Issues After CP's Super-Accumulation

Training Powerlifting
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I elected to do Poliquin’s Super-Accumulation Program as kind of a personal challenge to end my summer and for various other reasons. I went balls to the walls for 2 weeks. Felt bad and pretty destroyed but not to the degree Poliquin described. I didn’t really loose my appetite and I never got really moody. Just extremely sore.

My offweek was not followed to the letter as school had started and timing when to eat was challenging. I still tried to stay at it best I could.

However, by about 3 days off I had absolutely no appetite, I have been snapping at people like crazy and have felt awful. I thought the off week was supposed to be when one would feel great?

I took my 5 days off and got amped up to PR.
I almost got stapled during 2 warmup reps with 75% of my max taken before the program. It’s obvious to me I haven’t even come close to full recovery.
(Out of frustration I still set a 25lb deadlift PR, but I think it could have been way more than that if I felt good).

Now I’m at day 7. I tried a widestance bodyweight boxsquat (12") and could barely do it.
The whole program I was doing maximal range of motion. ATG front squats, Deep back squat, Snatch-grip deads on a platform.

My flexibility right now is pitiful and I can’t comfortably full squat. Even on the box squat I had insane amounts of torque in my knees and hips.
I have been stretching, foam rolling, and dynamic flexibility.

Oh and I haven’t actually felt “hungry” in almost a week. I just eat because I look at the clock and know I need to. Then I feel miserable after eating.

Any advice on what to do to salvage my efforts would be greatly appreciated.
With all of the effort that I put in I would love to see some of the amazing gains that I have read about, however at this point I want to just get back training, whether or not I see any special gains.

Thanks guys.

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if i read it right, CP recommended taking at least 40 grams of BCAA’s during workouts. And he also said it was necessary to take at least 2 grams of protein per pound of body weight. Also maybe you didn’t consume enough calories during the off week. idk, my thoughts

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BCAA’s I didn’t follow for the shear cost of taking that many. I’ve taken BCAA’s and didn’t feel a substancial difference so I didn’t read into that so much.

I did the protein and got well beyond it actually. The two weeks of training were probably the most focussed I have ever been on a quality eating plan.

I would say I came up short on my off week calories, I would have been throwing up and loosing what I had eaten if I attempted to eat more most of the week. But yes I definitely could have done better.

It would seem that it is my CNS that is still extremely burned out. My muscles haven’t been all that sore the most part, just a lack of flexibility.

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I’m sorry to hear things didnt workout as planned. Having no appetite on your off week must of been hell. I’m doing the super accumulation program right now… and I’ve been eating like mad, but im only on day 4. After doing only the first few days of the program I could see easily how your CNS could be fried but I would think after a full week off things would be better. Did you get all your hours of sleep everynight while on the program???