Things didn’t go as well as I had hoped and cutting weight affected my performance. I dropped 10.5lbs of weight in a week. The night before the the meet I had to sit in a hot tub for 25 minutes to cut the last few pounds I needed to drop to make weight. After I got out of the hot tub I felt weak and went to bed knowing that might have been a mistake. I weighed over by 3/4 of a pound, but managed to drop the weight and make the 242lbs weight class.
Going forward I will not cut that much weight again. I will make sure to stay at or within a few pounds of contest weight. The 2 hour weigh in used by the USAPL makes it tough to put any weight back on prior to lifting.
I used a Sheiko program in my training for USAPL Raw Nationals. I got stronger, but due to cutting weight, I left a lot on the platform. In training I did an easy 575lbs squat and my goal for Raw Nationals was 600lbs. I started a low carb diet and a block periodization program on Monday August 3. Sheiko worked well, but I got tired of spending so much time in the gym.
Are you getting any help from Landon Evans or any of the other block periodization guys, or did you set your training blocks yourself? Once I get more into RTS I will try to incorporate more accumulation, transmutation and realization blocks. For now, I’m just keeping it simple as possible.
[quote]novaeer wrote:
Nice to see you posting here, Phil.
Are you getting any help from Landon Evans or any of the other block periodization guys, or did you set your training blocks yourself? Once I get more into RTS I will try to incorporate more accumulation, transmutation and realization blocks. For now, I’m just keeping it simple as possible. [/quote]
Thanks, novaeer.
Landon is helping me with my program. When I started my Sheiko program, it was a toss up between RTS, block, and Sheiko. I chose Sheiko because I have wanted to try it for quite a while. After following old school periodization, Westside, 5/3/1, and Sheiko, I saw strengths and weaknesses in them all. That coupled with reading the RTS manual, convinced me that RTS or block is they way to go since you leverage both volume and intensity. I liked the concept of accumulation and feel it is a good way to stay healthy which also lends to longevity in the sport.
I wasn’t paying attention and used 305lbs instead of the 210lbs I should have used. I thought that was sad to only be able to do 8 reps and then 7 reps with 210lbs. After I left the gym I realized and confirmed with Adam that it was actually 305lbs and not the 210lbs I was scheduled to use for my working sets.
Bench Press
135x5
225x5 305x8 ← I realized later that this wasn’t 210.
305x7
I wasn’t paying attention and used 305lbs instead of the 210lbs I should have used. I thought that was sad to only be able to do 8 reps and then 7 reps with 210lbs. After I left the gym I realized and confirmed with Adam that it was actually 305lbs and not the 210lbs I was scheduled to use for my working sets. [/quote]
Bench Press
135x5
225x5 305x8 ← I realized later that this wasn’t 210.
305x7
I wasn’t paying attention and used 305lbs instead of the 210lbs I should have used. I thought that was sad to only be able to do 8 reps and then 7 reps with 210lbs. After I left the gym I realized and confirmed with Adam that it was actually 305lbs and not the 210lbs I was scheduled to use for my working sets.
I really like block periodization so far. I am in the accumulation block now, the purpose of this block is to improve conditioning and fix muscular imbalances. I will start lifting heavy my next block (transmutation).
I have two weeks left in the accumulation block. For those that aren’t familiar with block periodization, it is the training method that Jeremy Frey uses.