Brian - 2/18 Intensity Singles / Test Day

The competition is next saturday and I won't be around this weekend. I decided to do a test day wearing singlet + shoes + belt and work through my sets simulating the competition (commands and all). The idea was to do a near-max single, but not absolute max.

Squat;
Warmup - 45x10, 135x5, 135x5, 135x5, 185x2, 225x1
Competition - 260x1, 280x1, 290x1 (+15lb PR), 300xfail

So I decided to do a 4th set after talking it over with kik since I nailed 290 so easily. 300 was my goal for the competition but I felt that I had it easily and didn't want to then undershoot the competition goal come next saturday. I went toooooo deep, fired out of the hole, and got stuck about 60% up. I could have grinded it, i think, but I decided to put it down and not kill myself over it. Goal for the competition is still 300. Maybeeee 305. We'll talk about it.

Bench w/ pause;
Warmup - 135x1, 135x5, 185x2
Competition - 210x1, 225x1, 230x1 (+5lb PR)

230 was fastttttt. Even faster than 225. I think I might need to warm up more next time. Goal for the competition is 240. I think it's there. This was my first time hitting 230 w/ legal competition pause and keeping my ass + heels on the bench.

Deadlift;
Warmup - 133x4, 183x4, 223x1, 273x1, 313x1
Competition - 358x1, 388x1, 403x1 (+20lb PR)

This was interesting. My goal for the competition was 400. I then started pulling everything really fast and decided that 405 was definitely there. I got it very decisively. I think I might update the goal to 415.

Super happy about my performance today. Today's gym total was 923. If I hit my new goals at the competition (300+240+415) I'm looking at a 955 total. Closing in on my goal of 1k before the end of the year, and it's Feb :)

I'll be off Saturday and Sunday, then light lifting on tuesday and going through the motions with basically zero weight on thursday.

Body weight was 167.4lbs today. Weight class is 165.25