08 May Dan Dalenberg | Off season | SQ/DL

I recently competed at the 2017 Arnold XPC Finals where I went 8/9, squatting 940, benching 700, pulling 730 for a 2370 total at 242 multi-ply. I will be transitioning into a long offseason that will include a deadlift only meet in the middle of it. 

This was a very good night of training. My squat and pull are coming along nicely and I think I have made some good progress since the Arnold.

Squat- 7 RPE, doubles, buffalo bar, briefs

I wore my tighter triple ply size 36 predators for this work. Put them on at 415 and moved 415 approximately 3.4 inches. Gonna need a little more weight…

505, 595 and 685 all very easy. 685 was still high but getting much closer. Went 775 after and ended up just taking a single. I got out of position pretty bad and decided it was time to be done, to save it for another day.

Deads- Deload

I was supposed to deload my pulls and do some speed work. I wanted to try pulling in this briefs so I kept it light and experimented some.

Last year, I added briefs to my DL setup and loved it. The only problem was that my 38s aren’t as tight and flair out just a bit at the quad. This meant that the bar would catch on them and hang me up. My thought was that the 36s are so much tighter that I shouldn’t get hung up.

Pulling in triple ply undies and a double ply suit. Maybe 5 layers of gear is the trick! #inzer #1020life #powerrackstrength #powerlifting

A post shared by Daniel Dalenberg (@ddalenberg) on May 7, 2017 at 7:02pm PDT

I think I was right! I think these will be great to pull in. I know the weight is light but it felt very good and I was able to get to the bar without issue.

Finished up

Did some raw pause squats and called it a night.

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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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