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Chris Braun - 16 May 2004 13:10 GMT

Yesterday I competed in bench press in the Nation's Capitol Cup, a
DC-area event. I was pretty happy with the results, though I'd hoped
to lift more weight. I didn't feel super-strong in the warm-up room
so I lowered my planned opening weight and went up from there. I
ended up with 125 lbs. for my best lift. (I can do more in the gym,
but I don't usually pause the bar on the chest in practice -- as is
required in competition -- and that makes a difference, and I don't
think I was extremely "on" yesterday. I didn't lift until afternoon,
and I burn energy through nervousness.)

Anyway, I was pleased because I think I did the best I could with
yesterday's strength. We chose good attempts and I did good lifts
with them. I followed the rather tricky rules correctly on all my
lifts (waiting for referree "start" and "rack" commands, motionless
pause on chest, other form requirements like feet flat on floor, butt
touching bench, even arm extension) -- these things trip up a lot of
lifters and had caused me problems in other meets. And my 125 was
good enough to set a state record in my age/weight class. (And it's a
higher percentage of bodyweight than my previous record -- in a
different age/weight class -- of 170 lbs. at bodyweight 225. ) So, it
was a good day.

Chris
262/152/ (145-150)

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beeswing - 16 May 2004 16:27 GMT

>And my 125 was
>good enough to set a state record in my age/weight class.

Wow; congrats!

beeswing

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Dally - 16 May 2004 16:40 GMT

> Yesterday I competed in bench press in the Nation's Capitol Cup, a
> DC-area event. I was pretty happy with the results, though I'd hoped
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> Chris
> 262/152/ (145-150)

I really enjoy reading your stories, thank you for posting them. I've
yet to see a meet: do you have to lift more than one lift at that
weight? (I.e., are these all 1 RM?)

I'm meeting with an actual real-life power-lifting woman today for a
training session to work on my squat form problems and to learn to
deadlift.

Unfortunately, both my left shoulder and left knee aren't at 100% today.
That's okay, we'll work on form with light weights, but I haven't
worked out (formally) since Tuesday because of this. (I finally went
out at bought an actual ice pack as re-frozen bags of frozen peas
doesn't appeal to me.)

Today's a weigh-in day, too, but I feel bloated - almost my TOM, so no
records will get set. :-(

Dally
244/177?/169

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Chris Braun - 16 May 2004 19:25 GMT

>I really enjoy reading your stories, thank you for posting them. I've
>yet to see a meet: do you have to lift more than one lift at that
>weight? (I.e., are these all 1 RM?)

You get three attempts, and the best one (assuming it is legal)
counts. Each attempt is a single rep, and they cycle through all the
lifters in a flight (typically around 10), so have 10 minutes or so
between attempts. There are three judges, each of whom gives you a
red or white light based on their assessment of whether the lift was
legal. Two whites out of three is good enough to count.

In this meet you could either compete in bench only, or in the three
power lifts (bench, squat, deadlift). If you do the three-lift
competition, you have three attempts at each. There's a good break
between lifts, as (in most meets, anyway), everyone will do their
squats, then everyone their bench, then everyone their deadlift. Us
bench-only lifters go in the second round with everyone else doing
bench.

>I'm meeting with an actual real-life power-lifting woman today for a
>training session to work on my squat form problems and to learn to
>deadlift.

Cool! I'm interested to hear what you think of it.

>Today's a weigh-in day, too, but I feel bloated - almost my TOM, so no
>records will get set. :-(

It will come :-). I felt skinny this morning but I'm just back from a
big splurge brunch and now I don't :-).

Chris
262/152/ (145-150)

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Beverly - 16 May 2004 16:53 GMT

> And my 125 was
> good enough to set a state record in my age/weight class. (And it's a
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> Chris
> 262/152/ (145-150)

Congratulations! I think it's fantastic you were able to set another state
record.

Beverly

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Cynthia Perry - 16 May 2004 18:52 GMT

>Yesterday I competed in bench press in the Nation's Capitol Cup, a
>DC-area event. I was pretty happy with the results, though I'd hoped
[quoted text clipped - 20 lines]
>Chris
>262/152/ (145-150)

Good going!

Cynthia

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jmk - 17 May 2004 14:05 GMT

> Yesterday I competed in bench press in the Nation's Capitol Cup, a
> DC-area event. I was pretty happy with the results, though I'd hoped
> to lift more weight.

It's great that you are relatively happy with how you did.

I didn't feel super-strong in the warm-up room

> so I lowered my planned opening weight and went up from there. I
> ended up with 125 lbs. for my best lift.

Wow! That's a lot of weight! Way to go!

> And my 125 was
> good enough to set a state record in my age/weight class.

Woo hoo!

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