bench
45x10
50x10
55x10

Lateral raises SS w/ Cable press downs
12x4 each

Did some hanging knee raises while waiting for Seth to finish.

Deadlift
I was feeling fried after my final, tried resting up with little success, then decided to have some caffeine before training for the first time in months. WOWEE was I pumped! I had a bit of an epiphany during this session. I am not training with the intensity that I used to. I had the gym to myself, and I was able to go after it harder than I have in a long time. I decided that if I want to break a world record, I NEED to bring that intensity back. I think this may stem from letting my environment affect me for too long. Why else would I work harder alone with nobody watching than in a gym full of people?
Deadlifts were 'light' but the fastest I've pulled 275 ever.

135x5
225x5
255x5
265x5
275x5

Wide grip pulldowns w/ prime rot8 handles
3x12

GHR
3x8

Close grip rows w/ prime rot8 handles
3x12

Squat pro machine good morning
3x12
Not programmed, kept weight light and tried to focus on the GM pattern and feeling my hammies.