Two weeks out from the meet, last training week Apr 4 to 10 2011
This week was very simple, low reps, just warm ups and first attempts.
Wed Apr 6 Deadlfit
No deadlift training. I believe the deadlift requires a lot of recovery time and I will be stronger if I stop deadlifting two weeks out. My planned opener for deadlift is 525 lbs.
Fri Apr 8 Bench
worked up the same as warm-up to 315 raw then put shirt on
425
475 lbs
went up easy but felt heavier than last week. I didn't like that it went up slower than last week, but I am confident with that weight for an opener
Sun Apr 10 Squat
only 6 days out from the meet, worked up to my opener of 620 lbs, did it fairly easily and that was it. My big decision was which of my squat suits to wear. I was pulled strongly to stay with convention and stay with the suit that I trained in and know well, the canvas Frantz suit. But the new white suit that Ghislain made for me was made taller and gave me more pop off the bottom, so I decided i would lift at the meet with the Ghislain suit even though I only squatted in it once before. It was easier to hold my form in that suit and I felt a spring out of the bottom of it.
My planned openers were now
squat 280 kg, 617 lbs
bench 215 kg, 474 lbs
deadlift 230 kg, 529 lbs
My goals were to hit at least a 1900 lbs total and on a great day break a 2000 lb total. The next week I would spend just sleeping, resting and eating as much as I could, I was weighing 238 lbs and wanted to get up to 244 lbs just before leaving for the meet.