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13 Jan Lab Rat – Pre Contest Week 2 Day 1 & 2
I’m training for the XPC Finals at the Arnold Sports Festival® March, 7, 2015. I’ll be competing as a 242lb raw lifter looking to improve my best meet lifts of 575, 430 and 600.
Saturday’s training session was filled with energy and motivation, we held a quick pace for squats and most of the deadlifts. Warm up consisted of the McGill Big 3, KB squats, and a couples sets of KB swings.
Squats – Everything was moving with ease, top set was my opening lift at the last competition. Very happy with where I currently stand.
- Bar 3 x 8
- 150 2 x 5
- 240 x 3
- 330 x 2
- 420 x 2
- 470 x 2 (light wrap)
- 500 x 2 (medium wrap)
Pause squat – 315 3 x 3
Deadlift – 135-315 was pulled from the floor 405+ from 4″ blocks, something out of my comfort zone. I’ve never felt strong from this starting position, until now.
- 135 2 x 3
- 225 x 3
- 315 x 2
- 405 x 2
- 495 x 2
- 545 x 2
Monday’s training session had DISASTER written all over it. Floridian’s can’t drive in the rain. I left work just after 5:00pm and got to the gym around 7:10pm. Typically it’s a 30 minute drive. Enough complaining onto training. Threw on a healthy amount of capsaicin and elbow sleeves and setup on the bench.
- Bar 2 x 8
- 135 2 x 5
- 225 x 3
- 275 x 1 and shut it down.
The goal for the night was a top set in the 345-355 range for a double, my body had different plans. Elbows just had too much pain in them, I could have pushed through but I felt it smarter to shut down and start next weeks deload early. No doubt in my mind I’ll make something happen in the coming weeks.
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