[Meet Report] 2017 USPA Drug Tested Nationals. May 13, 2017. 633.8 (287.5) @ 148 (67.5) Junior 20-23 Raw (x-post from r/powerlifting)

caelo21

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Background: I have been lifting seriously since January of 2016 and Nationals was my second meet. I started seriously training for my first powerlifting meet in May 2016. My fiance (husband in less than 3 weeks!) and coach (/@bruyas) had me on a linear periodization program. I have been training 6 days a week with Sunday being my rest day. We tried a different peaking program for this meet. I ran the peak that Marissa Inda uses. Coach and I agreed that this was a mistake. I'm not a mature enough lifter to handle the amount of stress this program put me under. This was my first meet that I had someone to compete against. Since competing last October, I have switched to sumo. I'm a much better sumo pulled because of my wide hips but I'm confident that I can pull conventional if I need to.

Squat:

Opener: 100kg/220.46lbs. This was a number that I was confident in being able to smoke in the meet. Two white lights, One red light from the right side judge.

Second: 110kg/242.5lbs. This was another number I was confident in. This was my third attempt from Battle of the Beasts last October. Two white lights, one red light from the right side judge.

Third: X 117.5kg/259.0lbs. I got right at the top of my sticking point and was gassed. I tried to push through it but I didn't want to end up hurting myself. My best squat is 250 in the gym so I really should have made this lift. Three red lights.

Bench:

Opener: 47.5kg/104.7lbs. We picked this because I can easily hit this for 5 reps any day of the week. This was my second and best attempt from Battle of the Beast last October. Three white lights.

Second: 52.5kg/115.74. My decent was slower than it should have been but I made the lift. Three white lights.

Third: 55kg/121.3lbs. This is 1.3 pounds heavier than my all-time best bench. I have doubled 120 twice in the gym but I have failed 125 everytime I have attempted it. I probably could have hit 126.77 lbs but we wanted to be conservative. I was nervous that I would get redlighted because the bar moved side-to-side after I locked it out. You can see it in the video. Three white lights.

Deadlift:

Opener: 110kg/242.5lbs. We chose this number because this was my second and best attempt from Battle of the Beasts last October. Three white lights.

Second: 117.5kg/259.04lbs. Easy pull. Three white lights.

Third: 122.5kg/270.07lbs. This was another all-time PR for me. My previous best was 260 in the gym. I probably could have pulled 275 but we wanted to stay conservative. Three white lights.
Results: Went 8/9, increased my total by 43.8 pounds, got second age and weight class, and set a new PR on bench and deadlift. I finished with a Master total and am now 4 points away from a 300 Wilkes. I would have earned a 300 Wilkes had I gotten my third squat attempt. The only red lights I got were on my squats and they were for depth. I have never gotten a red light because of depth because I go so deep you can see my butt from the front. I don't believe I deserved the reds but oh well.
Moving Forward: For the next month or so, I'll be in a hypertrophy block and doing bodybuilding-style training. I haven't decided if I'm going to do Battle of the Beasts this year or the 2017 USPA Drug Tested Worlds meet. I want to train without a meet in mind to take some pressure off of me and my coach. I'll be squatting high bar and pulling conventional to work on my weaknesses - quads and back.

Video link: Instagram: JoCash24
 
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your final attempts for bench and DL are two that I'm really going to be gunning for in 2.5 weeks at my first meet. Squat... well that's another story; i'll be lucky to hit 195+ :(
 
@jeff4607 I really think I could have hit 126 & 275 on bench & deadlift but I get too in my head so we didn't want to push it. Just remember to have fun at your first meet. It is a competition but most people just want to beat what they did in their last meet - or at least that's how I feel. I got second (out of 2 lifters lol) but I increased my total and that's really what's important!
 
@caelo21 126 I can hit in the gym, but definitely not with the pause at the bottom. I attempted 270 the other month and broke it off the ground before failing, but i'll still probably stick with that at my meet.
 
@caelo21 Theses are literally the same numbers I'd love to hit for my first meet. Same weight class as well. My squats will be much lower since I truly need to work on cutting my depth before going heavy.

This is so awesome girly congrats!
 
@chickentacossh You can do it! I kept my numbers really conservative for my first meet because I really wanted a total. I'm really bad about sinking my squats so I don't leave any doubt that I hit depth but doing that might be costing me pounds. I'm honestly still bitter about the red lights I got for depth lol
 
@caelo21 one of my friends competed in the same meet and got redlighted on her squat for depth that personally I think was totally depth, so I think there were some stickler judges lol

great meet!!
 
@caelo21 I just told my coach/boyfriend this and he says he knows you! Hahah! Love how the PL community works. heidevolk(ig:therealshahbazian)

My issue is the comfort zone at the hole, I'm like:"oooo okay I feel good here, stay low" lmao. But trying to work on it. Nerve wracking but exciting.
 
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