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Saturday, May 30th, 2015

Competed in the IPF Inaugural.

My goals going into it were:
1. 570
2. First 9/9 meet
3. Have fun

Ended up hitting:

Squat 175 / 190 / 205
Bench 115 / 125 / 130x
Deadlift 200 / 225 / 240
Total 570

So, goal 1 achieved. Missing the third bench was silly, I'm fairly sure the strength was there but I didn't set up very well and refused a lift-off. I should probably have called 127.5 as the 125 was a little slow but I'll learn from it. Goal 3 was definitely achieved – was probably the most fun meet I've been to so far.

Was pleased with the 240 pull given the fact I'm still beltless*. There was definitely more there in the squat as well which was nice.

Basically it's the story of my life coming out of the meet... need to get stronger and lose weight... I need to lose weight more than I need to get stronger... but getting stronger (at least trying to...) is so much more fun.

Weight has crept up to silly levels now though (142.5kg was my official competition weight) so it's time to get that in check. Running a half-marathon on July 4th should help with that but more importantly will be getting the nutrition side under control again.

I won't make the 120s for the next IPF meet in August but I'd like to get down to my previous (IDFPA) weight of -125kg and take it from there. Should be doable enough.

I'm travelling sporadically over the next few weeks so I need to spend an hour planning out my programming to accommodate that but I expect it'll be a repeat of the linear progression stuff and hitting some smart accessory movements hard.

* I have three good belts: Elite FTS 6.5mm single-prong, Elite FTS 13mm lever, and (recently) an Inzer 13mm lever... buuuuuut none of them fit at the moment. Ahem.

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Monday, July 27th, 2015

Push-Ups x 6
Stiff Leg DLs 100kg x 8
7 rounds

Split Squats x 8 E/L
Inverted Rows x 12
3 rounds

Curls x 10
Tricep Extensions x 10
6 rounds

Vomiting
1 round

Hanley

Ya upchuck?

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Hanley wrote: »

Ya upchuck?

Not literally. It was close though.

I imagine if I had eaten in the previous ten hours then it would be a very different story.

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Wednesday, July 29th, 2015

Bench 60kg x 8
KB Stiff Legs ?? x 12
8 rounds

Squat 80kg x 8
DB Rows x 12 E/S
5 rounds

Curls x 10
Skullcrushers x 10
7 rounds

Self-Loathing
1 round

Hanley

I'm logging mine too so we can suffer together.

And yup to A2 - KB SLDL

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Yeah, knew it was a KB SLDL but wasn't sure on the weight I used. Should probably be swinging in fairness.

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Friday, July 31st, 2015

Push-Ups x 6
BB Rows 50kg x 12
9 rounds

Bench 60kg x 8
Band Pulldowns x 12
7 rounds

Seated DB Press 10kg E/S x 10
Serrano Press x 10
5 rounds

Recovering from Asphyxia During Serrano Press
1 round

Feeling nicely keto-adapted again. No more lightheadedness during sessions.

Work capacity still needs a lot of improvement but at least it's that holding me back rather than missing an energy source.

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Tuesday, August 4th, 2015

Push-Ups x 6
Stiff Leg DLs 100kg x 8
10 rounds (+3 from last week)

Split Squats x 6 E/L
BB Rows 50kg x 12
7 rounds (+4 from last week)

Curls x 10
Tricep Extensions x 10
8 rounds (+2 from last week)

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Wednesday, August 5th, 2015

Bench 62.5kg x 8 (+2.5kg)
KB SLDL 32kg x 12 (+8kg)
9 rounds (+1)

Squat 80kg x 8
DB Rows x 12 E/S
6 rounds (+1)

BB Curls x 10
BB Skullcrushers x 10
9 rounds (+2)

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Friday, August 7th, 2015

Push-Ups x 6
BB Rows 60kg x 12 (+10kg)
11 rounds (+2)

Bench 62.5kg x 8 (+2.5kg)
Band Pulldowns x 12
9 rounds (+2)

Seated DB Press 10kg E/S x 10
Serrano Press x 10
10 rounds (+5)

Right upper trap randomly exploded yesterday and could barely turn my head all day.

Plenty of ibuprofen and it calmed down enough to get a decent session in today. Still a bit twingy.

Nice to get a lot more rounds in today.