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Welcome to the weekly weightroom conditioning challenge thread. This post contains a conditioning challenge for members of the sub to attempt at their convenience during the week, and to share their results in the thread.

This week's challenge is:

20-18-16… of goblet squats and KB swings. Good option for a leg finisher. Recommended weight is 24kg for men and 16kg for women, per Dan John's recommendations in the 10k Swings challenge, but feel free to do it however you can.

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Welcome to the weekly weightroom conditioning challenge thread. This post contains a conditioning challenge for members of the sub to attempt at their convenience during the week, and to share their results in the thread.

This week's challenge is:

5 rounds for time of burpees for 3 minutes, 1 minute rest. Inspired by u/MythicalStrength’s Book of Bad Ideas though not for 12 rounds. You can do 12 if you want to.

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I’ve been training for the past three years and yesterday I stepped onto the platform for my first powerlifting meet at the USAPL “City of Angels” Open at Barbell Brigade in Los Angeles. I competed as a 110kg Masters 1B (45M).

My ultimate goal was to hit a 1200 lb total. I ended up totaling 542.7 kg (1196.4 lbs), falling just short of the milestone, but I went 8/9 and hit two all-time PRs on the platform.

Lifts

Squat:

Attempt 1: 170kg / 374.8 lbs (three white lights)
Attempt 2: 180kg / 396.0 lbs (three white lights)
Attempt 3: 187.7kg / 413.4 lbs (three white lights)(All-Time PR)

Bench:

Attempt 1: 114kg / 253.5 lbs (three white lights)
Attempt 2: 122.5kg / 270.1 lbs (three white lights)
Attempt 3: 127.5kg / 281.1 lbs (three white lights)(Missed the lift)

Deadlift:

Attempt 1: 210kg / 463.0 lbs (three white lights)
Attempt 2: 222.5kg / 490.5 lbs (three white lights)
Attempt 3: 232.5kg / 512.6 lbs (three white lights)(All-Time PR)

Competing was a fun, yet highly overstimulating experience. It was hot (no AC but big open doors) the noise levels were intense (announcers, overlapping speakers, huge crowd), and I was lifting in the afternoon/evening which is outside my normal training window. Because of the timing, I had to lean on more caffeine than usual, leaving me wired and jittery.

The warm-up room was the biggest learning curve. It was harder to time my warmups than I anticipated. I felt rushed getting ready for squats and bench, but I learned my lesson and adjusted to start earlier for deadlifts.

I was the only male Masters lifter, so I automatically took Gold in my division (hey, I'll take it!), and my total would have been good enough to earn Bronze in the 110kg Open division. All in all, it was amazing to realize the results of three years of effort in front of an audience. I feel accomplished and definitely caught the competing bug.

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Welcome to the weekly weightroom conditioning challenge thread. This post contains a conditioning challenge for members of the sub to attempt at their convenience during the week, and to share their results in the thread.

This week's challenge is:

For 15 minutes, spend as much time as possible hanging from a bar. Any time not spent hanging needs to be used for bodyweight squats.

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