est midlands novice juniors and masters 21/07/07
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| EDCLARKE |  | est midlands novice juniors and masters 21/07/07 | 21-07-2007 @ 17:40 |
 not particularly well educated Member 85, 10986 posts SQ 170, BP 130, DL 260560.0 kgs @ 90kgs UnEq | arrived for weigh in at 9.00 and shock and horror I weighed in at 90.6 kilos slightly over weight, quick trip to the toilets and i weighed in at 88.9 bit of a suprise this as the heaviest i have ever weighed before is 88 dead but that was in the evening I'm normally only about 86 in the morning.My day of sleeping and eating yesterday must have been effective! bit of a wait around untill 11 when the lifting commenced and I was lifting in the first set of lifters ,started to get quite nervous ,went out for my first squat 110k went down and came back up, everything felt ok looked across and found I had 3 reds and 1 of the spotters told me I'd failed on depth( later found out I'd failed as I started and finished the lift with slightly bent legs).This was my worse nightmare as depth was always a concern and my confidence took a bit of a dive.Took the same weight again for my second lift and made sure I kept my legs straight start and finish and went as low as I could just to make sure, was very relieved to look across and see 3 whites! All thoughts of a squat pb had gone now took 130 as my last lift and absolutely pissed it, in hinesight I should have had the bo***cks to go for a 140 pb but my confidence was shot ! bench press took 90k as my opener which was easy and no shoulder problems took 100k for my second unracked it held for what seemed an age and then got a command to rerack as I had unracked it with my thumbs tucked round next to my fingers (f**k knows why as I never usually bench like this) started again and was told I had 11 seconds to finish panicked rushed it and failed the lift. took 100k again got my thumbs wrapped around the bar took my time and got the 3 whites.Not to disappointed with this as bench training has not been going well and realistically there was'nt much more than 100k in the tank! onto the deadlift took 180 as my opener and I was that fired up it came off the floor like nothing! 200k for my second and I overcooked the agression a bit and managed to set myself up off centre to the bar turned into a right grinder with one red and two whites ,lucky escape! felt pretty tired after this and any thoughts of the 220 deadlift I had planned were binned andI took the more modest 210for my final lift which was a right old battle but I got the three whites in the end and felt pretty satisfied to finish with a Pb. was quite suprised to find that at the end of the competition I was the winner of the novice 90k catagory,( I was also the only lifter in my category so a bit of a hollow victory but f**k it I cant see there being to mant in the near future so I'm taking it)In fact all 5 competitors from the farm weightlifting club wone their catagories although three of them including me were the only entrants! my final lifts were squat 110 fail 110 130 benchpress 90 100 fail 100 deadlift 180 200 210 the comp seemed to be over very quickly , and I missed a lot of what the others were doing Kevin Jane managed a 285 deadlift and was inches away from 290, Finch from pluk went 175 squat 112.5 bench and 200 deadlift and Ian kinghorn managed 215 bench after failing it twice ,notbad considering he broke his arm 9 months ago! On the down side my brother managed to break the video camera after 1 lift so no videos and he forgot to take any photo's ! COCK! i feel I learnt a lot from this competition ,nerves can be a help and a hindrance so it is important to channel them correctly ,and agression must be tempered with control to be effective. Overall i enjoyed it immensley and would recomend it to anyone whatever the're strength levels! Onwards to the next comp and that 220 deadlift! | ||
