first ever meet report!!!

[circusgirl]

I entered my first ever meet today. it was a bench press competition that was being organised along with the Scottish u23 PL competition. I don't like the bench any more than the other 2 lifts, but this was on locally so I entered along with a bunch of other people from my gym.

I loved the whole atmosphere, and the adrenaline, I found, actually helped me concentrate, rather than tiring me out and sapping my strength like it used to for martial arts.

First attempt was 40kg (about 90lbs), which I managed with 3 white lights. Seoncd, 45kg, (c 100lbs), with 2 whites 1 red (uneven extension). Since the judges were being rather trigger happy I went for the smallest increase for attempts 3 at 47.5kg, but I didn't manage it.

I'm please - 100lbs is a PR for me. I ahdn't been pausing long enough at the bottom at the gym either, so this made the lift harder, obviously. I'm too slow off the bottom, I've seen a video of the lifts and I DEFINITELY need to work on speed.

I have another bench comp in September so I'll be looking to increase my total by 5lbs there, at least, while working intensively on speed for the next few months.

 

[spatts]

Congrats, circusgirl!

What is your stretegy for increasing your speed/strength for the September meet?

 

[DBCooper]

Glad to hear you had fun-that's what it is about and pr's of course.

 

[circusgirl]

Congrats, circusgirl!

What is your stretegy for increasing your speed/strength for the September meet?

speed work with pause at the bottom for all my bench practice, I think. My lockout is pretty good, I know I can lock out 50kg. It's the bottom, specifically, generating momentum and speed really quickly off there, that is the problem.

I plan on doing a speed bench day WSB style on my frsit bench day of the week and on the 2nd day a 14-week Gaugler-style wave cycle to bring me up to 47.5kg with a 45kg triple the week before the meet, and db exercises that mimic bench (incline, flat db press), with 3-second pause at the bottom of each rep.

 

[Devastation]

Congratulations on your first meet and your PR! Speed work should be a great benifit for what you want. Keep working hard and it will come.

 

[flapwrlftr]

Great Job!

 

[b fold the truth]

Awesome job!!!

B True

 

[Vulgar_Display_Of_Power]

Congrats circusgirl!

Now if we just had more people with your enthusiasm at my gym, we'd be alot better off.