This weekend is the NASA (Natural Athlete Strength Association) powerlifting New Mexico state championships. Both my son and I will be competing. He'll be competing in the power press and powerlifting division. I'll be competing in four divisions
Power Sports Police division
Retro police
Power press police
Retro masters 1
I'm very excited about this meet. I'll be attempting to break a 300lb bench and 500lb deadlift for the first time in a meet. I'll also be attempting a 433lb squat. Not a great squat, I know. I've lost some strength in my squating in the last 8 months because I've dropped 80lbs of body weight. Which brings up the other reason I'm really excited about this meet. I'm weighing in at 265lbs right now. I'll be lifting in the 275lb weight class. I usually weigh in at 340-350lbs and lift as a super heavyweight. And even though I've lost 80 pounds I'll still be attempting meet PR's at the bench, deadlift, and total!!!!
My son will be attempting a greater than body weight squat and a double bodyweight deadlift. Here's only 10 years old.
The trip will be him, my best friend, my God-daughter, and I. Should be a blast. IllI keep you updated.
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April 26, 2018
February 25, 2016
back to training and competing
Yesterday was my first day back in the gym in a couple weeks. I have a powerlifting meet this weekend, The 2016 USPA regional powerlifting championships. The timing couldn't be worse.
I know, I know. What's an olympic style weightlifter doing competing at a powerlifting meet? Truth is I love training weightlifting more than I've ever loved training any other sport, but I'm not that fond of weightlifting meets. Where as I LOVE powerlifting competitions, but not that fond of powerlifting training. Thankfully olympic style weightlifting training transfers very well into powerlifting meets. Plus, my best friend and I are doing this together. He and I have done a all sorts of awesome competitions together. From Triathlons, jui jitsu tournaments, marathons.... you name it, we've done it.
The good news is my lifting felt pretty good considering how much time I'd taken off. Things didn't feel that much heavier. I did fatigue quicker than usual, but all things considered I'll take that over a loss of strength any day. I'm not tapering for the powerlifting meet. The one good thing about being a super heavyweight weightlifter in my 40's is I rarely have anyone else in my age group and weight class. With rare exception all I gotta do to win my division is show up. My goals this weekend is a 140k (308lb) bench, 185k (407lbs) squat, 190k (418lbs) deadlift, 515k total (1,133lbs). Not great numbers, but not bad for only my 2nd powerlifting meet.
I know, I know. What's an olympic style weightlifter doing competing at a powerlifting meet? Truth is I love training weightlifting more than I've ever loved training any other sport, but I'm not that fond of weightlifting meets. Where as I LOVE powerlifting competitions, but not that fond of powerlifting training. Thankfully olympic style weightlifting training transfers very well into powerlifting meets. Plus, my best friend and I are doing this together. He and I have done a all sorts of awesome competitions together. From Triathlons, jui jitsu tournaments, marathons.... you name it, we've done it.
The good news is my lifting felt pretty good considering how much time I'd taken off. Things didn't feel that much heavier. I did fatigue quicker than usual, but all things considered I'll take that over a loss of strength any day. I'm not tapering for the powerlifting meet. The one good thing about being a super heavyweight weightlifter in my 40's is I rarely have anyone else in my age group and weight class. With rare exception all I gotta do to win my division is show up. My goals this weekend is a 140k (308lb) bench, 185k (407lbs) squat, 190k (418lbs) deadlift, 515k total (1,133lbs). Not great numbers, but not bad for only my 2nd powerlifting meet.
July 03, 2015
powerlifting weekend excursion for the boys
Last year my buddy and i were planning on going to an out of town NASA powerlifting competition but i wasn't able to get time off from work. I requested the time off from work this year for a meet on December 5th 2015 in Roswell New Mexico and was approved. I looked up the New Mexico NASA records for my age and weight and it was crazy how many different categories there were! The weight classes are in pounds, the records are in kilos.i know, very confusing. But here they are in all its baffling glory:
On December I'll be 40, so i can compete in the
1)Masters 1 division
2)masters pure division
3):and if they let correctional officers compete in the police/firefighter division i could also compete in that.
Plus I'm teetering between the
1) 242 pound division (242-274lb)
2) and the 275 pound division (275-308lbs).
In each of those divisions i could compete in the following divisions:
1) power sports & power press/clean
-unequppied records
2) unequiped division and retro
3) eq'd & uneq'd push/pull
Since it was so complicated and time consuming looking up all the divisions i decided to record the records for all the divisions i can compete in here so that i dont have to go through the headache of figuring it all out again.
