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USPA LONG BEACH METROFLEX HAWAIIN GARDENS WINTER OPEN POWERLIFTING CHAMPIONSHIP 2022 JR 20-23 100KG MEET RECAP

Squats:
1st Attempt: 215kg/474lbs ⚪️⚪️⚪️
2nd Attempt: 225kg/496lbs ⚪️⚪️⚪️
3rd Attempt: 230kg/507.1lbs ⚪️⚪️⚪️

I played it really safe on my squats because I wanted to go all out for deadlifts. In all honesty, squats were not feeling great throughout this weight cut at all. Surprisingly, squats felt pretty good meet day, but I wanted to stick to the game plan. I wasn’t able to get the first attempt recorded but it was smooth.Every other attempt is as you can see, butter. Slight possibility that my 3rd attempt could’ve been 235kg/518.1lbs, but I’m happy and satisfied all together with how squats turned out.

Bench:
1st Attempt: 125kg/275.6lbs ⚪️⚪️⚪️
2nd Attempt: 137.5kg/303.1lbs 🔴🔴🔴
3rd Attempt: 137.5kg/303.1lbs ⚪️⚪️⚪️

First attempt moved extremely well. Second attempt was a missgroove. I was trying too hard to do the parabolic press that I lost all tension in my chest and the weight immediately shifted to my shoulders. I had the chance to move up to 140kg/308.6lbs as my third attempt since i knew my mistake, but I decided that safety is more important for me. That resulted in me getting my revenge and earning myself 3 white lights.

Deadlift:
1st Attempt: 227.5kg/501.5lbs ⚪️⚪️⚪️
2nd Attempt: 240kg/529.1lbs ⚪️⚪️⚪️
3rd Attempt: 245kg/540.1lbs 🔴🔴🔴

OK, my first attempt was originally 215kg/474lbs just like my squat, but coach Darian convinced me to just warm up with that and open with 227.5kg/501.5lbs. Safe to say, it paid off as that led to me PRing on my second attempt. I wanted to really go all out and PR again on my third attempt, but I was out of steam for sure.

Meet Total:
607.5kg/1339.3lbs 🥈

Extremely satisfied with my first meet. Didn’t get to go 9/9 like I wanted, but I’ll take that 7/9 AND a PR. Shoutout to my coach Darian for taking me through everything. Huge props to him for always pushing me beyond my limits as well as making me rebuild all of my lifts. Without him, I wouldn’t have had the strength that I do now. Also big shoutout to Charlie, Tyler, and Abe for being my videographers LOL. by @bigmonkedrew

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4 years ago

Im starting to think I know what to do with all this movement 😛😛. I hate crunch equipment.

Deadlift: 4x4 @405
Bench: 3x2 @275
Squat: 3x2 @455 by @bigmonkedrew

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7 months ago

We are leading up to some fun numbers soon. Sometimes I wish to be back at a PL gym, but where I’m at rn, being a commercial gym warrior grounds me.

High Bar 4x5 @355
Spotos 4x4 @195
Bench 4x4 @245 by @bigmonkedrew

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8 months ago

Safe to say, LIGHT WORK BABY

Loving my new techs as I already feel stronger and more stable. Excited to see my new peaks this year.

Squat: 4x6 @385
Bench: 4x6 @245 by @bigmonkedrew

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8 months ago

It was only a matter of time before my return becomes inevitable. New year, new cues, new goals, but same Drew.

4x6 315
@lift_village_compound by @bigmonkedrew

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9 months ago

HEY HEY HEY IM BACK AGAIN! Please forgive me for my lack of posts once again as I had gotten very sick. Right after that last post I got hit with a cold that took me out. ANYWAYS, I’m back with a short gym session. Trying to figure out a fun little routine I can do since school is starting again. I definitely want to compete at nationals for fun, but I don’t want to push myself too hard and cause injuries. Sill just doing one compound movement a day into accessories. Taking it lighter today just because I don’t want to all in just yet. Honestly, I’m eager to PR and compete again, but I wanna be patient and work towards some of my mini goals. Aiming to be 205lbs by the end of the year and build up a more athletic body. There will be lots of volleyball to come once school is in session. Welp, heres the workout!

