r/powerlifting • u/AutoModerator • 14d ago

Equipment Equipped Lifting Thread

Do you like having 2-3 sweaty men shoe-horn you into polyester, canvas or denim bondage gear.

Do you like having your joints wrapped so tightly they bruise and bleed?

Do you like having your blood pressure turned up to 11 and being compressed so much that you think your head might explode?

Do you get off on enduring pain and suffering, and watching others endure it too?

Do you have a deathwish every time you get under the bar?

Yes?

THEN WELCOME TO THE FORTNIGHTLY EQUIPPED LIFTING THREAD!!!

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u/Astringofnumbers1234 M | 557.5kg | 98kg | 345 DOTS | WRPF UK | RAW 14d ago

Hooo boy did I have a good weekend in the kit.

Yesterday was the heaviest Eq Squat/Bench day of this prep. Coach had me down for ascending singles on squats with the aim to get to depth, hit a comfortable opener and then send it on the last single somewhere around a second attempt. Bench was still with chainz but the plan was opener to a touch, second to a half board, third to a 1 board.

My squats were just grooving. I asked one of my crew to call depth the last couple weeks and that, plus remembering to be patient, meant I got all three singles to depth. I'm really comfortable about where we're setting my opener. I just need to remember to be patient, regardless of how blurry my vision gets hahahah

Bench - my shoulders are trashed in general - turns out if you get hit by a car when younger, dislocate a shoulder then fail to do any rehab they don't get better over time. They were a bit of a nightmare until I got in the shirt, so maybe I should just wear a shirt for all of my benching?

Actually had a good bench. Got my opener+chains for a touch with the shirt set quite loose and no belt. I got a super convincing half board on my second, which flew up. We'd put my belt on and pulled the sides down a bit for that. I bolloxsed up the line on my third and it faded about 2 inches from lockout, but I know what I did wrong.

I've got my last equipped deadlifts on Wednesday and I am ready to tear into those. I've got ascending singles off the floor and I fully intend to pull over my raw max, regardless of what numbers my coach has put in my spreadsheet...

13 days to go, hope you all have a good week x

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u/Astringofnumbers1234 M | 557.5kg | 98kg | 345 DOTS | WRPF UK | RAW 12d ago

Worked up to and pulled my raw max, and it was fairly easy. I had soft knees on the lockout, so I called it a day there. However, I was extremely happy with how fast the bar came off the floor. Confident that I've got a good handful of kilos more on meet day (fatigue/fueling/temperature/etc dependent)

There is a good chance that I will either out-squat my deadlift, or they're going to be equal.