Results from my unexpected meet today

[Cubanito17]

Well today i'm sitting in my last class of the day on an early release day. And my coach comes in and tells me and my friend that today we have a meet. So I trained bench monday and ME on my cleans yesterday, so I knew for todays meet I was gonna suck. Well I went to the meet and DAMN there were some ANIMALS there. This one kid weighed 370(FAT) but still had a decent pause for 16 years old 355. Anyway I went in there and opened, this is shirtless, 225 i got that EASY then i jumped to 240 I got that tha same as 225, so I really didn't think i could get 255 so i went 250. DAMNIT I'M PISSED I got that just as easy as 240 I could have gone 260 with a bit of a struggle but still get it. Well after a break came powercleans(hate them). Well i opened 175 I cleaned it when I went to jerk it since I have weak shoulders i couldn't lock out the jerk so I dropped it and it came crashing down on my shins so the front part of my left leg is all fucked now all the way down, well that wan't gonna stop me so i went for it again limping and everything I got 175 then i went 180 and got that too. I totaled 430 and took 4th place. I was 15lbs away from 3rd, but I don't even wanna know how much away from first

 

[Deciever]

good job.. i cant clean and jerk for shit so your lift is impressive to me.

 

[powerlifterjay]

Good job man. Those meets will help you more then you know when it comes to these power meets. You wont be all jumpy and scared, you have learned to just relax and lift. Good lifting too. I say in your new shirt you will be able to pause over 275lbs. Probably easily. 300 is a lot close then you think.

 

[Cubanito17]

FUCCK YEAA thats what I wanted to here. The 3 digit number.

 

[Cubanito17]

Forgot to mention two things number 1 there were about 9 lifters in 183, just my luck so I want to go up to 199 for High School meet back to gaining weight. And number two I've just been informed from here til April 10 I have a meet every wednesday. So since I'm doing ST PETE I guess I won't be doing these meets because my lifts will never go up maxing all the time. And I need the rest I know today I was not at all rested in fact I felt tired and I stil got my usual numbers and felt I coulda done more. OH YEA have i said I love westside.

 

[GRIMMER]

those are awsome numbers , especially considering you wern't rested at all. Jays right you can probably smell 300 right now. We all told you to give westside some time and you'd like it.

Nice work!

 

[Cubanito17]

Thanks for the encouragement I keep looking at myself everyday and I'm like DAMN 6 straight months of lifting really and I've gained So much knowledge from these boards and on top of that found out a sure proof lifting plan. One thing that's still messing me up though I can't bring up my shoulder strength for shit. I havn't been able to push press over 175 for triples in 8 weeks or so. I know I had a car accident and I have muscle spasms on my left shoulder but i didn't think it would hurt my shoulder strength that much. I have weak shoulders I wish I could bring up the strength quicker so my bench would go up some and I can jerk more.

 

[GRIMMER]

It will all come with time. I wish i could figure out why my bench sucks so much after lifter for so long. One day i'll find the right exercise and poof there goes 30 lbs on my bench. It always hapens like that for me.

 

[Cubanito17]

Why don't you do what I did post your lifts on here like I did. I felt weak when I put them up but whatever at least I got help and it was true I did find weak points.

 

[Arioch]

I know that it is not your fault, but competing every week is nothing short of stoooooooopid. Trying to peak for a meet week after week is a recipie for disaster. To say nothing of the lousy "judging" that goes on at these things.

To give you an example, Alexander Kurlovich, Olympic gold medalist and World Champion, was asked during an interview if he was going to compete in an upcomming meet, and when asked why he was not he replied: "I have competed six times in the last six months, I am exhausted." This man not only had world class genetics, but the best diet, coaching, restorative techniques, and drugs that could be provided by his homeland. And he was competing less than these dumb-asses want you to.

This is why high school coaches piss me off.