2012 Nationals Writeup

Below is a write-up of my weight cut, warm-ups and attempts at Nationals. Training starts Wed night for Masters world's in Texas. Booked my flights to Texas in the airport on the way home from Calgary.

3.5 kgs over when I got to Calgary on Tues, 3 days out. Water loaded Tues and Wed, 2.5 kgs over 25 hours out, exact same as morning before 2010 Nationals. 2 slices of dry toast w/2 eggs for breakfast. Drank roughly 2-2.5 kgs of water, and 2 coffees with 2 shots espresso, cut water 11:30 am. Started water cut at 4.2 kgs over. Lighter than 2010 cut by .4.

Hot bath for 7.5 mins at 3 pm, weighed at 4 was down to 1.6. Helped Price in the afternoon, hot bath for 5 mins at 8 pm. Big salad with chicken thanks to Evan and Jen. Was .6 over at 9 pm. Drank 200ml of gatorade with ice at 10:30 and a protein bar, went to bed at .7 over.

Hot bath for 5 mins first thing in the AM, checked weight at 7, .2 under, .9 lost over night, best overnight loss ever.

Felt dry, hungry and angry and knew it was going to be a good day. HAF

Weighed in at 73.9, managed to get 4.2 liters in before sqs, so had 9 lbs back on in 2 hours. I was 79.9 after deadlifts, so 6 kg gain. Not bad. I was quick to tell Price how awesome I was then he reminded me he did the same at 60 so his % was better.

Squats
70x5 highbar
115x3
140x1
160x1 lowbar
180x1 belt
205x1 wraps
225x1 wraps
36 Stock Super Centurion
240x1 sd
255x1 Stinn watched depth, got in with this weight so dropped from 260 to 255.

Attempts 255-270-285
282.5 was a PR at 75 at 2008 Worlds. Had 5-7.5 kgs left

Bench
70x5
100x3
120x2
132.5x1
142.5x1
Grandy's custom Katana on
170x2 2bd
175x1 1 bd
180x1 chest, stinn gave commands

Attempts 180-190-195
Had hit 190 at 08 Worlds, so was up 7.5 on sub-total from best meet ever. Had 5-7.5 kgs left on this. Didn't know the deadlift was going to be the downfall.

Deadlifts
140x2
190x1 belt
36 nxg+ on
225x1 su
255x1 su

Attempts 260-275-287.5(miss)
755 total. 10x bodyweight. 543 wilks. Best lifter Master and Best Overall