Keosawa's Powerlifting Log

590 would be tremendous Kyle. You definitely have it in you at this point, you DL has been seriously moving.
 
Squat More said:
Way to gut it out man!
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Thanks, brah. I couldn't quite lock out the seventh, but I figure at least the training effect was there.

eastNYgoon138 said:
590 would be tremendous Kyle. You definitely have it in you at this point, you DL has been seriously moving.
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I think I do too; I could feel the difference pulling with a deadlift bar, and I've been training on a calorie deficit for the last few weeks, so my energy has been down. I didn't mention it in my log, but we drove two hours to get to this gym and trained at 10am after getting about two hours' sleep; I was running on coffee, four whole eggs, and a cup of bran cereal. With some rest and a lot of food, I think my pull is going to be really, really strong at this meet.

I'll probably go 524-579-584 this time. Going for 590 is tempting, but unless I have a legitimate reason to do so, I'll just try to secure a small PR. It's no loss if I leave a little in the tank, because I can just build off of this for next time. But we'll see...there's always the prospect of pulling four times' bodyweight...
 
3 dimensional said:
so that's the equation...
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LOL. If only.

Seriously though, in almost every meet I've done, I've competed on almost no sleep. My mind starts racing and I simply cannot turn it off. That, coupled with the fact that I need to be taking in fluids every couple of hours, makes it really difficult to sleep much. I basically just lay awake the entire night--I'm hoping the morning-before weigh-in will make this meet easier on my sleep habits.
 
From last night:

Paused Bench Press
Barx20
95x8
135x8
185x8
225x8
235x8
235x8
235x8
235x8

Face Pulls, five sets

External Rotations, four sets

Notes: The goal for this session was just to accumulate repetitions with a reasonably high RPE; I was slowing down by the last set, so I feel like I accomplished that. All of this session's work was in the 75%ish range, so I wasn't working with anything too taxing after doing doubles with 290 a few days ago. The speed warming up felt great, but 235 wasn't spectacular.

Of my three lifts, the bench is the one that I feel is least ready for a PR attempt at this meet. I feel very good about 303, and 309 will likely go up, but I haven't advanced enough to go for something in the 315-320 range. I think that of the three lifts, the bench press has been affected the worst by my diet the last month; even still, I've been able to keep it at a near-max level.
 
Keosawa said:
Seriously though, in almost every meet I've done, I've competed on almost no sleep. My mind starts racing and I simply cannot turn it off. That, coupled with the fact that I need to be taking in fluids every couple of hours, makes it really difficult to sleep much. I basically just lay awake the entire night--I'm hoping the morning-before weigh-in will make this meet easier on my sleep habits.
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That sounds brutal. Lack of sleep really throws me out of whack.

Looking forward to how these pulls go with you being considerably more recovered.

I worry about my training weight sometimes so it's interesting to see how you manipulate your BW, and how your body responds, coming into meets. So thanks for posting the info.
 
LegioTitan said:
That sounds brutal. Lack of sleep really throws me out of whack.

Looking forward to how these pulls go with you being considerably more recovered.

I worry about my training weight sometimes so it's interesting to see how you manipulate your BW, and how your body responds, coming into meets. So thanks for posting the info.
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Sure thing. This is the heaviest I've trained for a meet since, well, ever. Part of that might be because of the increased carb intake, but I think I was also just heavier than ever before during this training cycle. I found that it helped my bench (I've struggled a bit with it while on a deficit), but my squat and deadlift weren't really affected.

And I'm interested in seeing what happens with my squat and deadlift over the next year. I've only been training wrapless for six months, and I think that over time, my squat is going to continue to climb; I could be squatting 540-550 in wraps in another year. As for my deadlift, it's climbed faster than it has in years since I made my training change. As I was showing Babyeater, look at the difference in these lifts:


That was two months ago, 500x5 off of 2.5" blocks. I had pulled something like 505x5 off the floor previously, but this was pretty close to a 5RM, and from blocks.


This is 521x6 (almost 7), from the floor. Notice how easy the fifth rep was in comparison to the last rep on 500x5.

So, my pull's really moving, and I want to see where it ends up a year from now. 600+ isn't impossible.
 
The difference is pretty ridiculous given the amount of time we're talking about in relation to your % of WR/AR's and so forth.

That 7th rep was all will baby. I'd count the shit out of that.
 
Keosawa said:
LOL. If only.

Seriously though, in almost every meet I've done, I've competed on almost no sleep. My mind starts racing and I simply cannot turn it off. That, coupled with the fact that I need to be taking in fluids every couple of hours, makes it really difficult to sleep much. I basically just lay awake the entire night--I'm hoping the morning-before weigh-in will make this meet easier on my sleep habits.
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Bill Starr's book "Defying Gravity" is relatively short and has a large section on getting rid of excitement/restlessness/jitters before a meet.
 
