big in vegas
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A buddy of mine is big into powerlifting and runs a lot of meets in my area (Ohio, WV, VA and PA). He asked me yesterday to consider doing the USPF Nationals meet in June since it is close to home in Pittsburgh. I've never considered doing a national meet like this, but after looking at some records and such I think I'm going to change my training to do this meet. I think I'm going to lift in the raw division. This is for a couple of reasons, first, I just don't have anyone around me anymore that can really help me with the bench shirt and all that entails. Secondly, I want to actually be able to say I can bench X amount and actually be able to lift that amount myself, no gear used, that way I don't have to hear anyone's bullshit about the gear doing all the work. I get sick of having to explain I benched this amount yet I can't do it in the gym without getting a shirt on.
So I figured I'd throw this out because I think I may be able to snag an American record or 2 in the raw division if I can really focus on training and eating. The last time I competed was in 09 and I wasn't nearly as strong as I am now so I think I can really impress myself.
Back then I competed in single ply, 181# class with a 501# squat, 314# bench and a 463# deadlift. Outside of the squat, I'm pretty sure I can hit all those right now without any gear.
With that said, the current American records in the 181# class are....463# squat, 325.2# bench, 512.6# deadlift and a 1300.7# total. I'm pretty confident I can get my deadlift up to around that record and I think I can also get the bench record.
This is my plan anyway and as of tomorrow I'll start getting a baseline of my lifts as of now to see where I'm at. I know my bench has fallen off, but it's coming back and I'll have nearly 2 full months of training for it so I should be back up into the 300 bench.
So I figured I'd throw this out because I think I may be able to snag an American record or 2 in the raw division if I can really focus on training and eating. The last time I competed was in 09 and I wasn't nearly as strong as I am now so I think I can really impress myself.
Back then I competed in single ply, 181# class with a 501# squat, 314# bench and a 463# deadlift. Outside of the squat, I'm pretty sure I can hit all those right now without any gear.
With that said, the current American records in the 181# class are....463# squat, 325.2# bench, 512.6# deadlift and a 1300.7# total. I'm pretty confident I can get my deadlift up to around that record and I think I can also get the bench record.
This is my plan anyway and as of tomorrow I'll start getting a baseline of my lifts as of now to see where I'm at. I know my bench has fallen off, but it's coming back and I'll have nearly 2 full months of training for it so I should be back up into the 300 bench.