I’m currently in meet prep for the RPS Lexen Spring Fling in Columbus, Ohio on May 9th, 2015. I will be competing in my first multi-ply meet, going bench only at 148 pounds.

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Tuesday I got in my last real final day of rep work on my lower speed day before the meet. After this week I will hit some very minor speed work to kind of keep things around and still get some training in, but the rep work will fall off. I managed to hit a rep PR on deadlifts and probably had a few reps left looking at my footage, but I had already PR'd so I shut it down early. The rest of training was pretty light and smooth, and I'm basically "saving myself" for my final bench day and the meet.

I'm someone that has a hard time going on cruise control. I can do a great job of auto-regulating my training and listening to my body, I just hate "taking it easy". I know when my body tends to need a deload and when I can really push hard, but being somewhere between is tough for me. But the meet is the important thing and that's all there is to it.


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Warm Up
Reverse Hyper - 290 for 42 total reps

Grip Work
A1) CoC #1 Holds - 2 sets
B1) Hex DB Picks - 2x6

A1) SSB Speed Squats vs Chains
*First rep paused in hole*
65x10
65x5 - add 3 chains per side
115x3
135x2
155x2
175x2
195x2
225x6x2

B1) Speed Deadlifts vs Chains
135x5
135x5 - add 6 chains
225x2
265x1
300x6x1 - 3 conventional, 3 sumo
340x5
385x3
430x5

C1) SL RDL vs Mini Band
3x15 per leg

D1) Seated Band Leg Curls
100 total reps

E1) Buzz Saw Planks
4 sets