Journey to 1000 - May it be good

[beatha]

nice deads bea. plan to work up to bench and squat seconds this week and then deload sounds solid. what weight class are you aiming for? wrapped or unwrapped?

thanks izzy
165 wt cl most likely as i've not been in the 140's in since my hs/college years ...
so i was 158 this morning and with a decent water cut i could make 148 but we shall see. Will use knee wraps as raw and raw-raw are the same in NASA ... Sleeves, no sleeves, wraps, no wraps all count as unequipped if you're not wearing ply

[beatha]

5-3-14 Saturday warmup then practice opener/2nd attempt

Went so well I am debating how conservative to go for openers.

cycling 10 min + mobility/stretching for 10min or so

Squat
5 @ bar, 95, 135
3 @ 165, 195
2 @ 225, 245 belt on
2 @ 265, 275 knee wraps on
285 x 1 Good rep
had a older former PL guy judge depth, clearly made depth when i hit safety rails at the bottom. that bang always adds a pause but still it was ez up; power rack was occupied so meh i can deal with to no bounce outta the bottom in squat rack; on my toes a bit as tends to happen when not squatting frequently.

squat opener bout 280


BP paused
Bar x 5
95 x 3
135 x 3
165 x 2
175 x 2
185 x 1 x 2 bout min in between
both 185's went very well even with heavyish squats just prior.

Bench opener bout 180 

BP w/ slingshot
195 x 3
205 x 3
Of course these were easy with equipment ... i just wanted to feel 200ish at unrack and groove bar path ... I tend to touch chest too high as i approach PR range... Gotta be mindful of that at meet

[izzygrant]

10lb water cut wouldn't be too bad though... with TOM out of the way... /devil on shoulder

what you thinking? 280/300/320-325, 180/195/205-210, 365/385/395-405?

[beatha]

10lb water cut wouldn't be too bad though... with TOM out of the way... /devil on shoulder

what you thinking? 280/300/320-325, 180/195/205-210, 365/385/395-405?

yep you nailed it lol just a small PR is goal on each 3rd attempt
its a 'national' level meet so if i break a record i'll have chance for a 4th to better it ... but we shall see how the day goes after a water cut.

started drinking 1.5gal wed so today i'm aiming for 2 gals and had my last carb feast post workout

if i make 148 then all but squat opener will be National records good chance to learn how i preform a lower wt

[thehobbes]

Wow nice 375 deads!

[geek23ka]

im really gonna get to see you lift!

i keep focusing on that so i dont pee my pants thinking about me lifting.

[beatha]

Wow nice 375 deads!

thx brohametta

[beatha]

im really gonna get to see you lift!

i keep focusing on that so i dont pee my pants thinking about me lifting.

no need to worry nor pee pants
Meet day is simply doing exactly what you trained for.

Down 4lbs just 6 to go

[izzygrant]

no need to worry nor pee pants
Meet day is simply doing exactly what you trained for.

Down 4lbs just 6 to go

easy, you're not even dried out yet. you got this.

[jjeane]

Good luck B and you too Geek!! Will be thinking of you two and cheering you on from here!!

[geek23ka]

what protocol are you following for the weight loss?

[beatha]

easy, you're not even dried out yet. you got this.

thx for the vote of confidence izzy ... stressing tiny bit with 24 hrs and 5 lbs to go

Good luck B and you too Geek!! Will be thinking of you two and cheering you on from here!!

thx JJ

what protocol are you following for the weight loss?

std water & carb cut
lower carbs over the week progressively less each day (avg 70g/day M-Th),
doubled daily water (inc coffee) leading into meet week and 3 days out dropping daily liquid allowance by half
sodium taper starting wed; note i carbed up over weekend and had somewhat salty foods even into tuesday so as keep myself supersaturated and in electrolyte balance

in terms of # - normally drink 1 gal of water plus other stuff so easy to ramp up
Sat-Tu 2-2.5 gals
Wed 1gal (*all liquids)
Th 1/2 gal*
Fri cup of coffee and sips of water periodically until early wt in bout 7 pm ... likely not fasting 100% but will eat very little

sorry if i confuse with my rambling explanation

my scale is going to work with me so i can freak out all day bout drying out in time

hope to wake up at sub 153ish crossfingers.jpg

[swooshie]

Wait ........ are you and Geek in the same meet?!!!!! That is the most awesome thing I've heard all week!!!!

