Preparation for competition? (Geezer success - ST PL'er makes good)

[Guest guest]

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> I waited to see if Mr. Eddie White would own up to his performance a

couple of weeks ago on the platform and since he didn't, I'm going to

remark on one exceptional part of his lifting.

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> Eddie weighed in at the 198 lb/90 kg class and nailed his third

deadlift, 661 lbs. For a drug tested athlete at 58 years of age, I

have to say that was a good performance and quite worthy of comment

here.

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> Congratulations on an excellent geezer performance and continued

success on and off the platform.

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Excellent work Eddie - redefining aging! Could you possibly share

with the group your preparation up to contest e.g., psychology, training prep.

Any thoughts in relation to the optimum time to schedule a resistance training

session during the final build up to a major competition? Do you go by what the

training programme says or take into account how your body feels and go from

there?

Many thanks!

Carruthers

Wakefield, UK