Saturday was my second last bench session before Nats and I had scheduled a double at 94%. After plenty of warming up I managed to get my work sets though the second rep was a little bit of a grind. I tried for a PB single but got a little out of position and missed it about 1/3rd of the way up.
The fatigue is starting to accumulate particularly from my squat and deadlift rep pb's this week. In fact I may well and truly be in the overreach stage with bench so next week will be interesting.
I am looking forward to hitting my final numbers this week and then earning a rest week to heal up before competing.
I have learned a lot about training particularly how to deal with adversity in this pre cycle and I will be a better lifter as a result. If all goes well I think I have between 25-30kgs total increment. Which is interesting because despite my best intentions after Nationals last year I couldn't manage to pull together the consistent training I had hoped for. However it shows that if I can manage even two decent cycles in a year I should have 60kgs total increase available given I am still in the beginner stage.
As much as personal PB's will be nice I am really looking forward to how old and new teammates do on the day. So much of the fun of this sport is sharing your friends highs and lows on the platform.
It is going to be a fantastic event with 300 lifters on the platform!
Stay Strong
Thomo
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