Saturday, December 17, 2011

UCLA Powerlifting Invitational. Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011.

****(I rested the week before the meet, however I also did not lift for a full week ~3 weeks before the meet as well [due to the week of Thanksgiving] and I believe this threw off my strength peaking cycle and undermined my performance at this meet)****

**WEIGH-IN: 63.9 kg (or 140.9 lbs)**

**SQUAT**
-1st Attempt: 92.5 kg (or 203.75 lbs)
... [Good Lift with 3 white lights, easy opener]
-2nd Attempt: 107.5 kg (or 236.75 lbs)
... [Good Lift with 3 white lights, very tough, RPE @10]
-3rd Attempt: 117.5 kg (or 259 lbs)
... [No Lift with 3 red lights, couldn't even get out of the hole, failed at the bottom and was leaning forward/ was caved in too much]

**BENCH**
-1st Attempt: 65 kg (or 143.25 lbs)
... [Good Lift with 3 white lights, easy opener]
-2nd Attempt: 75 kg (or 165.25 lbs)
... [No Lift with 2 red lights to 1 white light (center judge), lifted my butt off the bench but still locked it out, RPE @ 9+]
-3rd Attempt: 80 kg (or 176.25 lbs)
... [No Lift with 3 red lights, failed off chest, couldn't even press it more than 2-3 inches up]

**DEADLIFT**
-1st Attempt: 155 kg (or 341.5 lbs)
... [Good Lift with 3 white lights, easy opener]
-2nd Attempt: 170 kg (or 374.75 lbs)
... [No Lift with 2 red lights to 1 white light, I locked it out fully but the judges called it on hitching, although I thought it was just a very slow & very tough lockout, RPE @ 10+]
-3rd Attempt: 170 kg (or 374.75 lbs)
... [No Lift with 3 red lights, got most of the way up but could not get my hips through to lock it out]

**JUDGE'S TOTAL: 327.5 kg (or 722 lbs)**

** MY "WISH TOTAL" (if the second bench attempt & second deadlift attempt were counted as good lifts): 352.5 kg (or 777 lbs) **

--> (my "wish total" is 55 lbs more than the judge's total but still 23 lbs less than my previous [accumulated] PR's total of 800 lbs) ... (previous PR's were 255 squat, 180 bench, 365 deadlift ... meet "wish" lifts 236 squat, 165 bench, 374 deadlift) ... (and my optimum accumulated total [counting a 255 squat, 180 bench, and 374 deadlift] would be 809 lbs).

3 comments:

Ben said...

the weighted hyperextensions over the past few weeks greatly helped my deadlift & I credit those days when I did heavy weighted hypers for contributing to me being able to lock out my 374 deadlift (whether or not it was a hitch).

Greg said...

Nice work Ben! It was only your first meet -- you have many more times to master the "judges total."

Ben said...

Thank you Greg!! I appreciate your motivating words & encouragement!!