29 Sep Lab Rat – The Cut
I’m training to compete in the RPS Chalk & Iron September 30th. I competed in the APF Equipped Nationals (June 17th) where I totaled 1631lbs (squat – 606.X lbs, bench press 418.X lbs, deadlift 606.X lbs) at a body weight of 239.9lbs.
Training has throttled back quite a bit since taking my openers. My bodyweight has been hovering around 262 for most of this training cycle. To ensue I had an easy cut carbs at dinner and Gatorade / milk was dropped the week of the 18th.
Squat / Deadlift – Saturday September 23, 2017
Overall this was a quick training session. I worked up my second to last warmup for each lift then did some core work and called it a day.
Squat
- 2 x 5 w/ 155
- 2 x 4 w/ 245
- 335 x 2
- 425 x 1
Deadlift
- 225 x 2
- 315 x 2
- 405 x 1
Goblet Squats – 3 x 8
Single leg deadlift- 3 x 8
Stir the Pot – 80
Suitcase Carry – 3 trips per side
Carbs were removed from the diet and water loading began Monday. I followed the protocols outlined in Brian’s Cutting Weight E-book. Monday and Wednesday were fluff and buff days, designed to get some blood flowing but not place unnecessary load on the body / CNS. I performed the following both days –
- McGill Big 3 – couple rounds
- Paused goblet squat – 3 x 10
- Single leg deadlift – 3 x 10
- Band fly – 60
- Band press down – 60
- Stir the pot – 80
- Suitcase carry – 3 trips per side
Jonathan Byrd and Lisa Guggisberg rode down with me Thursday and coasted into weigh ins Friday morning. I stepped on the scale at 241.6lbs, down from 263.2 the 17th. Time to hydrate and re-feed.
Jason Kowalewski
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