well 11venth that isn't saying much! lol...
So I had a fun thanksgiving and weekend out in Nebraska and got to go to one of my favorite gyms, Big Iron. If you haven't heard of Big Iron it is one of the best APF gyms out there with Rick Hussey running it. Rick is one of the best coaches out there and his team is big and amazing. It was a great time, if you are ever in Omaha I recommend checking it out!
I squatted and deadlifted out there...they weren't the best workouts but I think with the week off, traveling, and being with different equipment got me out of my comfort zone. It also doesn't help that I want to kill it every workout and it is hard to take it easy.
Squats I worked my way up to 315 for 3 with a light wrap and for some reason thought I would jump to 365 with a tight wrap...not so much, I got buried under the weight. When I think back I don't know what my reasoning was other then I was caught up in the moment.
Then I got to talking to the guys about my deadlift...I asked them a bunch of questions and from what they said the tighter the deadlift suit the better. The suit I was wearing last year was pretty loose so I was interested to see how this would affect the lift. Luckily I had brought my suit and broke it out for deads. The problem going into the workout is I was no where near recovered as I squatted on Thursday and deadlifted on Saturday. My legs and lower back were still sore as shit but I didn't have any other option because I did want to pull out there with Rick. He knew from the beginning there would be some issues because I wasn't recovered....
Their dead bar is slightly thinner and it was rough! My hands took a bit of a beating...I pulled 315 easy for 3, was planning on doing 2 more sets, one at 365 and one at 380...I figured I have been pulling 365ish consistently so there definitely wouldn't be a problem especially because I had my squat suit on...I was WRONG! Ha, I just couldn't lock it out that last 2 inches, I tried twice and was done...the suit was KILLING me. I have forgotten how uncomfortable it really is and that suit is tight. After the workout I talked with Rick and asked if he thought I should stick with that suit or go to a looser one, he says stick with the tight one-I can get to the bar so it will be the best option.
Rick also had another interesting idea...he says to never train raw which is completely opposite to what I hear most people saying. He thinks that even though I don't wear briefs for the USAPL I should get a pair to train in...he think it will help work the fast twitch fibers and in turn my pull will be stronger.
There are so many things to think about and I only have 8 weeks before my meet.