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Qualifying for 2015 USAPL Raw Nationals

6/2/2015

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On January 25, 2015, I competed at the USAPL Northeast Iron Beast II meet.  With the new weight classes going into effect on January 1, 2015, I had a decision to make.  I would either compete in the 264lb. weight class, or compete at 264lb.+ weight class.  Fortunately for me, I made weight on Sunday morning, weighing 256lbs.

I trained for eight weeks.  My only expectation was to qualify for the 2015 USAPL Raw Nationals in October, 2015.  If I hit the 264lb.+ total, I would have my choice of competing at either weight for Raw Nationals.  I barely hit the 264lb. total, the exact total to be exact.

I opened with a meager 205kg. squat.  I have always had the fear of missing my opening squat attempt and then having to play catch up in the meet.  That was not the case here.  I just wanted to hit the qualifying total.  I got three white lights.  I took 215kg. for my second attempt.  It was heavier than it looks on the video.  Again, three white lights.  I went for 230kg. on my third attempt.  I did not have any problems with this weight in training, and thought it would be a good third attempt that would set me up for a good total.  Un-racking the weight was fairly easy.  I stalled on the lift about 2/3 of the way up.  Not a bad start to the meet 2/3 on squats.

I warmed up longer than usual on the bench.  I was one of the first lifters in my flight.  Again, I just wanted to make sure I would have a decent number to ensure I was going to qualify for Nationals.  I took 115kg./125kg./132.5kg. on three successive attempts.  3/3 on the bench and a pretty good start to the meet.

Deadlift went better than expected.  My plan was to not take a very heavy attempt here, but just enough to qualify.  After the squat and bench, I did have to do a little bit of work on the deadlift to make sure I would be ok.  On three successive attempts of 185kg./200kg./210kg., I hit my qualifying total of 557.5kg or 1229lbs.  50lbs. less than the first WNPF meet I competed in August, 2013.  My WILKS total is the lowest I have ever had at 322.402. 

Overall, I finished 2nd in my weight class of 264lbs.  It was a long three hour drive home on a Sunday night.  When I was a more competitive lifter in my younger days (about eight years ago) I would hit 1229lbs. in training on just my Squat and Deadlift days. 


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    Charles Infurna

    Dr. Infurna is an active powerlifter and thrower.  He has recently shifted his focus to training for Triathlon races.  His next race is the Rochester Sprint Triathlon at the end of August, 2019.

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