Warning, (this is going to be long and boring)
So this weekend let to my second powerlifting comp, didn’t go well, I set myself the target of a 500kg total, 1100 pound which I had done easily in training, I was looking for a 170kg (375), 130 (285) bench, and 200 (440) My comp best had been 160sq, 130 Bench and 195 DL
In training the deadlift has not been going well, I’ve pulled 190 easily and 200 once, but cant break 200 for love nor money so I made the decision to move to sumo style after this comp and hope for the best at the comp
Training for the comp has not been the best but in my last training session I hit all my openers with easy: squatted 160 (352) bench 120(265) and pulled 190(418) so was ready to go.
I weighted 105.5kg 2 days before the comp (I was in the under105kg category) but like a muppet I wanted to make sure I made weight so ate very little the next 2 days, this combined with a 2 hr grappling session the day before the comp (like I said muppet) meant I weighted in at 101kg at the comp feeling tired and hungry, to make matters worse the comp was packed close to a 100 guys in the unequipped so I started lifting 3 hrs after weigh in and it took 3 and a half hours to complete
Squat went good, first round 160 was easy, second round 170 was a struggle but went up, 175 stapled me to the floor and I failed that, but 170kg (375) was a new PB and a good way to start (the fact that it felt so heavy should have been an indication of what was to follow)
Bench
1) 120kg flew up even though the pause took for ever
2)130kg was a real grind, I have doubled this in training but was so tired it took ages to go up, but got all white lights
3) 135kg went no where, no surprise I was spent after the 130
So 130kg ((286) equalled my comp best but I had wanted more
Deadlift
The warm up went badly, 180kg which I can treble almost didn’t comp up it was a real grind so I was in no shape for my opener
1) 190 (418) went up all three lights (I was shocked it moved off the floor to be honest)
2) 200, didn’t go anywhere complete fail
3) 200 same weight same outcome three red lights
So finished with a 490kg total (1078) happy I beat my last comp total but annoyed I didn’t get the 500
Take home lessons
I spent way too long lifting at 90%+ before the comp (4 weeks) it burned me out.
Cutting that much weight was stupid, as was grappling the day before
Need to get my warm ups sorted, I started the squat warm up 45mins before I was called out to squat (mix up over the running order)
Deadlift its all in the head get it sorted and try Sumo