One of my lifters asked what sort of lifts she'd need to compete.
I suggested that at her current bodyweight of ~64kg, lifts of SQ75 BP50 DL100 or higher would be quite respectable, but that anyone who entered and got 9 good lifts in their first comp could walk away proud.
One of my lifters asked what sort of lifts she'd need to compete.
I suggested that at her current bodyweight of ~64kg, lifts of SQ75 BP50 DL100 or higher would be quite respectable, but that anyone who entered and got 9 good lifts in their first comp could walk away proud.
you can't win from the grandstand.....
it is important that lifters understand that it doesn't matter what your lifts are our how far away you are from the competition any thing can and usually does happen on the day and you still have to be in the game to have a chance of winning, the smartest winner will generally win over the strongest (they are not always one and the same)....
I won the PA Nationals during my first year of lifting because of the favourite bombing, I totaled 690 equipped, hardly world class..or any class for that matter, but I lifted within my limits and made sure I got my lifts in comfortably.
Things could have also been very different on Saturday with my leg imploding during warmups, I new what I had to take to be in front and new how much I could do without doing to much more damage to my leg so I took 240 (after doing 250 for a double in warmups). Then during bench warmups my back was spasming like a mofo and I couldn't get a good setup so I dropped my opener by 10kgs, and my hand kept cramping closed when warming up for deads...
Gawain had similar issues cramping etc. and Taylor who is stronger than most men I know did her hammie warming up for deads and couldn't finish handing the prize over to the next best lifter.
So it's no good looking at the results and saying it's not worth entering because I'm miles away from the others, or saying I need to lift x before I compete, because you ain't going to win from the stands.
Cool thanks anyway, I can wait for the DVD's anyway.
BTW I forgot to thank you for giving me advice after my second deadlift attempt, it's good that you care about all the lifters whether they lift at PTC or not.
Its amazing to see proraw on something as large as pl watch.
Great job everyone.
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