11 weeks to Nationals

[I'D RATHER BE DEADLIFTING]

8/10
Squat day
1.Squats(bottoms, belt, wraps)- 275x2, 305x2, (Straps up)335x1, 345x1
2.Squat lockouts(9th hole down)- 405x1,1, (10th hole)- 405x1, (11th hole)-405xmiss
3.Side bends- 85x5, 110x5, 130x5(4 with left hand)


I did not feel as strong today as I did last week. 335 and 345 are both PR's for squatting outside of the rack which sounds strange, but does make a difference.

Squat lockouts- I have decided that I am going to work on these, with 405. I am just going to keep dropping a hole(3") until the point where I am going down deep enough and doing a full squat. The 11th hole down had me slightly above parallel(picture 4 on that thing Monstar posted). I do them by walking the weight out and then squatting down and doing a touch and go off the pins. Once I can do 405 on the 11th hole, the next step will be full ROM as the 12th hole would put me a good 2" or so below parallel. Next week though I will use knee wraps for these and go for that 405 on the 11th hole. I think these would be a good compliment to box squats on weeks I do not do regular squats.

I am going to do my deadlifts this Tuesday with a new stance I am experimenting with. It is about half-way between my narrow conventional and my wide sumos. I will pull 330 for 6 singles FAST!

 

[Deciever1]

ohh latty, you only squatted 20 more lbs than i did at my last workout!!! haha, im catching up!

 

[I'D RATHER BE DEADLIFTING]

8/13
Deadlift day
1.Conv. deads- 315 lbs 6x1, 365 lbs 1x1
2.Power cleans- 135x1, 155x1, 185xmiss
3.Conv. deads**- 215 lbs 2x1, 255 lbs 2x1, 275 lbs 2x1
4.One arm cable rows- 90x6, 100x4
5.Reverse hypers- 2 sets


Good session. This is the first of my last 6 deadlift session before the meet. I will add 20 lbs per week and lower volume accordingly. I will always end with 1 heavier single.

Messed around with power cleans after that thread got me thinking. I could swing 185 up to my shoulders no problem but I couldn't flip my wrists back. I think my technique sucks. I don't think I'll mess around wih these anymore before the meet.

After that we did deads again. This time the largest plate on the bar was a 35, so the bar started lower to the ground. I then stood on a 45 lb plate, plus I was pulling in my Chucks and I usually pull conventional in DL slippers. The ROM on these was a good 3-4" or so longer than my usual comp. conventionals. Felt pretty good. I bet I could go over 400 on these.

Finished with some rows and rev. hypers and that's all folks.

 

[I'D RATHER BE DEADLIFTING]

8/17
Squat day
1.Box squats- 135+light bands choked- 7x2, 155+LB 1x2, 155+LB+mini band 2x2
2.Squat lockouts(11th hole down)- 315x1, (wraps) 365x1, 385x1, 405x1
3.Standing abs- 4 sets


Good session. Speed on box squats was good and I added a mini band for the last two sets instead of adding more bar weight. Felt good.

I blew up 405 on squat lockouts. Last week I tried it without knee wraps and couldn't budge it. This week it was cake. Next week I drop another pin and that will put me down to legal depth. We'll see how it goes. I cll themlockouts, but you could really call them partials or deep Monstar squats. I unrack the weight and do a walkout, then I squat down, tap the pins and explode up.

 

[Deciever1]

tapping the pins might help you up out of the bottom... just a thought..

nice work though...

 

[I'D RATHER BE DEADLIFTING]

Well, the weight won't be tapping the pins once they are low enough. We'll see how next week goes.

 

[I'D RATHER BE DEADLIFTING]

8/20
Deadlift day
1.Conventional deads- 335 lbs 6x1, 385x1
2.Suspended BO GM's(39")- 185x3, 205x3, 225 lbs 2x3
3.Deadlift lockouts(just above kneecap)- 425x1, 475x1, 495x1, 505x1


Suspended GM's were nice and hard. Hadn't done them in a while.

Wanted to feel the heavy weight so I went with lockouts. 495 and 505 were actucally pretty easy. I just didn't want to overdo it today.

 

[Deciever1]

you gonna enter the bench meet there too?

 

[I'D RATHER BE DEADLIFTING]

Nah. It's another $50 to join the bench comp. I'll just have to test out my shirted bench at another bench bash in my basement and then I'm doing a push/pull in December.

 

[I'D RATHER BE DEADLIFTING]

8/24
Squat day
1.Squats(bottoms, belt, wraps)- 275x1, 305x1, 335x1,
(straps up)- 365xmiss, 345x1(high), 365x1(high), 375x1!
2.Box squats- 135 lbs 2x2, 155 lbs 2x2, 185x2
3.Standing abs w/bands- 3 sets



My back had been hurting since Tuesday, so I wasn't sure what was gonna happen. Felt better yesterday and today had no pain. So we squatted. After the 305 set, I put on my new suit bottoms. It is the same suit that I already had, but one size smaller. 335 was cake. Once I put the straps up it felt a bit awkward. First try at 365 I felt like I was fighting the suit instead of just squatting the weight. Went back down to 345 and just went down to where it was comfy and back up(not all the way down). Went back up to 365 and my buddy called me up to early before I was low enough. Added 10 lbs for a PR and this time Beercan called me up from the side view. He waited til I hit depth and then called me up and I got it with good bit of struggle. Not too bad considering I was in a good bit of pain the last few days.