08/12/2026
Coaching recap: Jesse Norman
7/9
S: 317.5kg
B: 197.5kg
D: 300kg (2.5kg PR)
T: 815kg (-2.5kg total)
This was my first meet with Jesse, the main purpose was to test the programming, and collect a lot of data going into Michigan States. Overall we got exactly what we wanted from this meet even while leaving a lot of kilos on the platform.
Squat:
Squats helped show how much grit & resilience Jesse had. Unexpectedly, getting depth calls to go our way became an issue and Jesse had to hit his 3rd attempt to stay in the meet. Overall, I think we had the strength for near a PR squat on the day but most importantly we were able to stay in the meet. Squats big learning on prep was that Jesse’s secondary day needs to be even more sub maximal than expected to keep him healthy.
Bench:
After the unfortunate calls on squats we kept bench a little more conservative, hindsight is 20/20, Jesse obviously had 200kg on the day but after fighting shoulder issues most of prep. We will take the win of him smoking 197.5.
Deadlifts:
While 300kg did not give him a total PR on the day, Jesse has spent years trying to eclipse the 300kg deadlift barrier and he smoked it on the day! The switch from sumo to conventional helped a ton, just need to clean up lockout going into states and make sure our grip can hold up while we push towards a 700lb deadlift!
USA Powerlifting Michigan States should have a fun primetime battle and the goal is to have Jesse in the thick of it, big S/O to Andrew for handling Jesse and making sure he kept momentum from this meet high!
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