| Hayden | | ... | 21-07-2007 @ 18:02 |
 memories , like the corners of my mind .... Member 49, 2298 posts SQ 200, BP 132.5, DL 220552.5 kgs @ 123kgs UnEq | Good report mate. It sounds like you have learnt a fair deal from the comp. | ||
| Rick | | ... | 21-07-2007 @ 18:14 |
 I am a bench-only guy Member 3, 10034 posts SQ 185, BP 175, DL 235595.0 kgs @ 140kgs UnEq Administrator | Well done mate! Takes some balls to keep going after a rough start like that. | ||
| Boar | | ... | 21-07-2007 @ 18:22 |
 Walk your talk Member 5, 25557 posts Administrator | nice write up mate, seems like a good days lifting on your part - the PB dead is great, video broken ? welcome to my worst knightmare !!! onward !!! | ||
| Rob | | ... | 21-07-2007 @ 18:29 |
 Does f*ck all for SugdenBarbell.co.uk Member 1, 7173 posts SQ 182.5, BP 110, DL 205497.5 kgs @ 107kgs UnEq Administrator | Nice work Ed mate, first comp is all about learning and it looks like you did just that. Great stuff to finish with a deadlift PB too! | ||
| IainKendrick | | ... | 21-07-2007 @ 18:34 |
 some nice relaxing jazz. Member 77, 12599 posts SQ 265, BP 165, DL 280710.0 kgs @ 93kgs UnEq | Nice one pal. You made mistakes but managed to still get good lifts in. Plus you've learnt loads! Are you lifting at the Brits in sept? | ||
| tbench | | ... | 21-07-2007 @ 18:57 |
 addicted to bench press, needs help Member 80, 1384 posts SQ 175, BP 160, DL 240575.0 kgs @ 113kgs UnEq | very well done ed great report and nice pb | ||
| EDCLARKE | | ... | 21-07-2007 @ 19:05 |
not particularly well educated Member 85, 10986 posts SQ 170, BP 130, DL 260560.0 kgs @ 90kgs UnEq | Thanks for the kind words folks on a lighter note during the kit check one of the female referees told me that my belt was illegal for a number of reasons and not only that but it was also s**t! Her honesty amused me! | ||
| Icepick | | ... | 21-07-2007 @ 19:29 |
 still a cock Member 55, 1213 posts SQ 50, BP 25, DL 55130.0 kgs @ 0.1kgs UnEq | Well done mate | ||
| EDCLARKE | | ... | 21-07-2007 @ 19:48 |
not particularly well educated Member 85, 10986 posts SQ 170, BP 130, DL 260560.0 kgs @ 90kgs UnEq | Thanks Ice pick. Nice one pal. You made mistakes but managed to still get good lifts in. Plus you've learnt loads! Are you lifting at the Brits in sept? Ian I may well be attenting in a cheering on capacity but I think its highly unlikely I'll be invited to lift! despite being the current east midlands novice 90k champion  | ||
| Neil | | ... | 22-07-2007 @ 09:13 |
 For Kettle, For Country! Member 81, 1706 posts SQ 182.5, BP 120, DL 227.5530.0 kgs @ 90kgs UnEq | Well done Ed, it's onwards and upwards from now on. Nice PB on the deads too - stop moving the damn goal post wouldya! | ||
| Neil | | ... | 23-07-2007 @ 09:10 |
For Kettle, For Country! Member 81, 1706 posts SQ 182.5, BP 120, DL 227.5530.0 kgs @ 90kgs UnEq | I need to look into what's going on over here PL wise, at the moment I have no idea. But yes I was thinking of trying a competition maybe next year back in the old country. | ||
| madcap | | ... | 23-07-2007 @ 11:10 |
 Squat rack hog Member 82, 380 posts SQ 217.5, BP 145, DL 260622.5 kgs @ 92kgs UnEq | nice write up, where in midlands was this? | ||
| marc | | ... | 23-07-2007 @ 14:12 |
 Dancing queenfeel the beat from the tambourine Member 84, 2415 posts SQ 225, BP 170, DL 275670.0 kgs @ 103kgs UnEq | well done ed lad | ||
| madcap | | ... | 23-07-2007 @ 15:37 |
Squat rack hog Member 82, 380 posts SQ 217.5, BP 145, DL 260622.5 kgs @ 92kgs UnEq | lol was gonna say, cos if it was near Nottingham I wouldda heard about it for sure. Was Dave Harding lifting there? | ||