Powerlifting - Heavy Squat/Dead
Friday 6/22/07

This was the end of week 3, which is one of our peak weeks before we breakdown and ramp up again in another 3 weeks. All we did today was Squat and Dead. We went full gear as well.

Squat - Warm up bar, KB bottoms up front squat 55x8, 145x10, 145x6, 235x5, 235x2, put on brief 325x3, 415x2, suit on (didn't crank it) belts and wraps, 505x1, easy, 575x1!

The 575 felt light picking it up. i felt very controlled and tight going down and i popped up pretty fast. what i'm really psyched about is that this is the end of our 3rd week. i still have 5 more weeks of training and then the meet. My last meet at Nationals, I squatted 589 and missed 622. That 589 was a PR. I shouldn't have a problem getting over my goal of 600 this time around.

Dead - 225x3, 315x2, 405x1, 495x1, 550x1... i don't give myself full credit for the 550... my hips were forward and just as they got there, my right hand couldn't hold out any longer. my best dead in a meet is 556, so again, 3 weeks in and i'm creeping on my PR's. can't wait for August to get here!

Done....