Hey Jay, I'm 21 years old coming up on my first meet next Saturday and i was wondering what do you do as far as training for the week leading up to the meet. people have been telling me i should take the entire week off and do nothing but it seems kind of counter productive to me.
Hey Jay, I'm 21 years old coming up on my first meet next Saturday and i was wondering what do you do as far as training for the week leading up to the meet. people have been telling me i should take the entire week off and do nothing but it seems kind of counter productive to me.
Dude, my apologies for not seeing this sooner. I hope your meet went well.
I like to take my last heavy deadlift at LEAST 10 days out and my last heavy squat at LEAST 7 days out. I say least in capitals because…that a minimum, which many consider to be not long enough, but sometimes ill go longer than that.
The main thing is that I want to feel like i NEED to lift some weights or I'm going to go crazy. When i used to train 6-7 days a week, i'd take 3-4 days off, …it would make me feel like a caged animal. I always want to feel like that on competition day.
How do you expect to run with the wolves at night if you spend all day stuntin with the puppies?
Dude, my apologies for not seeing this sooner. I hope your meet went well.
I like to take my last heavy deadlift at LEAST 10 days out and my last heavy squat at LEAST 7 days out. I say least in capitals because…that a minimum, which many consider to be not long enough, but sometimes ill go longer than that.
The main thing is that I want to feel like i NEED to lift some weights or I'm going to go crazy. When i used to train 6-7 days a week, i'd take 3-4 days off, …it would make me feel like a caged animal. I always want to feel like that on competition day.
Thanks for the reply anyway! I wanted to total 1500 ended up with 1460.. not bad for my first meet I suppose. Just made me hungry for more! Im doing Boss of Bosses 2 in August so I'll take your approach then and hopefully get at least 1700!
Thanks for the reply anyway! I wanted to total 1500 ended up with 1460.. not bad for my first meet I suppose. Just made me hungry for more! Im doing Boss of Bosses 2 in August so I'll take your approach then and hopefully get at least 1700!
Nice. I'll see you there dude. Good luck with your training.
How do you expect to run with the wolves at night if you spend all day stuntin with the puppies?
Hey Jay! Been following your training a long time now and the CAT progression really intrigues me. I've read up on it and watched videos etc and tried to program something similar to your approach but honestly, I still feel a little lost with it all.
I've seen the way that you do it and the way Sam does it but still not quite got to grips with it.
Do you do online coaching? I'm not going to be competing for a while so I figure why not use this time to learn a new way of training... Plus heavy stuff sucks all the time!
I usually do around 25 minutes of work.
I prefer to use loads in the 60-65 percent range.
I like rep ranges between 3-5 reps. Usually 5's…3's only when I'm feeling really good( usually my first rep or two aren't the best reps)
I do 30 seconds of rest per rep performed…i.e. 5 reps equals 150 second rest…..(this is loosely followed though..sometimes ill go faster or slower depending on how I'm feeling and how the bar is moving)
No less that 5 sets….no more than 10…. 5 ofter feels like too little and 10 sometimes feels like to much….so 7-8 seems to be my sweet spot.
each rep is done one at a time to practice perfect technique (Sam and Dr squat are different on this).
I use it as a way to keep my work capacity up, to squat without using heavy weights to avoid injury, to practice squatting….to maintain strength….drilling technique. practice practice practice
How do you expect to run with the wolves at night if you spend all day stuntin with the puppies?
Just saw your new deadlifting video on youtube.
I noticed that after each rep, you release your fingers off the bar and then re-grip when you pull. Is this just a habit? Or is there a science behind it?
I'm thinking about trying it during my next session.
Just saw your new deadlifting video on youtube.
I noticed that after each rep, you release your fingers off the bar and then re-grip when you pull. Is this just a habit? Or is there a science behind it?
I'm thinking about trying it during my next session.
Thanks!
Theres no science to this. I am using straps with an over over grip so after each rep, especially when the bar smacks the ground, my grip loosens a bit. I use straps because i do so many reps and id hate to miss a set due to grip or a tear. Another major issue for me is that i have many friends who have torn their biceps deadlifting AND my left arm doesn't straighten all the way… so i try to avoid using a mixed grip as often as possible.
How do you expect to run with the wolves at night if you spend all day stuntin with the puppies?
For every barbell lift I got world class. And then exceptional and elite for the bodyweight movements. Although they required a 570 lb dip for me to be world class which i thought was a little insane.
Just an interesting thing to check out for those curous how they stack up according to this site.
You've allready helped me out on one of my threads, probebly a year ago but I'm still having the same insues.
I'm an athlete (and i never do any powerlifting) but I'm fasinated by the programming you and other powerlifters use.
Since 2-3years I've made very little progress and I cant really seem te figure out how to progress.
It's hard to log my gymnastics training in to reps/sets, which makes it hard to keep track of training..
I was wondering, how you created a training plan that works for you.
Training frequency, workload/session, compounds/accesories, RPE,...
I've been away from the forum for too long now. Its time to get back to this.
Hit me up with some Q's and lets grow.
Hey Jay! Welcome back brother.
i have a few Questions!!
1. Your opinion on OHP for Increasing Bench Press?
2. How far you your Chin from the bar when Conventional Deadlift?
3.Bar path for Bench Press? straight or Arc?
1. Your opinion on OHP for Increasing Bench Press?
2. How far you your Chin from the bar when Conventional Deadlift?
3.Bar path for Bench Press? straight or Arc?
Hey dude.
1. If it is significantly weaker then it will work. I don't know too many 500 lb pressers who can't ohp at least 300. So lets say as long as you can ohp more than 60% you don't need to work on it. I do a high volume of bench pressing and i like to do handstand work every now and then, so i prefer not to tax my front delts too much. therefore, no ohp for me. BUt if it ever gets significantly weaker, i will, def bring it back up.
2. Im not sure if that is a typo or not?
3. I strive for straight up and back towards the face but its never a straight line on the way up once it gets heavy.
How do you expect to run with the wolves at night if you spend all day stuntin with the puppies?
I watched your video again on how you bench , especially with how you rotate your shoulders...you talked about getting more of a stretch so i tried it out instead of "normal" benching.
Holy shit dude, the stretch is inbelievable...so no questions do far...just a thank you for sharing some wisdom