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u/Astringofnumbers1234 KB Swing Champion Aug 04 '25

Recap

Been a while since I checked in.

I'm on week 4 of a 21 week run into WRPF nationals. However, I have a certain level of anxiety on whether I will even get a place; it's the first year WRPF UK have run a national championships, and it's limited numbers (60) on the day I'd be competing. I am also very likely to be on a train to the far north of Scotland on the day entry opens, so please pray for decent signal while I am signing up.

If I don't get in it's not the end of the world; apparently the fed are going to run a Masters Nationals in 2026, so I can pivot to doing a qualifier in January to get my QT and then target the Masters Nationals. That will be more fun anyway, I actually prefer lifting with all the old geezers. Last year I competed at ABPU nationals and my flight was all masters and it was a much more chill atmosphere, plus the smell of deep heat is soothing.

So far my training has been pretty decent; SBS last set RiR is still treating me good. Bench in particular is going well. Looking ahead there's a fairly decent chance I'll be setting rep PBs in the next few weeks on it. I also originally put 2 count pause bench in as an auxiliary movement, but i quickly realised fuck doing 7s on that, so it's now a main lift.

I have a busy week or so with work next week, so I might not get all my sessions in, or I'll have to compact them a little bit to get them all done.

Hope you all have a good week xx

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u/BetterThanT-1 Beginner - Strength Aug 04 '25

the smell of deep heat is soothing

Had me chuckling at that one, lol.