Is Nationals Now Less Appealing?

Ever since I started to focus solely on weightlifting, qualifying for Masters Nationals was one of the primary goals I set for myself. I tried to keep grinding, knowing I was so far out from hitting the numbers that I…

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Block & Pull Cycle 2018: Post Cycle Week

The next meet for me will be May 12th, which puts me 13 weeks out. The next training cycle is a 12 week block, so that gives me a week of “what the hell do I do with myself”. This…

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May Meet, Rankings and Next Goals

Over the past 2 cycles (6 week classic cycle, 6-week block/pull cycle) I have slowly but surely tacked on some numbers to my all time PRs.  More importantly, I have been more and more consistent at weights closer to my…

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Block & Pull Cycle 2018: Week 4

BP18.W4.D1.0122 Blocks (above the knee): Pull + Sn (1+1): 2 @ 75% / 161, 2 @ 80% / 172 Blocks (above the knee): Pull + Clean (1+1): 2 @ 75% / 244, 2 @ 80% / 260 Clean Pull: 3×3…

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Block & Pull Cycle 2018: Week 3

BP18.W3.D1.0116 Blocks (above the knee) Sn Pull + Sn 2(1+1): 2×1 @ 70% / 151, 2×1 @ 75%/ 161 Blocks (above the knee) Cl Pull + Cl 2(1+1): 2×1 @ 70% / 228, 2×1 @ 75% / 244 Clean lift…

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