debianlinux
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Holy shit, y'all. I've been working towards a world record deadlift for about 7 years now. The lift itself is just a piece of the picture, though.
First I have to qualify for a national stage which I am scheduled to do this August. I got the qualification in the bag in that my regular day to day lifting capability is already in that total territory. Still, gotta show up and do the thing. Nice that that "thing" will net me 3 new state records.
However, all along my big worry has been the geographical location of the national stage which changes annually. For the past few years it's been in worrisome locations like Vancouver, California, etc. Worrisome because peak performance requires peak recovery and readiness which things like air travel and strange hotels tend to wear thin. Just found out next year's drug tested national is in Atlanta, GA. Not only is that a relatively short drive but I have huge familiarity with the city so stress levels should be pretty low.
My only real concern at this point is the fact that peaking out for August is effectively lost training time that won't really begin until September. So only 9 months to bulk out my deadlift to immortal destroyer levels which is a pretty big ask at this stage of the game when adding 5lbs can be a matter of 6-8 weeks of work. I honestly don't know if I can do it but I do know I will try.
It would help if the other guy with the current record quit pushing it higher ever few months. I actually plan to pull in August what the record was when I first set my eyes on it. Unfortunately it's up about 25lbs since. Last I checked it's in the 580lb territory. I do think that guy ages out this year so he might push it a little more but he goes to another age class very soon. I had originally intended to do a full power meet but I am considering doing a deadlift only meet so that I can work a program that focuses solely on deadlift at the expense of other lifts.
First I have to qualify for a national stage which I am scheduled to do this August. I got the qualification in the bag in that my regular day to day lifting capability is already in that total territory. Still, gotta show up and do the thing. Nice that that "thing" will net me 3 new state records.
However, all along my big worry has been the geographical location of the national stage which changes annually. For the past few years it's been in worrisome locations like Vancouver, California, etc. Worrisome because peak performance requires peak recovery and readiness which things like air travel and strange hotels tend to wear thin. Just found out next year's drug tested national is in Atlanta, GA. Not only is that a relatively short drive but I have huge familiarity with the city so stress levels should be pretty low.
My only real concern at this point is the fact that peaking out for August is effectively lost training time that won't really begin until September. So only 9 months to bulk out my deadlift to immortal destroyer levels which is a pretty big ask at this stage of the game when adding 5lbs can be a matter of 6-8 weeks of work. I honestly don't know if I can do it but I do know I will try.
It would help if the other guy with the current record quit pushing it higher ever few months. I actually plan to pull in August what the record was when I first set my eyes on it. Unfortunately it's up about 25lbs since. Last I checked it's in the 580lb territory. I do think that guy ages out this year so he might push it a little more but he goes to another age class very soon. I had originally intended to do a full power meet but I am considering doing a deadlift only meet so that I can work a program that focuses solely on deadlift at the expense of other lifts.
- Gonana post on here a bit to keep weight target fresh in my mind. 
. Beast mode.