Vids please!

[ilovethe80s]

Sounds like you are on track with the cut. They say it is better if you can hold onto as much weight as possible for as long as you can to keep your strength up. So 5 pounds to lose in 24 hours sounds just right

So excited for you and geek to do this meet!

[beatha]

Wait ........ are you and Geek in the same meet?!!!!! That is the most awesome thing I've heard all week!!!!

Vids please!

yep and there will be vid

Sounds like you are on track with the cut. They say it is better if you can hold onto as much weight as possible for as long as you can to keep your strength up. So 5 pounds to lose in 24 hours sounds just right

So excited for you and geek to do this meet!

excited to do meet. probably should have done a natural laxitive few days ago. last 3 meets have yet to break 152# on a water carb cut ugh . officially 152.3# even though i started few lbs ligher than last time.

oh well will be a meet to prep for june ... not wanting to peak just get 198-204 bench pr i've missed twice. It will be great day to get either and repeat 314 squat and 385 dead that PR's for november leaves room for peaking at next meet 4 wks later.

due to holiday and closeness to nationals looks like we shall have fewer competitors this meet so hopefully not a 12 hr day.

[thehobbes]

wait ........ Are you and geek in the same meet?!!!!! That is the most awesome thing i've heard all week!!!!

Vids please!

^^^This

[beatha]

Vids maybe sunday

Geek did awesome in her first meet. Now that she's got the 1st one outta that way I think she'll soon be ready for another. Right G?
I'll let G tell you'll about her day and post up her own vid

Me :/ I did ok. Missed repeating my squat and bench pr's so my total sucked but whatever this was a training meet not one I wanted to peak for. {words with which i console myself lol}
One positive is i have a new DL PR 391 Had more in me (400+) but figure I will save that for June

CP Deads program is working, going to model my bench & squat scheme after it see what gains I can make in the fall.

[izzygrant]

congrats bea, great deadlift!! looking forward to videos

[ilovethe80s]

Awesome deadlift Bea! Eh, whatever on the total. as you said, you weren't even peaking for this one. save the energy for June and kill it then. Can't wait to see the vids, and hear how a geek did, too

[beatha]

~860 # total (286.6/181.88/391.32) @ 152.3 (165 wt class)

[dreahere]

Big congrats on the 391, B.

[tina722]

Congrats!!!

[pharty]

WOW B! I came to visit at a great time!! Great meet!!! Congrats 391 awesome!

[jjeane]

B, that vid was pure awesome! You made those DL's look like a walk in the park! Very proud of you!!

[ilovethe80s]

Great lifting, Bea.

Squat tech spot-on as always.

Seems like they make you wait a long time for the press command, it must feel even longer when you are under the bar.

Left a LOT on the platform with the dead, that has to feel good knowing that you haven't even finished CP yet and you are north of 400 for sure!

[meimonsta]

Pure inspiration...congrats Bea! You're going to rip past that 4 ppts next meet

[beatha]

Thanks Bitty Bro, Tina, Super P, JJ, 80's and Mei

Looking foward to the next meet just 24 days away

Surpisingly not so sore today so I busted out a quick light high volume . . . read almost cardio-like lunch session and did some pull ups at during commercial breaks this evening.

will posted it up in a min.

[beatha]

5/12/14 MSU session 1 - light bp day

106 t&g bench press reps . . . yep today the bar counts lol I was tired and 135 was fuking heavy as hell;
32 min in and out the door

Wu bp speed reps
10 @ bar & 95

bp (comp grip)
10 @ 115 x 3

cgbp (index on smooth barely)
10 @ 95 x 3

wgbp (index on ring)
10 @ 65 , 65, 65

bp (comp grip)
135x 3, 135x 2, 135 x 2

pull ups (various grips)
6, 4, 8, 9,3,3,7=40 total

[jjeane]

Totally mirin the pull ups B!

[beatha]

5-13-14 Tuesday MSU session 2
69 reps total; worked on speed and depth - another lunch session this one about 45 min - not as quick an in/out as i wanted. Perhaps less ramp up sets.

HB Squats
5@95,115,135,165,185
3@205,205
2@225,225
5@185 x 3
8@135 x 3

Not familiar with rack i used today (new gym near wk) so i set pegs a bit high then just decided to deal with it. Not my hybrid squatting form, ah stance bit wide & ducky, thus my quads are feeling it already.