So, what is this blog about?

I started powerlifting at the beginning of the year, with the goal of doing a competition by the end of the year.

And I’m going to be, at the end of October. That means I’m roughly 11 weeks out. And I don’t really have a plan. To be honest, I don’t really know what I’m doing or even if I’m doing it “right.”

I’m gonna use this as a place to track my progress throughout these 11 weeks and beyond. But its not just gonna be on a physical level. I really want to start working on my inner self too. I recently turned the big 3-0, and I’ve been taking stock about where I’m at mentally, emotionally, spiritually… Frankly, I’m not impressed.

Personal development, for me at least, has always been closely tied to my spiritual practice, which if you haven’t concluded by the title of this blog, includes witchcraft (more on that in another post). Here’s something I’ve noticed: The more I train for powerlifting, the more spiritual I feel; the more spiritual I feel, the more I want to improve upon myself; the more I want to improve upon myself, the more I want to train.

It’s a cycle! I feel like this realization shouldn’t have surprised me as much as it did, self actualization through physical exertion isn’t a new concept (hello yoga).

GOALS

Alright, so here’s what I want for the competition:

• Squat: 225lbs
• Bench: 125lbs
• Deadlift: 275lbs

Also, I want to be overall more well rounded in my fitness ( I hate cardio but I understand its good for me).

The personal development goals are a bit harder to define, they include abstract feelings like happy and successful. But I’ve made myself some guidelines to hopefully put me in the right direction (I’m including training/fitness stuff in this list as well)

• Eat clean most of the time
• When you don’t eat clean, don’t binge
• Yoga 3-5 days per week
• Go for a 30 minute walk 3-5 days per week
• Go for a hike on the weekends
• Weight training sessions 1.5-2 hours 5 days per week
• Create a morning routine
• Create an evening routine
• Get my ass into bed by 9pm (I dont have to go to sleep right away, but no phone or TV)
• USE MY PLANNER
• Meditate daily

Again, these are just guidelines for me until I have more of a concrete plan (its occured to me that maybe I don’t really need one of those). I’ll probably add more to it as time goes on.

I hope this gives a general idea of what the blog is going to be about and isn’t too all over the place.

Thanks for reading!

The Powerlifting Witch