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's squat and deadlift session went very well. I finally got to handle some pretty decent weights. I mixed things up a bit and tried the new Maverick knee wraps, and they are awesome. I'm still unsure if I'm going to be giving them a go for the meet, but I think at the very least I will be using them for my last warm up in the warm up room. I noticed that my speed is ridiculously better, but being such a fast lifter I need something to slow me down in the hole, and the Kraits do that best. I compared the 515 attempts and the one with the Mavericks certainly looked the best in terms of speed, but I was still a little shaky in the hole. It's going to be a tough call next week, and I'll likely take some lighter loads and see what is just naturally feeling better and roll with it. I could have some interesting things in the works for some wraps as well, but I'll update on that as it happens, because it's not set in stone. Otherwise, it was good to get a feel for some of the weights I'll be handling next week and I think I've got an idea of what my openers will be. I'll solidify this probably based upon how next week goes, but at least I've got a good idea. Other than that, I'm really pleased with how everything is feeling at this point in the prep!
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Items Used in this Training Session Chains EZ Loaders Light Band Kraits Knee Wraps Maverick Knee Wraps
Warm Up Reverse Hyper - 305x3x12 Band Leg Extensions - 3x25
A1) Squat 65x10 115x5 155x5 245x3 295x3 335x2 385x1 415x2x3 435x3x2 475x1 - add reverse mini bands and Mavericks 495x1 515x1 - add Kraits 515x1 - add Mavericks
B1) Sumo Deadlift 135x5 245x3 295x2 335x1 385x1 435x2x3 455x3x2
C1) Sumo Block Pull from 3 mats vs 8 Chains 475x3
D1) Bulgarian Split Squats 4x12 per leg
E1) Sit Ups off GHR vs Band 4x10
