Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Nathan: 8/17 thru 8/19 Meet Prep

1. 8/19/09 - Wed - SHEIKO#29

Weight: 221. Time: 0:45.

  If this weight keeps up, I'm going as 242. I'm not about to diet down at this point.

  Murph said since its an IPA meet, I should just 'throw on a canvas suit and a double denim shirt and do the real thing.' I think it requires more planning than this, but its certainly an interesting thought.

Foam roll - lower back

Dee went first on the monolift today, so I tried to warm up my lower back a lot.

Squats 135x5x3, 225x3 (50), 275x3x2 (60), 315x2x3 (70)

These felt pretty good, actually. Dee checked depth on last set and said I was "clearly below parallel", which is a problem.

Bench 155x3 (50), 185x3x2 (60), 215x2x3 (70)

This felt really stupid. Murph said my ass was clearly off the bench on the last set, although I felt my ass clearly in contact with the bench. Carlos has said the same thing previously, then watched me from the side and said I looked fine. So we'll see if I get red lighted on meet day.

2. 8/18/09 - Tue - CARDIO

Weight: 222. Time: 0:45.

  Really light cardio day.

Cardio - bike 25 mins

Stretch - soleus, gastroc, adductor on leg press, hamstrings (lots, feeling weird + lower back 

bothered), seated groin, hip flexors

3. 8/17/09 - Mon - SHEIKO #28

Weight: 221. Time: 0:40.

  This week is stupid workouts to get ready for meet.

Bench 155x3 (50), 185x3x2 (60), 215x2x2 (70), 225x1x4 (75)

Deadlift 275x3 (50), 335x2x2 (60), 385x2x4 (70)

Left side of lower back doesn't feel great. This bothered me all weekend and for the next couple days too. I hope it isn't an issue on Saturday.


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