As you guys know, Ricci and I competed in the Equinox Open this past weekend in Columbia, Maryland at Crossfit Diesel. It was a pretty awesome time and I hope to do it again. It was pretty cool to finally see the 6 months of hardwork pay off as I exceeded my 1080 lbs goal set for this competition. I totaled 1129.8 lbs -- set a squat pr of 396.8 lbs (7 lb pr), a bench pr of 242.5 lbs (2.5 lb pr, though 250 is possible), and a deadlift pr of 490.5 lbs (40 lb pr). I went 7 for 9 on the lifts, not achieving below parallel depth on my second squat attempt, and getting too ambitious with my third bench attempt of 259 lbs. All-in-all, I can't wait to continue training and improving my technique for the next powerlifting competition, hopefully in the fall. Welcome feedback on all lifts, though it might be hard to see.
great job dude
ReplyDeletewere you wearing weightlifting shoes for the deadlift?
and how do they determine whether they use kg or lb for powerlifting comps?
yeah, i was wearing weightlifting shoes for the deadlift. ricci and i talked about the idea of wearing converses but neither of us had practiced it, so i felt more comfortable just doing it with the weightlifting shoes on. have you experimented with this?
ReplyDeletei think they always use kilograms for powerlifting competitions...
when i do heavy deadlifts i wear converse, i think it's good that you went with what you were used to, but it may be worth trying converse or something with less of a heel in the future.
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