Meet Recap: Abigail competed at PA Holiday Havoc, where the goal was to get a PA Nationals qualifying total that would slot her into Primetime. On the day Abigail was able to finish with a 347lb. squat, 248lb. bench press, and a 463lb. deadlift for a 1058lb. total (480kg). We wanted to get this QT meet out of the way as quickly as possible to set our sights ahead to April, so we did a shortened block and treated this more like a training day. I figured out of all the lifts deadlift would be the least affected by this approach, and that was correct, as just a simple pullback had it incredibly strong on the day. Almost debated loading 474lbs. as I am highly confident it was there, but didn’t want to get too greedy knowing the primary goal was to secure a 470-480kg total and feel in a safe spot for qualifying for Primetime. I held Abigail’s deadlift back at USAPL Nationals too since we had to be somewhat conservative to set up a total to be competitive for the later session, so soon enough we will unleash the full potential. We will have to see who rounds out the roster come April, but there is a good chance Abigail will be in the hunt for that National Championship, and I have no doubt she is going to do everything in her power to make that happen!

Division: Open

Weight Class: 63kg

Squat: 347lbs.

Bench: 248lbs.

Deadlift: 463lbs.

Total: 1058lbs.

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