SPF Meet Recap @ Brute Strength Gym Norfolk, VA
Tuesday before meet (10/22);
Warmed up and did some light pressing 185 for sets of 3 (just a few) because I am stupid and tried to eeek out every last pound of my bench the last few weeks and I think I tore or strained a pec. I think it is just a strain because both pecs hurt. Anyway worked up to 185, felt it a little, but said a prayer that it would be OK by meet time. Did some rowing on the HS machine light sets of 15-20 and did some gun show eccentrics with our new hydraulic machines.
Week leading up to the meet I foam rolled, stretched, and took epsom salt baths almost every day. Don't feel greatly prepared, but still the strongest I've ever been.
Meet Recap;
As always, nervous about squat as it is my worst lift. Opener was 425 I thought I smoked it, but got red-lighted as a bit too high. Continued with my plan of 465 on the next one. 1st mistake. Everyone told me I was like less than an inch high so I get up to 465 and same thing. Now I'm mind Fu$%ing myself. Stayed at 465 and was determined to get it regardless of how low it was. Got to depth and on the way up my right knee buckled and I felt my hip that has been bothering me scream a little. I guess I did not roll/stretch/salt bath enough! Now I am completely out of the game and have bombed out on squats (which I said I was unsure how anyone does raw, but I did it). So after spending hundreds of dollars on hotel, wraps, belt, food, entry fee, gas, etc, etc. I opted to pay the $50 crossover fee to do a push/pull. 2nd mistake. Felt like a million bucks warming up and smoked everything, not feeling the pec problem at all. Went up for my opener at 325 and killed it. 2nd attempt 375, didn't even make it to my chest before my pec felt like I got stabbed. Told the guy to take it and continued my depression. By now I have been there about 6 hours and they still had another flight of bench after mine. Called the wife to come up, mulled over whether I still wanted to dead or not, realized there was no point to it and left. Last time I pulled with a pec tear it killed. I was glad I did after I sat down and relaxed because it was so sore I wanted to cry (left side).
Learned a lot, felt like an idiot, and hopefully it will not happen again. I think that I have never considered myself a mental midget but this entire year has been one death after another and the week before the meet my contract with the Army was canceled. I think it has all affected me and my training more than I am willing to admit. I did not feel well prepared and pray I will never compete like that again.
Sunday was the $50 donation to WWP plane pull. That was awesome pulled a Skyraider 75 FT in 36 seconds. Salvaged something of this weekend. I would definitely do that again as it was awesome. Also it saved me from having to recap the meet to everyone I know because they just want to ask about the plane pull!
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