Jordan headed to Nottingham to compete at the WRPF Pro, and took the camera with him. The video follows the whole day, from breakfast and the game plan to the warm-up room, the platform and his thoughts afterwards back at ZeroW.
The build-up
Jordan made weight at 108.8kg for the 110kg class. He only needed a small water cut, losing about a kilo and a half, so he could be sure of making the class without any stress.
His peak didn't go to plan. He was ill twice, with what he thinks was COVID and then the flu, so his last heavy sessions had to be pulled back. Going in, he didn't really know where his strength was, but he wasn't injured, and he'll always take that.
Thomas Lilley, ZeroW's founder, flew over from Australia to handle Jordan and a couple of his other lifters. It was the first time Jordan had had a handler since 2022, with Thomas wrapping his knees and taking care of everything on the day.
Openers were set at 325kg for the squat, 170kg for the bench and 310kg for the deadlift. The goal was to hit PBs on all three lifts, and if everything lined up, to go for a 900kg total.
Squat
- Warm-up: 225kg in the warm-up room.
- Attempt 2: 345kg, a good lift.
- Attempt 3: 355kg, given no lift for depth with two red lights.
Bench
Jordan went three from three on the bench, finishing with 182.5kg on his third attempt and three white lights.
Deadlift
- Warm-ups: 270kg, then 290kg.
- Attempt 2: 325kg, a good lift.
- Attempt 3: 332.5kg, missed on strength.
The result
Jordan went seven from nine for an 852.5kg total.
Back at ZeroW, his verdict was that it was "an okay day". He went in with bigger expectations after how his training had been going. The illnesses probably didn't help, but he doesn't see them as the reason he fell short. By the time you're peaking, you're not getting any bigger or stronger. You're practising the lifts, hitting the standards and making sure your effort lands in the right place, and he felt he ticked those boxes. What the prep didn't do was help him gain body weight, which was one of his goals.
By the third deadlift he was burnt out after a long day. But the big positive was finishing in one piece. At 35, with a lot of competitions behind him, that counts as a win.
What's next
Jordan has a new training block planned, and it's the start of a new series on the channel: Come Train With Me. He'll explain how to build a training plan when you don't have a competition coming up, and you can follow along as he does it. The focus will be general training, building muscle and getting bigger and stronger, so he's in a better position next time he competes.
Thinking about competing yourself? Read our Kilo Classic III recap to see what a ZeroW competition looks like, and subscribe on YouTube so you don't miss Come Train With Me.
