Deadlift Comp

I'm entering a powerlifting competition in Wallingford, CT on July 31st. It should be interesting considering I've never done anything like this before. I will only be competing in the deadlift because I'm most comfortable with that lift. I'm a terrible bench presser and even worse squatter.

Weight lifting has been a dear friend of mine ever since high school. As a health conscious kid that read a lot of health magazines I eventually came to understand that lifting heavy objects was superior in almost every single way to chronic cardio. Those poor joggers look so pathetic whenever I see them on the side of the road.

I'll be in the 181 lb class so I have to make sure my weight is below that for the competition. It's been hovering in the low 180's but I'm trying to get down to 175 so I have some head room. It wouldn't be fun to compete in the next weight class.

I don't remember exactly what my all time best deadlift was but it was definitely in the low 400 range. But this was back in college when I weighed about 20lbs more than I do now so I expect my one rep max to be considerably lower now. Hopefully I'll be lifting at least 400 lbs by the competition.