10 weeks to APF TX State
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herderdude
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Good showing, man. Definitely could see you were worn down on the third pull. Now let's go total ELITE.
herderdude
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Did you SEE his Jack brief squat? The collars and monolift are in his way! Btw, after correcting my patterning last night, collar-to-collar pulls are the way to go.
Rodja
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No, I was trying to set the straps and pull my shoulders back. I've noticed that my thoracic has been tighter than usual and I haven't been retracting as hard on pulls, which is probably why I feel like I've been going forward lately.
Rodja
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To wipe off the dirt or baby powder on the soles. It's not a big deal for conventional stance, but it is for sumo.
Sean1332
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Makes sense. So what are your goals once you get back into training again?
Rodja
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First, get my work capacity up again, which I'll be using block again for this, and drop some of this extra fat I put on for this meet. I'm debating about dropping to 198 and I'll make that decision by mid-June. I think the scale at my gym is wrong because I was floating around between 225-230 the week prior to the meet and I weighed in at 220 for this after eating twice on the way to the venue and having Taco Bell for dinner. I already decided that I would just weigh in and not try to make 220, but I weighed 221 in full clothes when I got there and then made weight after taking off my hat and shirt. Cutting weight isn't anything new to me, but I'd like to make it a small cut (7-9lbs) instead of a monster one. After this last one, I really doubt I'd be any more lethargic from cutting weight as I did from the small amount of sleep that I got.
The next meet is August 3rd in Houston and I've already made lodging arrangements (my grandma lives about 40 minutes away from the venue) for this one. I know that my squat is better right now than I showed and I realized that I using more of a GM than a proper squat unrack, which is why I felt so off balance. I actually did better than I expected on bench and the bad unracks probably held me back from getting a higher number. However, I'm going to be looking to really hit extra lat and triceps work to keep the shirt tight even if I drop some weight. For deads, I've been at a bit of a plateau and need extra grip strength. I'll probably be using extra elevated pulls to overload the top end and grip work.
Sean1332
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Well, you know I'll be following. I'm always stealing ideas from your log so I appreciate it man. Looking forward to seeing you hit Elite.
I've already decided to drop to 198. Tired of worrying about making weight for work and I'm hoping I can just stay steady around 205 for a while and build my strength up and only worry about a few lbs like you said. Ive bought single ply everything in size 34 (still contemplating when to switch) but thatll motivate me to stay in a weight range. Pretty sure my scale at home was off by a couple lbs as well.
I've already decided to drop to 198. Tired of worrying about making weight for work and I'm hoping I can just stay steady around 205 for a while and build my strength up and only worry about a few lbs like you said. Ive bought single ply everything in size 34 (still contemplating when to switch) but thatll motivate me to stay in a weight range. Pretty sure my scale at home was off by a couple lbs as well.
Rodja
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I'm going to get back to the gym today and will get a new log going, too.
puccah8808
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You look amazing!!!
Rodja
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Thanks
I had a very rough session today, fellas. I hit my opener in full gear (barely), but that wasn't the bad part. While I was looking at the video, I noticed that my right knee came in and I was going over everything in my head. While mimicking the squat motion that I did in the video, my right knee, once again, slightly dislocated. There was a slight pop in the joint and I immediately collapsed onto the ground. It's too early to assess the potential damage to the knee, but, unless it's really bad, I'm still doing the meet. I will not be doing any lower body work until the meet and I probably won't be taking my warm-up bench on Friday since there is a lot of torque on my knee from my style of benching.
I'm not going to lie: I'm pretty shaken up and my confidence is even lower going into this meet.
jimbuick
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I had a very rough session today, fellas. I hit my opener in full gear (barely), but that wasn't the bad part. While I was looking at the video, I noticed that my right knee came in and I was going over everything in my head. While mimicking the squat motion that I did in the video, my right knee, once again, slightly dislocated. There was a slight pop in the joint and I immediately collapsed onto the ground. It's too early to assess the potential damage to the knee, but, unless it's really bad, I'm still doing the meet. I will not be doing any lower body work until the meet and I probably won't be taking my warm-up bench on Friday since there is a lot of torque on my knee from my style of benching.
I'm not going to lie: I'm pretty shaken up and my confidence is even lower going into this meet.
That sounds terrible, hopefully it heals up soon enough for you to go.
Worth mentioning, it's a good thing all of the guys following your new log are in this one as well. (This is your old log lol)
jimbuick
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He's mentioned it before, although I can't remember what exactly is wrong with it either...
Rodja
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puccah8808
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I think you'll be amazing! Don't lose your confidence!!!!!!! 