Squats: 3x2 @455
Backoff Squats: 2x6 @385
Pec Flys: 4x8
Rear Delt Flys: 4x8
Lat Pulldown Variation: 3x8 by @bigmonkedrew

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4 years ago

Happy new year my lovely peeps. I know I’ve been gone for quite some time, but i just wanted to take the time to enjoy the gym with some friends. I also wanted to think about what’s next for me as my first powerlifting meet journey has concluded. So far, I’ve been enjoying my time doing a 6 days a week full body PPL split. Its kinda hectic, but its quite self explanatory. I focus on my PPL compound for that day then just finish off the workout with full body accessories. Nationals is just around the corner, but i want to give my body the proper time to recover before i hop back on an intense training regime. I also want to play some more volleyball with friends so you might see some clips here and there as well. So in the meantime, enjoy some janky footage of me at the gym.

Squat 3x3 @440
Hip Abductor Machine 4x12
Leg Extensions 4x10 + 10 second hold
Egyptian Lateral Raise 4x10
Single Armed Cable Rows 4x12
Pec Fly Machine 3x15
Dumbbell Bicep Curls 4x8
Cross Body Tricep Extensions 3x12 by @bigmonkedrew

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4 years ago

DAY 40 THE FINAL DAY

DISCLAIMER THIS IS ALSO OLD FOOTAGE BEFORE MY MEET

Squat 2x3 @375

New gymshark gear got me feeling some sort of wayyyyy. Also did 4 reps because i accidentally did 2 on my first set. I focused on all of my cues for each rep. Stay tight, strong brace, chest up, sink squat. Squats are feeling fun again.

Bench 3x3 @235
Was on a time crunch and needed to speed bench up a bit. I made sure to retract my shoulders more than usual to create a better support for my shoulders. No shoulder pain ever since I incorporated that cue. Moved smoothly which is bringing my confidence up in my bench again.

Deadlift 1x3 @390

Was on a time crunch so i zoomed through this bitch. Nothing else to say other than GOTTA BE FAST.

I will post my meet recap after finals week. Just wanted to get these last few days posted because I procrastinated them too much. This concludes my meet saga. Onto new adventures! by @bigmonkedrew

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4 years ago

DAY 38 + 39

DISCLAIMER THIS IS OLD FOOTAGE I DIDNT GET TO POST YET BEFORE MY MEET

Deadlift Opener @500

Didnt get it on recording but it moved SMOOOOOTH. We going crazy here.

Backoff Deadlifts 2x2 425

Also didnt get this on recording but they moved extremely well. Grip is feeling extremely good.

Squat Single 425

Working on my depth and its looking good. This taper week has been allowing me to just slow everything down and move optimally.

Backoff Squats 2x2 @390

Taking every rep as if its my platform rep. This ensures that im staying as tight as possible and hitting depth.

Bench Single @255

Bench is BUTTERRR. Made sure to pause a little longer than usual so that i dont accidentally miss the call. I wanna absorb a bit then BOUNCE.

Backoff Bench 3x2 @235

Again, just wanting to take everything slow to ensure that im controlling the weight properly. Bench being my weakpoint, i need to make sure that each movement has its purpose. No more injuries.

Deadlift Single 425

Funny thing is that i hit this twice. I forgot to record the first time but i was like fuckit. Moved slower than i wanted but this was a whole sbd day so no worries at all.

Backoff Deadlifts 2x2 @390

So uhh im lazy and decided that 405 is more fun. Moved hella good. Definitely need to make sure that i get into the right position before i pull. Got the sumo god teaching me so i better take everything into account. by @bigmonkedrew

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4 years ago

DAY 37

Squat Opener @455->475

Got my new inzer knee sleeves and BOY WHAT THE FUCK. I finally feel the bounce in my squats so i was playing around with the two numbers which i want to be my opener. My goal is to have a third attempt at 500 so fingers crossed. Depth looks good but idk how strict the judges will be so i wanna work on sinking it a little bit more. These knee sleeves give me confidence for heavier loads rn fs. Lowkey i was tempted to just full send it on squats but i dont want to over work myself before the meet.

