09 Mar Dan Dalenberg | 2017 Competition Plans

I recently competed at the Arnold XPC meet where I went 8/9- 940, 700, 730, 2370. I will be doing just about nothing in the gym for a couple more weeks before transitioning into a long off season. 

Now that the Arnold has came and went, and I’ve had a minute to digest it, I’ve started thinking about what the rest of the year looks like for me.

Raw Vs. Gear

I will be lifting multi-ply for the foreseeable time being. It’s more fun for me. It’s way harder to do, the weights are way heavier and its a bigger challenge. I prefer it. I originally intended to bounce back and forth, but I’m just not interested in lifting raw for awhile, if ever again.

Next Meet

I think I am going to do a deadlift only meet this summer. The last two meets I have done, my training indicated a 750+ pull. At the Arnold I pulled 760 right up to the top before losing my grip. Its bugging me. I want to get that out of the way and just get it done. So I’m looking at something semi-local in the July/August time frame. I think there are meets that would work in either Chicago or Detroit during that time so shouldn’t be an issue.

As for the next full meet, I’m not sure. I like competing in full meets twice a year. It will likely be a September or October full meet. Maybe the same one I did last year in Columbus. I’d also consider traveling a little and making a vacation out of it. Not committed to anything right now outside of doing one in the fall. That meet will be multi-ply with the minimum goal of re-qualifying for the 2018 XPC.

For now

I’m at least 15 weeks away from any DL only meet. I won’t be doing much in the gym for a bit. My body actually feels great, but I want to take it slow and give myself time to recover. I’ll transition into an actual off season starting in April and will sprinkle in a minimalist DL contest prep towards the end.

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Daniel Dalenberg

Dan Dalenberg is a pro level raw and equipped powerlifter with elite totals in the 220, 242 and 275 class. Best official raw meet lifts include an 804 squat, 507 bench press, 715 dead lift and 2006 total. Best equipped lifts include an 950 squat, 715 bench, 735 deadlift and 2400 total at 242. Dan has been training under Brian's guidance using the 10/20/Life methodology since late 2010.

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