I weighed in at exactly 181. Hooray.
Back Squat
182.5 kgs - 402.3 lbs (3 whites)
Easy opener.
192.5 kgs - 424.4 lbs (2 whites, PR + 19.4 lbs, Meet PR + 38.6 lbs)
Didn't feel too hard.
202.5 kgs - 446.4 lbs (3 reds)
Stapled.
Bench Press
125 kgs - 275.6 lbs (3 whites)
Easy opener.
132.5 kgs - 292.1 lbs (3 reds)
Got it about half way up, then failed the lockout.
132.5 kgs - 292.1 lbs (3 reds)
Failed lockout again.
Deadlift
247.5 kgs - 545.6 lbs (3 whites)
Easy opener.
262.5 kgs - 578.7 lbs (3 whites)
Not too hard.
277.5 kgs - 611.8 lbs (3 whites, PR + 11 lbs)
Yeehaw. I had a little trouble locking it out at the top, but managed to square my shoulders somehow.
This gives me a 595 kg (1311.8 lb) total, which puts me comfortably in Masters territory at 181. The meet director actually initially missed my second squat in my total, so I originally came in at 585 kgs (1289.7 lbs), but I'm Masters regardless, which was my original goal. I'm happy about finally hitting a squat PR at a meet but a little less happy about my bench suckiness. I'll need to work on that.
Thanks to Shanker for giving me a ride to the meet and Gordon, Rene, and Shanker for some good lifting. Thanks to Dee and Nate for the ride back and Eric for giving some awesome handoffs. Eric gets a special round of kudos for being willing to help other lifters at the meet. Thanks also to Brian, Jon, and Perry for showing up and giving their support.
Shanker will probably post his results, but since Gordon and Rene probably won't post theirs, here are their results:
Gordon: 192.5 (424.4), 120 (264.6), 200 (440.9) for a 512.5 (1129.9) total.
Rene: 195 (429.9), 137.5 (303.1), 210 (463.0) for a 542.5 (1196.0) total.
I'm actually feeling a little woozy right now, probably from a combination of lifting and Joe's American Bar & Grill. That sounds like a good reason to rest for now, but I'll put up some more anecdotes as I remember them.
Saturday, June 12, 2010
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Everyone one the Massachusetts chapter of AAU is pretty much in awe of Frank. Can't remember how many people asked me in hushed whispers, "So you train with him???"
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on the huge total and on the PRs in squats and deadlifts. Someone should check if you're the first Harvard graduate to have a masters total. Maybe they can take your photo (suggestion: wear singlet over business suit) and put it on the cover of the alumni magazine.
ReplyDeleteAlso, can you forward these congratulations to Rene and Gordon (I'll write to Shanker in his post)?
I don't know if the bench press result was due to a bad day (in terms of pressing) or because of some other reason. But at the moment (with SS) this lift probably doesn't get much attention, since it always comes after squats. You can put more focus on bench presses, but again -- only total matters (my opinion anyway), so whatever program increases your total the most is better.
Ahhhh, 12+ hours of sleep does wonders for the body.
ReplyDelete@Shanker: Hah, really? I find that very amusing.
@Danny: I considered sending them pictures of a suited deadlift, but I'm not sure how high powerlifting ranks on their list of important things =(.
I'll definitely let Rene and Gordon know, though I'm not sure how soon I'll see them. Shanker may see them sooner.
I've been thinking the same thing about my bench press. I've never been particularly fond of the 3-day full-body thing, to be honest; I much prefer a 4-day upper-lower split, but I made some concessions this time for Starting Strength. I think I'll probably move back to a 4-day split so I can focus on squats and bench on 2 of the 4 days each. A plan will be forthcoming once I start training seriously again (1 or 3 weeks, depending on whether I can find a gym in LA), but I honestly haven't thought about it much yet.
Frank's benches looked great until lockout. I think a 4-day split is a good idea, particulary an RTS-style template with 1 day of "straight bench" work and 1 day of lockout work.
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