MikeHerman
04-19-15, 11:30 pm
Finished my first powerlifting meet yesterday at SPF Battle of the Bluegrass in Berea, KY. I finished the day with an 1,105 total at 160 lbs body weight. I went 6/9 with a 430 squat, 230 bench, and 445 deadlift. It's not the total that I wanted, but I did hit two PRs and it was a great experience for my first meet. SPF puts on a great meet, and I got to meet a bunch of guys that I've followed on social media for some time. I told myself I wasn't going to do anymore meets before leaving for basic training, but after such an awesome day, I have decided to do one more meet in June before I leave. I plan on going 9/9 at this one, and taking a more calculated approach to my attempts. My biggest concern was balancing cardio endurance and strength training, but I am certain I can balance it out and still make progress in both areas. Though I didn't do how I wanted, I'm still really happy with it because I left it all out there and had a great time doing it. Going to start a new training cycle in a few days and get some bigger numbers up in 8 weeks. Next stop is SPF Braggin' Rights on June 13th.