Backoff Squats 3x2 @410

These moved extremely well. I worked on taking things a bit slower and tried to sink my squats more. From the footage, i can see that its definitely possible for me to sink it more BUT i might run in the trouble of being stuck in the hole. Will keep trying it out throughout this week since my numbers will be lower.

Opener Paused Bench @275->295

My goal is to hit 300 ATLEAST as a third attempt. 275 moved very well so I wanted to see how much different 295 would feel. From what i see, its definitely a 275 opener into a 295 second attempt. This gives me my gateway into a 300 third attempt. I also worked on retracting my shoulder blades back more and that has helped drastically. When i first started widening my grip, i didnt realize that i was unintentionally not squeezing my shoulder blades together anymore. Bench moved well today without any shoulder issues at all.

Backoff Paused Bench 3x2 @250

These sets moved perfectly for me. I had all my cues down and i felt extremely strong and capable of hitting 315 again.

I JUST WANNA SAY HOLY FUCK THE KNEE SLEEVES ARE HARD TO PUT ON AND TAKE OFF. BITCH MY CALVES ARE TOO FAT FOR THESE CAUSE LOWKEY I DONT EVEN THINK MY KNEE SLEEVES WERE ALL THE WAY UP. BRUHHH ALSO I ALMOST CRIED IN THE GYM CAUSE THEM BITCHES TOOK 10 WHOLE MINUTES TO TAKE OFF. I WAS FUCKING HUFFING AND PUFFING. LEGIT FINGER MY KNEES TO SLOWLY ETCH THEM OFF AHHHH. by @bigmonkedrew

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4 years ago

DAY 36

Top 2 Count Paused Deadlift 475->500

Deadlifts are feeling great. Ive never felt so confident in a lift in my life tbh. The 500 attempt was a little sloppy for my liking but thats ok since this was a 2 count pause kind of day. I miss chalk chalk. Liquid chalk does not help that much since i got a wap for hands.

Backoff 2 Count Deadlifts 2x2 @445

My hands were HURTING for some reason during these backoffs. Also the bar path down was really bad. The weights kept shifting so close to my toes and it threw me off. The weights still moved but man was i zapped from the 500 pull.

Bench has no video today because the gym was closing and my mom kept calling me. Went lighter this time to ensure my shoulder doesnt get tweaked. Peak week is finally over and now its time taper up. Im hoping for a great taper week as the meet is in exactly a week now. Shitting, crying, and throwing up rn frfr. Im kicking my feet in anticipation. by @bigmonkedrew

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4 years ago

DAY 35

Top Pin Squat 475

Honestly was a long and tiring day buy we made it happen. That shit felt like an rpe death BUT it was moving nonetheless. I enjoyed that fight tbh and Im confident I can hit big meet day. Props to charlie for always being at the gym when i show up somehow. Hes like my cheerleader frfr.

Backoff Pin Squats 2x2 425

I WAS GASSED AS FUCK BUT WE MADE THESE HAPPEN. I felt like i had great control throughout the movement and put myself into a good rpe range with the weight. Been aiming real high this peak weak so the the backoffs have been more conservative.

Spoto Presses 2x4 @270

I still hate these with a burning passion but i did them anyways. Honestly, i couldve gone a lot lower but this past week my mental has kinda been shaken because of my shoulder. Im just feeling it activating a lot more than necessary and im doing everything i can to pt it and keep it from getting reinjured. Other than that, spotos suck peepee.

Close Grip Bench 2x4 @225

Couldve definitely gone heavier for these but like i said above, shoulders are a lil weird rn. I felt them alot during my close grip sets and decided that i should get the movement in still without going too too heavy. Overall had a good bench day.

We are nearing the end folks. Im nervous and anxious as fuck. Every workout, i need to dial it in during my warmups or else i feel like im gonna flop. Props to all the homies that happen to be there when i am because yall really easing my mind off of everything. Im literally out here kicking my feet and giggling during each session. by @bigmonkedrew

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4 years ago