Derek Plug

For the love of the game.

Apex Miami delivered I met so many great athletes and gained a lot of insight of how others were preparing for the competition. It also was one of the hottest climates I’ve ever had to compete in.
I had knee pain between 2-4 weeks out of the competition that impacted my running and jumping so I want to thank Tyson @movesportclinic for helping me get onto the field competition day!

I also want to commend all the coaches and volunteers and content savants for well run event and for these great photos. Thank you!!

I ran 4.59 in the 40 yard. My early on splits weren’t as good as I wanted them to be but I was happy to hit 21mph. And sub 1 second split in my last.

The toss: On my first throw I threw 74’8” then Tim got the crowd into the second and I surprised myself with a 78’ throw.

Interview with Tim the founder of Apex after breaking the record with the medicine ball

Yeah I’m from Canada bud, probably snowing back home

Broad jump: Oh maan, I scratched both my broad jumps from stepping one foot forward both times. I’m not used to that rule. I don’t even know what I would have jumped if I didn’t step forward.

Vertical jump: I jumped 30.5 inches which wasn’t good, but it was my least measured event in training.

Trap bar deadlifts at 405lbs: I did 33 reps and didn’t get any no reps, so I was happy about this.

Bench press repout at 225lbs: I did 16 reps. The fatigue started to compound from trap bar.

Mile: all the wheels fell off in the mile and I felt bonked before even starting, not finishing was not an option, I finished but it was slow, this is my biggest training priority and will comprise 1/3 of my effort over the next block.

Events winners, the guy that won the 40 yard dash is a fellow Canadian and he’s 37 from Quebec. El-Hadj was giving me some of his training ideas for what he used to break the 40 yard record!

James and I trained together in sprints and throws leading into Miami and we snapped a pic with the founder Tim.

AJ gave me my first post comp pouch, thanks pal!