Deadlift Comp Day After Full Comp

Training Powerlifting
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Anyone done it ??

My deadlift is always a little off if I can nail a near max squat, so have been training deads the same days as squats. Think that is helping.

In the comp I look like I may do full lift Sunday and DL Monday (although full schedule not out and they could move the masters around, (usually to midnight )

my sumo is near my conventional although not as predictable, so was wondering if to get the best overall result, I should sumo on Sunday and conventional Monday or conventional Sunday Sumo Monday.

Would like to be near my best training maxes, but want to look after my back, … be kind of dumb hurting my self after so long, keeping my back okay.

No real competition, just pride to not make the old man look too old

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I wouldn’t. After a full meet the only thing I want to do is eat four quarter pounders and then sleep for two days.

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[quote]Alrightmiami19c wrote:
I wouldn’t. After a full meet the only thing I want to do is eat four quarter pounders and then sleep for two days.[/quote]

and of course I wouldn’t either, but I have a worlds in my city next month, GPA, I am a master, I may win, and why not win two worlds instead of one.

I mean with that many worlds these days, that and $3.50 will buy a cup of coffee, but to Mr & Mrs normal, a WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP !!! sounds so impressive

so can someone try and give me some input … please

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I’d say give it a go. Pull your typical meet style both days, see what happens, and let us know.

Don’t get psyched out mentally or overthink it.

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How do you usually pull up (24 hours) after a max effort deadlift? You should be right to go again as long as you don’t smash down 5 pizzas and a keg of beer in celebration of your first event.

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[quote]tsantos wrote:
How do you usually pull up (24 hours) after a max effort deadlift? You should be right to go again as long as you don’t smash down 5 pizzas and a keg of beer in celebration of your first event.[/quote]

I usually don’t deadlift two days in a row, I can actually guarantee that I have never deadlifted 2 days in a row, let alone squat max on day one.

With Championships having single lift comps held in conjunction with three lift comps, but held on different days (maximises viewing revenue) it is happening more often, I was just hoping someone else has been the guinea pig.

Guess next week in training I’ll try it, I will have almost three weeks before the comp, so hopefully I should be okay.

but if anyone has done it please let me know

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I’ve never done it before but I’d suggest a few things. If you’re main goal is to pr total I’d go with whatever pull you’re stronger with and see which one feels better the next day. If you want to pr deadlift I’d go with sumo on sunday as I can recover from them faster (as I think most others can as well?) and they’ll put less strain on your low back.

That being said, if you’re only goal is to win both do the lightest deadlift possible to give your best chances of recovering. In other words, if you don’t have any competition and you just want to say you won, make your opener 135 or something stupid light and pass on your other two attempts so you’re as fresh as possible. If you do have close competition try to win obviously but don’t try to be a hero if you don’t have to is all I’m saying.

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Following on what was basically sound advice, I thought I would give it a run through, three weeks out. Yesterday squatted and DLed, was not really on, had done too much home maintenance day before. Today came back and DL 10 kgs less than yesterday, conventional. Then pulled 5 kgs less than yesterday with Sumo. The conventional today was hard the sumo was fine, (although anything that breaks the floor feels fine to me, a few kgs more and it could feel nailed)

So on a regular day my sumo would be three reps while conventional would be five reps at same weight, but day after max single squat a triple at 88% and working up to my opener in the deadlift, my sumo was at least 5kgs more.

So lets see how that goes come comp day.

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Comp was last Sunday and Monday. I peaked better, I have been having trouble adjusting to peaking at 59 60, I last competed back in 1984, prior to 2013.

Had a 180kg dead for 5, in training but only 3 done same day as squats, after squats.

Had a best of 180 squat done 4 weeks out which was my last max out workout. 9 days before comp did a 160 off warmups of 70, 100, 120, to be prepared for all the heavier younger guys hogging the platform doing countless sets for an hour before the comp. (which is what happened)

In the comp got a 70, warm up and a 100, before doing countless singles on 120. Did one a quarter hour before going on at 9.30 and asked them about a start time. At 9.20 was told unofficially 10-15 minutes, so judged 20-25 and did a 120 at or near 10-12 minutes until it started at 10.00. Sank a low 150, as the first guy up is usually judged harshest, then went 172.5 and finished with 177.5. Have been around a 180 in training several times over last 3 years but never there when comps rolled around so was very happy with that. Did token bench and made 175 Conventional dead easy but 190 right side stayed glued to floor left side felt easy. No misload it has happened before, in comps not sure why. The 175 had felt very easy so went again and moved myself about 2 1/2" to the right. Right hand, left hand, feet everything. Pulled it up, had trouble balancing it but made it nicely.

Back next day, felt good in morning but got stiffer throughout day. Warmed up and then told not to start as the flight on platform Green had to complete before platform gold could start. We had Lillybridge Benny, Bolton etc, so they wanted only one platform running at the end. So started other platform first. So did lots of singles about every 10 -12 minutes with anything between 120- 160 I could find available. Went Sumo as planned, pulled 160, 170 and 175 easy was hoping for a 4th around 185 but dropped my 175 from mid shin, tore a callous and was redlighted. Now I know why you drop the bar when they tear. If not for doing so many warmups it would have been fine, noticed a blister starting on my right thumb as well.

The strange thing was the Sumos felt easier than my conventional and nothing like my Sumos in training. The texas bars diameter made hooking easy, the flex helped my start, and not going heavy in weeks in squats and deads had my flexibility mobility as good as it has been in 20+ years. Did one conventional at 140 in the warmup, to see if it was feeling okay, had pain in both lats, and lower back felt very poor. The sumos all felt great. When I am squatting heavy I cannot get this loose.

So my recommendation is if you must do a full comp and DL the day after, and your sumo and conventional are close. Try conventional day one and sumo day two.