Leah's Log, life as a BBM lifter and coach

5 weeks from today is Raw Nats

And here’s some possibly relevant data.
Female, Masters 1 72kg competitor
I started competing 4 years, previously having no athletic background. I started competing in the USPA, did a couple of local meets and then IPL worlds. Then I switched to the USAPL. I have been on the Raw Classic Masters US team for 2016 and 2017.

I have been a teacher for about 18 years, and I now do educational consulting on the side, while coaching both in person here in CA and online has become my full-time career. I love it all. :slight_smile:

9/8/17
Day 4
Rack Pull, mid shin with red mini band
335x1 @8
290x4 x 2 sets

Wide grip slingshot bench
210x1 @8 or less
190x4 x 2 sets

Landmine Lever Rows
Some additional accessory work

9/11/17
Day 1

Comp squat
320x1
341x1
275x5 x 6 sets

Comp bench
158x1
180x miss
141x5 x 6 sets

Close grip bench press
132x7x 3 sets

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9/12/17
Day 2

Deadlift
330x1 @8 (It was a very good DL for me, but man, I was pissed that it was an 8. I really wanted to go to 160x1 today)

275x 5 x 6 sets still cleaning up my start position, and I am ow confident I’m making some repeatable improvements.

TnG bench (and as I type this I am pretty sure it was supposed to be 2 ct paused. Shoot)
181x1 @8
`160x4 x # sets

Some extra squat and bench work.

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9/13/17
Conditioning and GPP

9/14/17
Day 3

Paused squats
280x1 @8
275x4
264x4 x 2 sets

2 ct paused bench
161x1 with a real 2 count pause
145x4x3 sets

wide grip bench
145x7x3 sets

9/15/17
Day 4

2 ct paused DL
310x1 @8
275x4 x 3 sets

2 board bench with chains
165x1 @8
145x4 x3 sets

SLDL
210x7 x 4 sets

9/18/17
Day 1 Sports Form week
(AKA training session are still really long and very fatiguing)

Comp Squat
321x1 @8
343x1 @9
286x 4 x 6 sets

Comp Bench
182x1
187 miss, because I let the rep get in my head :frowning:
165x4 x 5 sets

CG Floor Press
140x8 x 4 sets, missed the last rep.

9/19/17
Day 3
Deadlift
341x1 @8 so good
358x1 @9ish. Got to star twitch the bar right over mid-foot so it isn’t as hard…
297x4 x 6 sets

2 ct paused bench
176x1
155x3 x 3 sets

SSB

9/21/17
Day 3

Paused squat
308x1 @8
286x3, 275x3 x 2 sets

TnG Bench
187x1 Yesss!
165x3 x 3 sets

Wide Grip Bench
143x6 x 4 sets

Then I worked up to a single DL in 5 min, beltless-345x1. Pretty stoked about that.

9/22/17
Day 4
3 weeks out

2 ct paused DL
320x1
300x3
275x3 x 2 sets

Bench with chains
165x3, I think

Then Jordan switched things up and I did touch and go singles
90kgx1 Boom. At last. I am a 90kg lifter. I have wanted this so much.
165x3

DB RDLs

9/25/17
Day 1 sports form week
2.5 weeks out

Squat
330x1 @8
347x1 @9 small PR and so close to a 350 squat.
286x4 x 5 sets

Bench
182x1x 3 sets
160x3x3

3 ct bench
125x6 x 4 sets

I’m going to pick up logging again. Haha. Nationals happened, I took 4th, had a huge bench PR, and a great experience overall. I also learned a lot because I tweaked my back pretty notably just a couple of weeks before and that made the final weeks plus the actual meet day a new and somewhat challenging time for me. But I made it through very well, and I’m still at it. The last several weeks have been a lot of high rep, non-PLing specific work, and this week I’ve got a pivot week, hopefully to be back into what I consider “more normal” training next week.

11/13/17
Day 1
Squat
198x10 reps
209x 10 reps
231x 10 reps (that’s got to be a rep pr, haha)

5-3-0 tempo
155x5 x3 sets

Bench
88x10
110x10
121x10
75x5x3 sets tempo 5-3-0

DB incline
myoreps

11/14/17
Day 2
Deadlift-sumo
198x10
220x10
242x10
155x5x3 sets tempo 5-3-0

Incline bench
Split squats

Good grief, I’ve never been this horrible at logging.

11/27/17
Day 1

Squat
242x6
264x6
282x6 rep PR there, I’ll take it!
117.5x6 x 4 sets

Bench
178x1
163x3x3 sets
156x3

Wide grip bench
95x15, 5,5,5,5,5

Well, you haven’t logged in over a month now. Which at least means you’re still better than Jordan.

Ha, you found me, Sean.

How about this-
Meet Prep time, 6 weeks out, I’m going to do a meet at SPS Gym in Oakland, a 100% Eleiko Gym, it’s beautiful, and in addition, I found out Ray Williams and Kim Walford are competing. So it could be quite the intense meet!

yesterday was training day 1

1/8/18

Comp Squat
145kgx1 @8
130x4 x 5 sets

Comp bench
80kgx1 @8
82.5x1 @9
77x2x3 sets

3 board CG bench
65kgx8x4 sets, such little rest due to being overtaken by the other lifters waiting for the racks.

Awesome.

Also awesome.

Yes, it should be quite the event!

1/9/18
Day 2

Deadlift
155x1 @8
130x4x5 sets
all moving pretty great today

Pin Press
81x1 @8
70x6
65x6x2 sets

Sumo DL
100kgx8 x 4 sets
How did I feel at that point? Tired.

1/11/18
Day 3

Pin Squats
295 lbs x1 @8
255x6x2 sets
240x6

I was annoyed as all get out because of the return of glute pain. :frowning: But I’ll be fine!

TnG Bench
185x1 @8
155x6
145x6 x 2 sets

Wide Grip Bench
138x8x4 sets

11/15/18
Day 1
(after coaching and judging at two different lifting meets. Blah. I did not feel that great. But it didn’t matter.)

Squat
315x1
270x4x5 sets

Bench
175x1
170x2x3 sets

Wide grip bench
135x8x 4 sets

1/16/18
Day 2

Deadlift
165/363x1 @ very heavy, but it was SUPER good to pull that weight.
130x4
122.5x4
130x4
135x5
140x4 PR

Pin Bench
85x1
72.5x6
70x6
70x5

Sumo DL
100x8x4 sets

1/18/18
Day 3

Pin Squats (please note that Jordan made me move the pins lower than I ever used to have them. Something about making me a better lifter, working on my form, blah blah. :slight_smile:
130kgx1
then immediately
130x1
117.5x6
112.5x6 x 2 sets

Touch and Go Bench
83kgx1
72.5x6
70x6x2 sets

3 board CG bench
70x8x4 sets

1/22/18

Day 1 (I forgot to log day 3 and 4, but they aren’t too exciting)

Squat
147.5x1 @8 (324.5) I was kind of frustrated with that, but that’s just because I am super impatient to have 150/330 be a consistent RPE 8. :wink: Apparently I can’t will these things into being.

125 (275) x 4 x 5 sets

Bench
81x1 @8 (178)
83x1 @9 (183)
77.5 x 2 x3 sets (171) Definite improvement in my double this week!

3 board CG bench
155x8x4 x sets

Ugh, preach. I can totally relate to wanting a certain load to be an RPE 8! If you figure out how to will this to happen, please share :slight_smile: