markos,
After talks with Laurie over the last couple of days we came up with the date ,it gives lifters @11 weeks to state ,plenty of time for a good training cycle ,then its @ 10weeks to Nats ,if take a week off training after state it gives for a 9 week training cycle leading up to nats , which we thought was enough time between both for the lifter to perform at their best for both comps .
Looking forward to seeing some big lifts on the day .
Pete
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