Masters 1
Power sports
242lb
Curl 77.5
Bench 182.5
Deadlift 240
Total 500
Police/firefighter
Power sports
242lb
Curl none
Bench- none
Deadlift- none
Masters pure
Power sports
242lb
Curl 70
Bench 147.5
Deadlift 140
Total 347.5
Masters 1
Power sports
275lb
Curl 87.5
Bench 205
Deadlift 260
Total 497.5
Police/firefighter division
Power sports
275
Curl 70
Bench- none
Deadlift- none
Total- none
Masters pure
Power sports
275lb
Curl 82.5
Bench 172.5
Deadlift 272.5
Total 505
Masters 1
power press
242lb
Ttl 227.5
Police/firefighter
power press
242
total None
Masters pure
Power pres
242
total none
Masters 1
power press
275
Total none
Police/firefighters
Power press
275
Total none
Masters pure
power press
275
Total none
Masters 1
Power clean
242
None
Police /firefighters
power clean
242
None
Masters pure
power clean
242
None
masters 1
Power clean
275
None
Police /firefighters
Power clean
275
None
Masters pure
power clean
275
None
Masters1
Unequiped bench
242
Bench 150
Police/firefighter division
unequiped bench
242
Bench- none
Masters pure
unequiped bench
242
Bench 150
Masters 1
Unequiped bench
275
Bench 185
Police/firefighter
unequiped bench
275
Bench-none
Masters pure
unequiped bench
275lb
Bench- none
Masters 1
Unequiped records
242lb
Squat- 192
Bench 147.5
Deadlift 220
Total 547.5
Police/firefighter
Unequiped records
242
Squat- none
Bench- none
Deadlift- none
Total- none
Masters pure
unequiped records
242
Squat 210
Bench 122.5
Deadlift 127.5
Total 580
Masters 1
Unequiped records
275
Squat 205
Bench 170
Deadlift 232.5
Total 602.5
Police/firefighters
Unequiped records
275
Squat 227.5
Bench 125
Deadlift 227.5
Total 580
Masters pure
Unequiped records
275
Squat 275
Bench 172.5
Deadlift 260
Total 707.5
Masters 1
Push/pull
242
none
Police/firefighter
Push/pull
242
327.5
Masters pure
Push/pull
242
327.5
Masters 1
Push/pull
275
None
Police/firefighters
Push/pull
275
None
Masters pure
Push/pull
275
320
Masters 1
retro
242
none
Police/firefighter
retro
242
None
Masters pure
Retro
242
None
Masters 1
Retro
275
None
Police/firefighter
Retro
275
None
Masters pure
Retro
275
None
On December I'll be 40, so i can compete in the
1)Masters 1 division
2)masters pure division
3):and if they let correctional officers compete in the police/firefighter division i could also compete in that.
Plus I'm teetering between the
1) 242 pound division (242-274lb)
2) and the 275 pound division (275-308lbs).
In each of those divisions i could compete in the following divisions:
1) power sports & power press/clean
-unequppied records
2) unequiped division and retro
3) eq'd & uneq'd push/pull
Since it was so complicated and time consuming looking up all the divisions i decided to record the records for all the divisions i can compete in here so that i dont have to go through the headache of figuring it all out again.
Masters 1
Power sports
242lb
Curl 77.5
Bench 182.5
Deadlift 240
Total 500
Police/firefighter
Power sports
242lb
Curl none
Bench- none
Deadlift- none
Masters pure
Power sports
242lb
Curl 70
Bench 147.5
Deadlift 140
Total 347.5
Masters 1
Power sports
275lb
Curl 87.5
Bench 205
Deadlift 260
Total 497.5
Police/firefighter division
Power sports
275
Curl 70
Bench- none
Deadlift- none
Total- none
Masters pure
Power sports
275lb
Curl 82.5
Bench 172.5
Deadlift 272.5
Total 505
Masters 1
power press
242lb
Ttl 227.5
Police/firefighter
power press
242
total None
Masters pure
Power pres
242
total none
Masters 1
power press
275
Total none
Police/firefighters
Power press
275
Total none
Masters pure
power press
275
Total none
Masters 1
Power clean
242
None
Police /firefighters
power clean
242
None
Masters pure
power clean
242
None
masters 1
Power clean
275
None
Police /firefighters
Power clean
275
None
Masters pure
power clean
275
None
Masters1
Unequiped bench
242
Bench 150
Police/firefighter division
unequiped bench
242
Bench- none
Masters pure
unequiped bench
242
Bench 150
Masters 1
Unequiped bench
275
Bench 185
Police/firefighter
unequiped bench
275
Bench-none
Masters pure
unequiped bench
275lb
Bench- none
Masters 1
Unequiped records
242lb
Squat- 192
Bench 147.5
Deadlift 220
Total 547.5
Police/firefighter
Unequiped records
242
Squat- none
Bench- none
Deadlift- none
Total- none
Masters pure
unequiped records
242
Squat 210
Bench 122.5
Deadlift 127.5
Total 580
Masters 1
Unequiped records
275
Squat 205
Bench 170
Deadlift 232.5
Total 602.5
Police/firefighters
Unequiped records
275
Squat 227.5
Bench 125
Deadlift 227.5
Total 580
Masters pure
Unequiped records
275
Squat 275
Bench 172.5
Deadlift 260
Total 707.5
Masters 1
Push/pull
242
none
Police/firefighter
Push/pull
242
327.5
Masters pure
Push/pull
242
327.5
Masters 1
Push/pull
275
None
Police/firefighters
Push/pull
275
None
Masters pure
Push/pull
275
320
Masters 1
retro
242
none
Police/firefighter
retro
242
None
Masters pure
Retro
242
None
Masters 1
Retro
275
None
Police/firefighter
Retro
275
None
Masters pure
Retro
275
None
February 12, 2015
continued weight loss and a 94k weightlifting challenge
I'm still doing great with my weight loss, I'm down to 296 pounds. 15 pounds lost. So far no one from my gym has noticed.
I'm even more motivated to lose weight now because my best friend challenged me to get down to the the 94k weight class and then we'd enter a weightlifting meet and compete against each other in the same weight class. He & i have always been super competitive with each other. That'll be great fun! Loser buys the beer!!!!
I'm even more motivated to lose weight now because my best friend challenged me to get down to the the 94k weight class and then we'd enter a weightlifting meet and compete against each other in the same weight class. He & i have always been super competitive with each other. That'll be great fun! Loser buys the beer!!!!
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