I’m currently in meet prep for the 2015 IPA Grand Prix Nationals at the Greater Columbus Convention Center on October 24th, in Columbus, Ohio. I will be competing at 132 pounds, raw with knee wraps.
For programming and coaching inquires, please email SmitleyPerformanceSystems@gmail.comSaturday was my first major day of prep. I finally got to handle some loads that I'll likely handle on meet day, and I'm impressed with how things felt and moved. I had no issues with any of my weights, everything felt locked in and good. I was actually surprised at how easy the weights felt (and looked!). I've got some very minor things to sync up (driving my head up harder out of the hole, and letting the bar settle just a hair longer), but for my first real big day, I'm happy. I can't thank my training partners and Rob who traveled down from Purdue enough. They helped me out so much, and they've had a huge part in my success during prep thus far.
Deadlifts are looking pretty good as well. Speed and grip look to be much improved. I think the good mornings on the speed days are to thank for this. The added hamstring work has paid off while not completely trashing me.
Next week I'm going to be taking a little deload from the max effort like work to give my CNS a bit of a break, before one big push for the last month of prep.
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Items Used in this Training Session Mini Bands SS Yoke Bar Kraits Knee Wraps Maverick Knee Wraps
Warm Up Reverse Hyper - 305x3x12 Band Leg Extensions - 3x25
A1) Squat 65x10 155x5 245x3 295x2 335x1 385x1 425x1 475x1 - add Mavericks 495x1 - add Kraits 515x1 545x1 - add reverse mini bands
B1) Sumo Deadlift 135x5 245x3 295x2 335x1 385x1 425x1 440x2 475x2 - from 3 mats
C1) Close Stance SSB Squats (beltless) 65x10 115x10 205x10 245x10 275x12
D1) Spread Eagle Sit Ups vs Band 4x10
