After a 10kg PB in squat followed by 3 average benches I was looking forward to seeing how I would go in the deadlift. What was apparent by this time was how different it is backing up for 9 lifts in a day right at your limit. In fact I was surprised how much nervous energy I had, I spent half the bloody meet in the toilet!
Going into the deadlift it was clear that for the entire meet my attempts were off, I just didn't understand how much the fatigue would accumulate between attempts. I tended to open too high and ended up gassing up on the final attempt.
My deadlift opener was slow and in fact was my old PB for the year. My second attempt was 7kg's heavier and a grinder. After the requisite wait I lined up for my third. The great Adam Coe was on the microphone and pumping me and the crowd up (what an honour by the way having Australia's greatest powerlifter looking at my lift as MC!) and I settled down for a 2.5kg PB attempt.
I take in the energy of the crowd, get set and then pull....and ...not a damn thing. The fucking bar moves about 4 inches off the ground but I couldn't budge it further. I didn't have a single ounce of effort left in me, it was actually quite bewildering. The 2nd attempt was too hard, I would have been better served hitting my PB on that second attempt.
So that was it my meet was done. Overall I managed a 10kg squat PB, missed my Bench PB and fell short by 3 kilo's of a deadlift PB. Given the adductor injury I had in the months preceding I was actually stoked with this result. I would say the competition helped me re-groove my squat.
On reflection it was an amazing experience being on a platform with your teammates, competitors and crowd supporting you. I learnt a hell of a lot about what not to do and more importantly limit weights on the platform really highlight your weaknesses.
Stay Strong
Thomo
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