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Two out of three ain't bad. I was safe, I had fun, I didn't exactly kick ass. I did my 225 and 250 as planned. I took 255 for my last lift and I didn't get a good start and didn't make the lift. I took first in the 181 lb 50-54 age...but I won by default, I was the only lifter in that class LOL.

But what an event, there were 105 lifters, more than anticipated. so the whole day took a lot longer than they thought. Weigh ins went past time and it took them forever to post the flights. But once it got going, the time flew.

But I'm hooked. That first lift was very exciting. Adrenaline, anxious, nervous, pumped, everyone watching. The next one was even more anxious because the judge was making everyone pause a noticeable pause and I was worried about being the only one to miss the second lift in my flight, but I did it without too much trouble. The third lift just wasn't good from the time I sat on the bench. I think I finally realized what I was doing, the first two I was too nervous to realize I think.

There were a couple lifts over 700, 720 (with a shirt) was the highest. I was surprised at how many older guys were there too, but they were all over 200 lbs. They surprised me with the weight they were doing, 300, 350.

My friend is going to have a meet here in town in June, so I'm going to focus on getting ready for that.

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did you just bench? no squat or pulling?

glad you had fun phil

Great job !

What are the future plans ? Do you want to get over 200lbs and join those other guys to have some competition ?

Will you move to Gear work or stay raw ?

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Thanks everyone.

At this point, my goals are not that serious. The serious competition is big a jump and a little late in life for me. I would be really happy to raise my meet style bench (pause) by another 10 or 15 pounds in the next 6 months. That pause definitely adds to the difficulty.

My buddy is trying to talk me into a shirt. He even has one that will fit me. He said if I ever try it, I'll never want to go back to raw. Sounds like crack to me . I'll stay raw, me and the bar. I'll be just as strong if I wear a shirt or not.

LOL, knowing Phil like I do I can't really see him using the gear.

Congrats Phil. That's awesome. I'm glad your first meet was a good experience. It is something completely different. I wish more people would go to just watch to gather an appreciation for the sport. It is very cool.

I think there was a dude that squatted 925 or 950 at my meet, but despite that he just wasn't impressive to me. Maybe because he was such an asshole to everybody in the back room. And the big fat roided out Joey Smith had a 725 bench press, but he cheated. He had his sleeves rolled down over his elbows & he had elbow wraps on underneath. Blind judges...

Who sanctioned the meet?

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Thank Ross. Sanctioned by SSA - Syndicated Strength Alliance. Not sure if it was worth the $20 sanction fee (plus the $40 singlet required by SSA). It's not that big a federation and I'm not sure what I get by being sanctioned.

You'd think the judges would have seen that....?

I decided I would like to start doing an Upper/Lower split routine again. I'd been doing more of a full body routine the past few months, concentrating on Bench for the meet and Squatting almost every workout.

Considerations for the new routine:

• My elbow is still bothering me, especially pressing (flat and overhead).
• I want to eventually work on increasing my Bench for a meet in June.
• I want to start Deadlifting again.
• I want to work on posterior chain, especially lower back strength. I've been neglecting this.

I spent the week revisiting some lifts I used to do when I did the Upper/Lower previously. Needless to say, I was sore with DOMS (and still am) the entire week.

Tuesday 2/24/09

Squat
6x45
6x95
4x135
3x165
2x195
1x225
2x1x250

Good Morning
8x45
4x95
4x135
2x6x165

Bulgarian Split Squat
2x8x30's

Russian Twist
2x6

HIIT 10 minutes = 3 min slow 8x(20 sec fast/10 sec slow) 3 min slow

Notes:
Didn't have too much energy this workout. It was harder than it should have been. Judging from how my back felt the next day, I think I went way too high on the Good Mornings.