This newbie is well and truly in the midst of preparation for Nationals. I am pumped to experience competition on the Nationals stage and based on current information Markos and the GPC crew have arranged a simply amazing contest: perfect venue, huge amount of warm up equipment and I think at last count 170+ lifters.
It appears I have picked an amazing time to start my powerlifting journey. GPC is an extremely well run unit and all of the GPC crew are bending over backwards to make a Fed for all lifters.
Now while I am excited to be lifting I can't wait for the off-season so that I can spend 10 months working on putting on some size and strength. I was reading one of Markos's newsletters and to paraphrase it suggests concentrating on hypertrophy and putting on some solid size and the strength will follow. This also resonates with Paul Carter who constantly suggests working on 75% sets for lots of reps.
It's funny despite 'old man' back that manifests post squat day I actually feel like a 20 year old in this sport. I have a five, two and 12 month plan for what I want to achieve. Though it would have been a hell of lot easier if I had started 20 years ago when I was at Curtin Uni fitness centre and far too focused on cycling.
The PTC coaches rib me for being a little conservative in my goal setting but I am aiming to get to 500kg total in a year and a half at 75kg. Training at PTC I have the best environment to keep improving and looking forward its going to be a great year!
Pick up heavy shit
Thomo
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