Tonight was the end of a short but intense preparation for Nationals as the team finished off with Deadlifts. As always Darwin was there when I arrived, now while he is some crazy strong 75kg 17 year old prodigy he is a great teammate to have around. He may out deadlift me by about 100kg but his energy is great and he is always there to provide support.
Tonight every damn warm up set felt heavy. I am still trying to learn how many sets I need without gassing out prior to the top set. Regardless I kept alternating with Darwin until it was time for the working set.
Now at States I finished with 167.5 and was so stuffed I couldn't get 172.5 off the floor. Tonight I had 167.5 scheduled for a double. However 170 sounded good so it was loaded and I was ready to go.
After Nationals I need to work on deficit deads and get stronger off the initial pull from the floor. So I am focused on bar speed to get the fucker moving. I focus on the first rep and make sure I pull the slack out of the Texas bar.... and then up it goes up. It feels slow and hard but it moves and I get the hips under it and lock it out.
Now I know I have this second rep and it goes up and feels much faster. In fact the top I toy with the idea of going a third but decide wisely to keep a little in the tank. As the bar hits the floor I have doubled my PB and it feels damn good!
This final week the program has come together perfectly. I had a PB in bench, added 2.5 kg to my squat PB and doubled it and doubled my deady PB tonight. Kudos to the coaches for programming this perfectly and for the team supporting each other all through the last 5 weeks.
Seven days to weigh in..can't wait to hit the platform!
Stay Strong
Thomo
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