Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Light workout 3 days out

Well, on the advice of a few people on some powerlifting forums, I did a light workout today, 3 days out from the meet.  

Bench
2 sets bar only, 8 reps.  Then several singles with just the bar focusing on form technique.   I think I'm getting better leg drive better now, and it feels more natural pulling my shoulders back and tightening my upper back.
8 sets of 135 for 3 quick reps.


Deads
4 sets of 135 x 2
Since I hadn't deadlifted since I got my new lever belt, I felt that I had to do a few with some more weight.
2 sets of 225 x 1
2 sets of 315 x 1
The new belt difinitely feels different than my old belt.  I'm glad I decided to do a few with a little more weight.  I'm pretty sure that 405 will be no problem at the meet and wouldn't be surprised if I can do 455.  I also played around with deadlifting barefoot.  I'm sure my shoes aren't the best for deadlifting, they have a thick squishy sole.  If nothing else, they're adding a inch to the pull.  I don't know if I can pull barefoot in the meet or not though.  Probably wont matter too much.

2 sets hamstring machine
2 sets of lat pulldowns ( in front )
2 sets of tricep extensions


I hope I didn't do too much before the meet

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