I had my second meet today! I did better than last time which was ultimately my goal. I went 7/9 and added 55lbs to my total. My DOTS score went up by nearly 40 points! I set a state deadlift record in my weight class.
I went 3/3 on squats and got a PR at 112.5kg. very happy with my squats today. Another lifter and coach commented on my narrow stance and said she was surprised I make depth but I really have the opposite problem, I tend to squat too deeply since that's what my body wants to do naturally. My knee bugs me sometimes when I'm squatting to depth so sometimes I go a bit lower to reduce the strain on my knee
bench was a struggle, on my first I jumped the rack command so got all reds. Others were saying the judge was too slow to call the rack command but jumping it is ultimately on me. I think i was too in my head for the second attempt because my pause was hot garbage and it was an absolute grind. I got so in my head after that, the pressure really got to me, but everyone was supporting me and giving me a pep talk. I went to the back and sat down and just had to have a serious internal conversation about how i was handling it and telling myself I could do it. And I did! I had a good pause and three white lights! My coach and boyfriend were really hyping me up beforehand and telling me not to get in my head. I was being really negative but I'm glad I could get myself out of the funk. I didn't meet my bench goal of getting 2/3 but I still got a meet PR at 60kg.
And now for what I'm actually good at: deadlifts! I opened with 140kg and smoked it of course. My second attempt was a state record attempt at 147.5 and I got it easily. I let my coach pick all my weights so I didn't know exactly what I was pulling. That helped so much honestly, I couldn't get in my head about it. My third attempt was 155kg which was another state record attempt. I crushed it! Honestly it didn't feel that hard. I probably gripped and ripped it, I always struggle to pull slack when it's heavy because I get nervous. But it went up and that's what matters. Everyone was really nice and told me I did a good job! I'm so happy and proud of myself. I train really hard and consistently and it paid off.
Now I'm looking into the future and trying to decide what my next steps are. I've been thinking I should gain weight to get stronger but I'm not so sure. I was going to try to gain a pound a month to get higher in the 75kg class, but I feel good about my body at this weight so part of me thinks I should try to maintain. I am leaner than I usually am when I eat to satiety.
My coach wants me to compete in his USAPL meet in December but there are issues with that meet, so I don't think it's a good idea. I'm out of town that whole week and I'd have to compete drug tested. I'm open to the idea of competing drug tested and taking Strattera instead of Ritalin for a few days leading up to the meet but I don't think I can compete after being in Chicago all week.
There's a Powerlifting America meet in January that might be a good option. It's also drug tested but I don't think it will be a huge issue to switch meds. So that gives me 20 weeks to train. The other issue there is the weight class difference, I would compete at 69kg at my current state which is 152. so if I maintained weight or gained a couple lbs and water cut I could compete at 69kg and be more competitive. I could say fuck it and compete at the higher weight class. But if I gain weight at a conservative pace until then I would weigh 156ish and could water cut to 152. Lots of options...
Dunno how my coach will feel about me competing in another federation but he doesn't mind rpf I think. I do hear some negativity about the judges in wrpf and I think that affected me today which sucks. It took forever for me to get my rack command and press commands, it was kinda stupid. So that's one reason to maybe switch to a different federation.
Much to consider .. for now I am happy with my performance and feeling really good about myself. I decided I think I'll return to Jeff Nippards powerbuilding series because I enjoyed it so much last time. That means I have to fire Jimmy, but I'll hire him again to prep for my next meet.
