It is always funny how the rhythm of training can ebb and flow. Last night was a perfect example of expectations being so different to the outcome.Going in I felt a little low and given I needed to pull 95% 1RM for a double it didn't look promising.
Sunday at qualifying circumstances led to me doing pretty much zero warm up for 70% of 1RM on the dead. Given how easy it felt (and yes 70% should) it confirmed my suspicion that I was potentially adding in too many warm up sets to achieve my top set. I made adjustments and worked through the warms up pretty crisply but made pretty decent jumps and kept the reps to a minimum.
I was still feeling average heading into the penultimate set but I needed 2 reps at 95%. Hands on the bar, belt tight big breath and away. First moves well followed by the second then the third and a fourth still feels good. At this stage I am a little stunned and legitimately feel I have another 2 reps in me at least. I decide to play the wise game and leave it at four.
Suffice to say I am stoked at a rep record, this time last year my last session before Nationals yielded this weight for a double. I have now hit 4 reps with three more sessions to go!
I followed up this set with a single at 97% of 1RM and again I had an extra in me but kept enough in the tank for my next session.
It's just funny sometimes how you pull out a great effort when your preparation feels less than optimal.
I am confident I will achieve a PB on bench and deadlift but the squat will determine my fate on the day. The first three squats will set up my day.
Two weeks to go and tomorrow its squats at 90% 1RM...it's on like Donkey Kong!
Stay Strong
Thomo
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