Conventional Deadlift vs Sumo Deadlift
After the power meet and pulling 440 (even though I got red-lighted) my lower back was pretty sore. Not hurt sore, but max-effort, on-the-edge-of-being-strained muscles sore. I’ve had this before when dead lifting really heavy (for me) weight. The downside is that it takes a week or so to recover, and in the mean time my [...]
Powerlift Results and Meet Observations
Suffice to say that I didn’t win anything. I would have liked to do better, i.e. move more weight, but it is what it is. I’ll offer my lifts before I go into my more esoteric observations about the meet. Squat 300 – good 325 – good 345 – good Nothing unexpected here. I might [...]
Train Like a Powerlifter
Semi-rant warning, which I suppose can just be summed up as if you’re going to lift weights, lift them the right way. The lynchpin here is right way, since everyone has their own idea of what that means. From what I see in the gym, it means not going all the way down on squats [...]
Powerlifting Contest Preparation
I took the plunge and signed up for the powerlifting meet I wrote about. I’m still not sure if I’ll attend, since that day has ended up being a perfect storm of activity: Invention Convention for my son (he won at the school level; this is for districts) Volleyball tournament for my daughter (at least [...]
Getting Stupid – Powerlifting Idiocy
I wander into the gym at my regular time on Friday and make my way over to the drop pads with plans to do dead lifts. Taped to the mirror is notification of an upcoming powerlifting competition sponsored by RAW United. I’m not a strong-man, but I can move a decent amount of weight for [...]
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