we’re nearing the end of our first block of training. yesterday marked the beginning of Week 3; after Week 4 we’ll switch to a new block. since the reemergence of my appetite i’ve been feeling more comfortable with bigger weights (imagine that!) and not as frustrated.
monday we had 12×1 of our final bench warm-up. i hit 120# for all of my singles and they were smoke city. ideally i would like to open at 60kg (132#) on meet day, but i’m okay with opening at 57.5kg (126#) as well. we’re still far enough out that i can continue to plan and strategize!
but then we had 3×10 pause squats. my training partner is a former collegiate soccer player who then started CrossFit after graduation. she owns me in anything high-rep. i, on the other hand, am a tubby powerlifter who considers sets of five cardio conditioning.
we both did 135# for all of our working sets and i was straight f*cked up for three days. i literally got on my yoga mat at 5am on tuesday and thought to myself, “i can’t bend my knees so maybe i can just…freefall down to the floor…”
then yesterday we got to do something i’ve been waiting for for quite some time: we got to pull heavy! i worked up to my approximate opener weight (275# in the photo; will open at either 125kg/276# or 127.5kg/281#) for three speedy singles, then did 225# 3×3 with pauses at the knee. it was great to pull heavy again, and to be back pulling conventional too. i had good bar speed – especially for me, the world’s slowest lifter – and just need to focus on cranking my shoulders down.
and then for fun we did a widowmaker on bench – video here! 75% of final competition warm-up, which had me right at 95#. the final rep was so long i wasn’t sure i would come out of it. and inb4 CHEATER ARCH. don’t hate on lumbar flexibility. brandon lilly even complimented it. so there.
today we did accessory work, and i teach yoga for 2.5 hours tomorrow for some good ole active recovery. things feel good; a little beat up, but strong. excited to smoke the end of this training block and get going on the next one!
January 31, 2015 at 8:31 pm
Great numbers! Best of luck with the training!
January 31, 2015 at 9:30 pm
thank you!! : )
February 3, 2015 at 9:14 am
..just catching up here Jenn. Your weights are impressive! although you hurt my back with that arch you have on your benching 🙂 I wish you the best of luck in your meet prep. You will be great, er Infinite…
February 3, 2015 at 10:02 am
why thanks! glad to see you got that fancy treadmill up and running again! : )
February 3, 2015 at 10:09 am
😦 I haven’t … The miracle reprogramming cards are still out of stock. But by the end of the week most managers and customer service reps for that company may know my name.. talk about fuel to move some weights! I hit some new (old) highs last weekend. Good luck Jenn! ..rooting for you!