Last weekend was rough. I was up at 6.30am for weigh ins and finished lifting at around 9pm. I was totally exhausted, even by the time the bench came around. Fatigue caught up with me and I definitely underperformed. I won my age class (20-23) and was 4th in the open. Lifts as follows:
Squat 215, 225, 232.5, 240 (4th attempt for record)
After the squat I was 2.5kg behind the leader
Bench 135, 145, 145 (Second attempt I pressed a tad too early. A stupid mistake to make. The lift was easy for me, but I decided to repeat the 145 for safety and not risk another mistake leaving me with only 135. I lifted smart and it worked. After the bench I was 2.5kg ahead
Deadlift 250, 265, - My nearest competitor failed his third attempt and seeing as my 265 was so shaky I decided to leave my third and not risk injuring my back again. I was really disappointed with my deadlift, although I hadn't made much of an attempt to peak it and after being on edge for over 14 hours I was just happy it went up.
At the end of it all I came out with a 25kg lead and had I lifted slightly better I think I could have placed top 3 in the open. I'm only 21 and still have some way to improve, particularly in my benching. My focus will now be on equipped lifting