Keosawa said:

This is 521x6 (almost 7), from the floor. Notice how easy the fifth rep was in comparison to the last rep on 500x5.

So, my pull's really moving, and I want to see where it ends up a year from now. 600+ isn't impossible.
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I liked the video above. I wish I was important enough for someone to include motivational voice-over to videos of me lifting.

Also, I get shitty sleep before a meet too. I lay there excited and nervous and then get even more nervous that I'm still not asleep and I'm going to be too tired for my lifting lol
 
LegioTitan said:
The difference is pretty ridiculous given the amount of time we're talking about in relation to your % of WR/AR's and so forth.

That 7th rep was all will baby. I'd count the shit out of that.
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Yeah, the increase has been VERY quick, especially since it took me two years to go from 540 to 575. I feel like I could pull 585-590 under the right circumstances right now, which is just insane progress for two months' time.

And yeah, that seventh rep was a rough one. I didn't "count" it just because I don't care. Ultimately, what matters is the training effect, and that's taken place whether I choose to count the rep or not.
 
Mike Y History said:
Bill Starr's book "Defying Gravity" is relatively short and has a large section on getting rid of excitement/restlessness/jitters before a meet.
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Very interesting--I'll have to check this out!

WitchCraft said:
I liked the video above. I wish I was important enough for someone to include motivational voice-over to videos of me lifting.

Also, I get shitty sleep before a meet too. I lay there excited and nervous and then get even more nervous that I'm still not asleep and I'm going to be too tired for my lifting lol
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lol, thanks. They were really cool to me; I think they were excited to have me there. It's still a little weird to be honest to be in a position of getting invited to train at other gyms; I told them I needed no special treatment, but the place basically cleared out for us and people were just there to talk training and help out. It's not something I'm used to, honestly, coming from a commercial gym setting.

And the quote is related to a discussion we were having about what separates a good lifter from a great one: I said that the only thing great lifters have in common is time.

Regarding the meet, I'm hoping that staying there for a little while longer than usual (we're staying over the night before morning weigh-ins, so we'll spend two nights in the hotel before the meet) will help.

I just get so damn excited. My mind starts racing, I start imagining what it will be like, and my adrenaline goes nuts. Last time, I felt like my heart was going to beat out of my chest. I don't get nervous at all, but the anticipation I feel is just as bad because it wrecks my sleep.
 
Paused Bench Press
Barx20
95x8
135x5
185x3
225x1
245x7
245x7
245x7
245x7
245x7

Notes: I felt so lousy that I almost didn't go in to train today. My energy was way down, and it's due to the calorie deficit I've been on. I've managed it pretty well, but some days are still difficult. My squat has held strong, and my deadlift has increased despite it, but my bench has been on-and-off. Still, even my weak days project out pretty well; 245x7x5 is a tough session for me, and I got through it without too much difficulty.

After watching the video, the reps moved faster than they felt, and these are actually pretty strong looking sets. That, to me, is a very good sign--even when I feel like crap, I'm still putting together solid bench and squat sessions. I handled 340x7x5 on squat REALLY well the previous day, despite not feeling good then, either. Once I deload next week and bring my weight up after weigh-ins, I think I'm going to crush these weights. I could end up being wrong on that, but I feel like I can total 1380+ any day I want, even if I don't feel good; at this meet, I should feel stronger than ever.

 
Didn't he bark up that tree once before and they were ****s? Or has my memory failed me again.

Also, at this point, fuck em.
 
LegioTitan said:
Didn't he bark up that tree once before and they were ****s? Or has my memory failed me again.

Also, at this point, fuck em.
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I applied last year and never got past the first part of the process. At this point, I'm getting used to the rejection. It's still a great opportunity, and they still treat their athletes as well as any other sponsor out there, so I'll swallow my pride and try again. My opinion at this point is that if something happens, then it happens; if it doesn't, then I'll just wait around for the right opportunity.

For the record, it was Team JTS who acted sort of like dicks. Chad said he'd get back to me "when there was room," and I did everything he asked and updated him on my progress; I got no response from him. That one stung a little.
 
Yeah I'd much rather read the philosophical ramblings of a 15th ranked 198 nobody who is clearly suffering from crippling insecurity but is SO FUCKIN YOKED that it doesn't matter if he's dumber and more ignorant than an 11th century peasant.
 
KnuckleSangwich said:
Raw dog manlet's prob aren't high on their sponsorship radar but never hurts to try.
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I said as much in my application to them. I don't expect to hear back, but stranger things have happened. If they want lifters who will train, post about training, and produce content for them, and then they don't give me so much as a call-back (because look at the tremendous volume of shit I put out), then there's really nothing else I can do.
 
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