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Balancing Motivation and Reality: 565 Squat
I know 600 is there and I wanted to hit before the next training cycle but my body is gassed. Same feeling I had at the meet, peaked to early most likely and now my body is telling me to stop pushing so hard. Thank you to my teammates for reminding me to slow it down and rewind. Now I'll just use that motivation to go push myself on accessories and regenerate
Making Weight Without Losing Strength
Hopefully this serves as a great resource to allow competitors to regain their full strength after a dramatic cut for a powerlifting weigh in. This is what I personally do without ever experiencing any problems. Please share and learn!
Warning: Contains lots of footage of yummy food!
Also I randomly decided to go the Arnold last minute and I wanted to get another Vlog but I don't think I'll be able to this weekend! I'll try to record everything out in Colombus Ohio though to see if I can share my experience with you guys!
Intro "Road to 1550 Total" Training Series - Conventional DL 500X5
"The wolf climbing the hill is hungrier than the wolf on the top of the hill". That's exactly how I feel at the moment as I push now to make 1550 fall in May.
Wanted to go in and push hard but with only a day of recovery I busted out some reps. All I know is I'm out on a mission and I'm going to prove to myself that I have what it takes to make the top.
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Yep. That's most definitely the definition of #LightWeightStrong Glad to see a ton of 148'ers and 165'ers come out of nowhere to hit these insane numbers. What a great time we live in to be a part of this beautiful sport we call powerlifting.
1504 9XBodyWeight Total at 164 - Barbell Central IPA Open
I'll be honest in saying that I didn't feel 100% but on meet day there is no room for excuses. I took my body as far as it would go for the day and it got me my first 1500 and 9X bodyweight total.
Ended placing 3rd in the Men's Open next to two amazing world class lifters Ernie Lilliebridge JR and Tom FinnJr. Never thought I'd see the day I'd actually be able to place with the big boys but it happened and I couldn't be more honored.
Unfortunately this division is insanely competitive and I've since been bumped from the top 10 but this total puts me in the 11th spot where I'll continue to work as hungry as ever for the NUMBER ONE spot.
I want to give a huge thank you to my girlfriend for being so supportive through everything I've been trying to do with the sport. Not many women exist who can deal with it much less be understanding.
I also want to thank my teammates for pushing me to this level. Without them I'd be lost and short of a family. Also thank you to my family who have pushed me from day one to be someone in this thing we call life.
Last but not least huge thank you to New Found Power for being insanely supportive of what I do. I couldn't be prouder representing the movement.
My Golden Rules of Humility
Arrogance is such an ugly thing, especially in a sport like powerlifting. Here are a few "golden rules" I've developed over the years.
Biggest thing I think is just realizing there will always be someone better than you, and that's okay because you can still work hard to reach the next person above them and more.
Made myself a shirt because I loved the message so much. Now time to hit a 1550 total at 165 this weekend and show the world the "small" guys are strong too.
"In my opinion the lightweight class in powerlifting doesn’t always get the respect it deserves and often gets overshadowed by the bigger classes.
As I’ve grown over the past few years it hasn’t been uncommon to receive backhanded compliments like “that’s pretty strong for your weight”. Almost as if my accomplishments didn’t amount to anything because if I could lift it, then the weight was probably not THAT hard anyways.
Well an accomplishment is an accomplishment, no matter who did it. Hard work should never be discredited from anyone so I’m creating a new hashtag.
We are the majority. We don’t all walk at 300lbs. We come in different sizes but the iron is iron and that shit ain’t easy to pick up."
In my opinion the lightweight class in powerlifting (or any sport) doesn't always get the respect it deserves and often gets overshadowed by the bigger classes.
As I've grown over the past few years it hasn't been uncommon to receive backhanded compliments like "that's pretty strong for your weight".
Almost as if my accomplishments didn't amount to anything because if I could lift it, then the weight was probably not THAT hard anyways.
Well an accomplishment is an accomplishment, no matter who did it. Hard work should never be discredited from anyone so I'm creating a new hashtag.
We are the majority. We don't all walk at 300lbs. We come in different sizes but the iron is iron and that shit ain't easy to pick up.
#LIGHTWEIGHTSTRONG #SURGETONEWLEVELS
