Luke 4-14-12 USAPL Collegiate Nationals 2012

USAPL Collegiate Nationals 2012, Baton Rouge

I did not have a very good start to this meet. I got sick with cholera (not really) and threw up the night before lifting, stayed up until 2 coughing, woke up at 6:40 and weighed in light at 158 pounds. I had a bad cough the whole trip and almost threw up again between 225 and 315 when warming up for squats. Considering this, I did pretty well.

Squat

207.5 kg (457 lbs) 2 whites. 1 red for depth. easy

217.5 kg (480 lbs) 2 whites. 1 red for depth. 16 pound meet PR. This one felt pretty hard and I only would have gone up 5 kilos, but I decided to go for 500 since I already had a big lead

227.5 kg (501 lbs) 3 reds. Failed just out of the hole. I blame the cholera.

Bench

95 kg (210 lbs) 3 whites. easy

105 kg (231 lbs) whites. pretty easy. 5 pound meet PR.

110 kg (243 lbs) 3 reds. almost had it, but failed in the transition to lockout

Deadlift

195 kg (430 lbs) 3 reds. went up super fast, but I fell forward and dropped it at the top.

202.5 kg (446 lbs) 3 whites. easy. I wanted to repeat my first because I was scared, but Mis made me move up because it was so easy

217.5 kg (480 lbs) 3 whites. easy. 28 pound meet PR. Had 10+ pounds in me.

Total: 540 kg (1190 lbs) 49 pound meet PR

Pretty good meet. I definitely had more in me, but the judging was very strict and I was not feeling near my best. I hit a triple body weight squat and deadlift. Thank you everyone that helped, especially my teammates for cranking my wraps, helping me warm up, and bringing me tums and other requests, Misael for submitting my attempts and helping in general, and Dave for handling my gear, coaching, and eating my tasty cakes.

Luke 10-24-11 Squat

Equipped Squat

405 x 3 @ 9 (hit depth every rep)

435 x 3 @ 10- (hit depth 1st 2 reps) knees wrapped

too tired for 3rd set

Box Squats (straps down)

315 x 2

325 x 2

335 x 2

these feel hard, like the suit isn't helping at all

Power Cleans

135 x 3

155 x 3

175 x 3

195 x 1+fail

Luke 10-11-11 Equipped Squat

Squat

45 x 10, 135 x 6, 225 x 3

315 x 2 (added super centurion straps down)

365 x 2

405 x 1

425 x 1 @ 9 hit depth (knees wrapped starting this set)

435 x 1 @ 9 1 inch high

445 x 1 @ 9- 1 inch high

455 x 1 @ 9- PR half inch high

Band Lightened Squat

405 x 5

425 x 5

445 x 5

Leg Press

Foam Roller Transversus

3 glasses of milk and 1 pound of beef short ribs with Greg

Luke 10-6-11 Equipped Deadlift

For those who didn't know, I had a dart thrown into my neck last night by my roommate. I went to Ashe Center today and I'm fine.

Sumo Suited Deadlift

135 x 8

225 x 5

285 x 3 straps ups belted

325 x 1

375 x 5 @ 8

405 x 5 @ 10 (ties raw PR) 2nd rep felt really good, last 2 were shitty, video to come

Sumo Suited Rack Pulls (from 2nd lowest in half rack, 2 inches below knee)

405 x 5

425 x 5

445 x 5

Kettlebell Swings

56 lbs x 12 x 3

Banded Hamstring Curls

Luke 8-3-11 Squat

Squat

45 x 10, 135 x 6, 225 x 3 315 x 2 (added super centurion straps down, belt, and wrist wraps) 365 x 2 (straps up)

405 x 3 high

425 x 3 inch high

445 x 3 @ 10- 2nd rep was depth other were barely high

455 x fail (knees wrapped for this set lead to many personal problems. I couldn't unrack the weight or walk it out properly.

405 x 3 with Greg wrapped knees, felt much nicer than Dave's

I was really pissed about 455. This workout took almost 3 hours. This sucks. I need to learn to walk out heavy weights with knee wraps and to squat with knee wraps.

Band Lightened Squats with 2 reds per side

385 x 3

405 x 3

405 x 5 @ 8

Leg Press

worked up to 6 plates per side x 10

Jumps up the large steps by rock climbing wall

Ball sweeps

Luke 9-26-11 First Equipped Squat

Squat

45 x 10, 8, 135 x 6, 225 x 3, 275 x 2 (added belt and wrist wraps) 315 x 1

365 x 3 (added super centurion straps down)

405 x 5 @ 10- bar slippage by 3rd rep for every set. I think I was able to hit depth on these or at least I was close.

405 x 3 @ 9+

405 x 3 @ 8+ knees wrapped B-

385 x 4+1 @ 8

Band Lightened Squats with fitwell black bands

405 x 5

455 x 5

475 x 3 bands were uneven throughout each set so I stopped this nonsense

Leg Press

worked up to 6 plates per side x 10

Ball bridges

Squat box jumps

Luke 9-6-11 Squat

My breast nuggets are still sore from incline bench on sunday. I felt super exhausted after work (biked 12 miles today) so I took a 30 minute nap before gym. I felt surprisingly good at the gym though.

I ordered my gear today. Although I believe that raw lifts are a much truer measure of strength than equipped, USAPL collegiate nationals is backward and ignorant of this fact, thus I must compete in gear to have any chance at placing.

My order:

Titan Super Centurion Squat Suit- Size 36 (148)- Wide Stance- Blue

Titan Katana Bench Shirt- Size 40 (165)- Angled Sleeves- Blue

Titan THP Knee Wraps (most supportive and tightest)- 2 meters

It cost $237 for all items including shipping. With student discount the super centurion was $115 (regular would have been $90) the Katana was $90 (super would have been $109) and the wraps were $16.50 I think. They said they would try to get it to me by Sept 30, but orders usually take 4-6 weeks.

Squat

45 x 10, 135 x 8, 225 x 4, 275 x 2, 325 x 1

365 x 3 @ 8+

385 x 3 @ 9

400 x 3 @ 9+ (5 pound PR) maybe 2 white light depth

Lowish Pin Squats (3 inches above parallel, full pause at bottom)

315 x 3 @ 10-

315 x 5 @ 9

315 x 5 @ 8

Zercher Squat

225 x 6

245 x 6

255 x 6

uhhg these suck

Abs and Foam Roller Transversus and Stretching