I just finished my my most recent National powerlifting meet and have decided it is time to focus on some personal goals for the time being rather than just prepping for PL comps. With that said My goals over the next year are to balance out my physique, drop my BF down to the 12% range, add about in inch to my arms and calves, and have fun training again ,rather than having a single track mind preparing for big meets.
I will be using the 5/3/1 template and starting with about 85% of my original raw 1rm’s as i am feeling pretty beat up right now from the last 5 months prepping for nationals. I chose 5/3/1 because it is simple , quick and allows me to have lots of variety with my assistance work . So training starts agin on sunday , it is time to have some fun !!!
Current stats
6’2
280
bf 20%
raw numbers
squat 565
bench 320
ohp 225
deadlift 635
suited single ply
squat 721
bench 380
deadlift 689
Nice job. I’m on Week 1. I’m coming off of 18 months on Strong Lifts 5x5 and I’m having trouble getting my reps high, especially on dead lift. You don’t seem to have that problem. I think I’ve just developed a mindset to “get five.”
I can see why that might be ,I have not done more than 4-5 reps on my main lifts for almost 4 years now. I tend to get to the suggested amount and then just think about doing as many singles as I can . I tend to cut of my set when my form really starts to break down. The thing to remember is that the workout calls for a minimum number of reps but who wants to do the minimum ?
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I can see why that might be ,I have not done more than 4-5 reps on my main lifts for almost 4 years now. I tend to get to the suggested amount and then just think about doing as many singles as I can . I tend to cut of my set when my form really starts to break down. The thing to remember is that the workout calls for a minimum number of reps but who wants to do the minimum ? [/quote]
Thanks. I managed to get some higher reps on bench (12) and overhead press (10), but squat and DL I’m really going to have to focus on expanding my capacity for a greater length of time. When the minimum is 3 or 1, I think I’ll be able to push much farther than the minimum. We’ll see next week.