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Posted by Rich Kahle on 7/2/2007, 10:42 pm In 2004, at Natural Nationals, I went to my third attempt on squat needing it to get in the meet. It was 771. Everyone who has watched me in the past few years knows I can nail this weight. I did on that attempt just as one should with an opener. Three white lights. Every meet since that day I have opened at 750 or lighter. I learned my lesson. I was lifting with my balls not my brains. What I want to know is how do you pick your openers? What does that give you for your second? and What is left for thirds? I may be a sissy for cutting my opener by thirty pounds but I have not been sitting 0-2 against a pitcher since.
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Posted by Mike Adelmann on 7/3/2007, 7:44 am, in reply to "What's the deal with people's openers?" The next biggest problem is the gym training that is done and who is calling your depth or your press. I think a lot of training partners may cut a buddy some slack on depth judgments or press commands. When in reality they need to be ruthless on those calls. In our group at the gym I cut no slack and if your not at least an inch below parallel then you are to high for me. You know the saying " friends dont let friends squat high". I think they do I do exactly what you do Rich. Let that opener be so easy it is silly. There are 2 other attempts left to take jumps but all that doesnt matter if you don't get any attempts passed the judges. I also see way to many people training way to heavy right up to the meet. Lifters come off the platform after missing a lift and say "just last week I did that easy". The super heavy lifts a week out may be great for your head but they only tear your body up. Why would you be doing any of attempts you want to take at the meet 1-2 weeks out from the meet? Lifters don't realize what those attempts do to your central nervous system and how long it takes to recover. Well over 50% of the lifters coming into the meets are over-trained and tired and peak 2 weeks prior. I know it is a hard hard thing to back off before a meet especially when you feel your on a roll. I have been there many times thinking just one more hard workout will get me to the top. It is at that point that I am ususally at my peak. I think the this applies for most people " Your opener should be something you can easily triple on your worst day at the gym" My two cents!! --Previous Message-- |
Posted by Tom Allred on 7/3/2007, 10:25 am, in reply to "Re: What's the deal with people's openers?" --Previous Message-- |
Posted by Mike Adelmann on 7/3/2007, 10:30 am, in reply to "I have a new defintion of Openers" --Previous Message-- |
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