MP's PL Meet Training Log

I'm titrdat pretty awesome all the same. Can't wait to learn from your experience. Thanks MP!
Good enough to do what u need for now....god im tired.....waiting for girl to get out o shower...then going to go get new tires for the ride and mayebee gtsome sleep before back to do the job to cook food for the lovely people to eat.
 
^^^^As a cook too ,I know what you have to do every day . Always take pride in your work , and someone will say that was a great meal . Keep cookin ! ~Ogh
 
Thanks man,it motivates to go work tonight from 11_7 am..really does,right now eating the bomb ass sushi and going to sleep.
 
12/12

paused bench 5x135, 5x185, 3x235, 1x285, 1x325, 1x360
pull throughs 3x12 130
hip flexion 3x12 30

360 was a massive grind that I wasn't sure I would get for a couple of seconds. Workout was done after flying back home all day and I'm going to write it off to being jet lagged. Feel like I've been hit by a truck now but I'm sure after about 10 hours of sleep tonight things will be better.

Start a modified Bulgarian method of max daily benching on Monday. I'll likely be at either 350 or 355 to begin with. I have seen two different philosophy's about running this method with one being you attempt to beat your max from the day before each day regardless of how you feel. This leads to lots of misses and my shoulders simply won't stand up to it.

The other method, which I use, is to base your daily max on how you feel that day with the idea being to never come close to missing on your max attempt. I will admit that while I try to follow this I often overshoot a bit while trying to move up in weight from the previous day, very rarely to the point of missing a lift but sometimes leading to grinders which tend to take a lot out of me and I believe cause some shoulder issues as well. I'm going to try to keep myself in check this run to minimize the grinders.
 
12/13

front squats 5 sets- top set 6x185
leg curls 11x80, 10x90, 8x100
ab pulldowns 15x110, 2x12 120

Trying to fight off a cold and had no energy today. Did the above just to get some blood flowing.
 
12/12

paused bench 5x135, 5x185, 3x235, 1x285, 1x325, 1x360
pull throughs 3x12 130
hip flexion 3x12 30

360 was a massive grind that I wasn't sure I would get for a couple of seconds. Workout was done after flying back home all day and I'm going to write it off to being jet lagged. Feel like I've been hit by a truck now but I'm sure after about 10 hours of sleep tonight things will be better.

Start a modified Bulgarian method of max daily benching on Monday. I'll likely be at either 350 or 355 to begin with. I have seen two different philosophy's about running this method with one being you attempt to beat your max from the day before each day regardless of how you feel. This leads to lots of misses and my shoulders simply won't stand up to it.

The other method, which I use, is to base your daily max on how you feel that day with the idea being to never come close to missing on your max attempt. I will admit that while I try to follow this I often overshoot a bit while trying to move up in weight from the previous day, very rarely to the point of missing a lift but sometimes leading to grinders which tend to take a lot out of me and I believe cause some shoulder issues as well. I'm going to try to keep myself in check this run to minimize the grinders.
Very interested in bulgarian methods... crazy ass one year program I would do if I won the lottery. I would pin 20iu's serostim and 100mg tren a day for a year and smoke a carton of cigarettes a day and kill it.
 
[QUOTE="brutus79, post: Are you going to work up to 6- 2 a days a week using standard power lifts instead of olympic lifts?[/QUOTE]

No my schedule (and my shoulders) won't allow it. I will just be working up to a daily bench max and once or twice a week at most doing 2 a days.

Broz would call me a pussy for sure.
 
12/14

light sumo pulls 8x225, 6x275, 3x315, 2x365, 1x405
GHR's 20,20

I feel much better today but still very tight which isn't a good thing when trying to pull sumo even if it is with light weights. Started lower than I normally would trying to get the kinks out. Never really did as my hamstrings felt really tight throughout and my right knee was killing me for no apparent reason.
 
12/15
paused bench 5x145, 5x195, 2x245, 1x295, 1x325, 1x350 back off sets 2x2 315
weighted dips 15x +45, 10x +90
tate presses 2x15 40
bb curls 12x95, 10x115, 9x115, 7x125

Felt fine but tired all day and it was clear from my bench warm up sets that I didn't have much strength today. Everything moved slower than it should have. 350 was slow but not a grind. I'll have about 40 chances to keep moving that number up before the meet.

Backed off on the assistance work as I tried to save what little energy I had for pulling tomorrow.
 
what do you mean by paused bench press? Is it like rest pause?

Paused benches are what you have to do in powerlifting meets. Bar has to be held on your chest until you get the press command. Since I work out by myself I just pause for a one count on my chest before pressing.
 
12/17

Did a couple of sets of light pulls and knew based on how it felt that I didn't have it for the scheduled Coan deadlift program so I called an audible and did the workout scheduled for Wednesday today and will try the Coan program then.

paused bench 5x145, 5x195, 2x245, 1x295, 1x325, 1x352, 2x2 315
dumbbell OHP's 3x10 60
rear delt raises 3x10 60
ab pulldowns 2x15 120, 12x130
hanging ab raises 2x15

Bench moved slow again today. Hoping whatever has been knocking me out since Saturday is about out of my system as it's starting to piss me off.
 
last post should have read 12/16 below is today's workout 12/17

deads 1x315, 1x365, 1x415, 1x455, 1x495, 4x3 415

3 circuits

stiff leg deads 8x225
bent rows 8x225
good mornings 8x185
underhand lat pulldowns 8x210

Wasn't as tight as yesterday but still had no strength. Was supposed to do a double with 495, managed an all out single. Was supposed to do 5 backoff triples with 415 but shut it down after 4 as my lower back was saying no. Assistance work went okay but I was taking plenty of time between sets.

Came down with the chills about an hour after finishing this. Have no idea what the fuck is up as I don't really feel bad just very tired and no strength.
 
Hope you feel better my friend.. I lessened the weight jump building to a pr deadlifting yesterday like you suggested and it worked. Pulled that bitch twice! Thanks!

I notice kipping and burpees are not in your training... any reason?
 
Hope you feel better my friend.. I lessened the weight jump building to a pr deadlifting yesterday like you suggested and it worked. Pulled that bitch twice! Thanks!

I notice kipping and burpees are not in your training... any reason?

Hell yes! That made my morning-pulling a PR twice is strong work. I do bw pull up work virtually everyday between sets particularly when I doing the Bulgarian method for benching to try to somewhat balance out my pushing and pulling reps. I don't bother listing them as I do them between bench sets and really don't keep track of the reps.

Nothing against burpees they just aren't for me. I don't do any HIIT while I'm in a meet training cycle. Outside of meet training cycles my HIIT is generally a combination of farmers carries for distance and prowler pushes.
 
12/18

paused bench 5x145, 5x195, 2x245, 1x295, 1x325, 1x355, 2x2 320
squats 10x135, 10x185, 10x225, 8x275, 5x315, 2x365
leg curls 11x90, 2x10 100
GHR's 2x20

Didn't feel tired at work today for the first time all week. Felt better loosening up also. When 295 flew up I knew I was in good shape. Could have gone higher than 355 but decided to take a long pause instead, it slowed a little at my sticking point which is about six to eight inches off the chest but I had no issues locking it out. Two easy back off doubles at 320 ended the benching.

Squats went surprisingly well. I know 365 isn't much but it is as high as I have gone in a while as my knees haven't allowed any more. Felt pretty good at the end of this session as opposed to last night which wasn't good. After five bad sessions while fighting off something I needed this. Ready to keep moving forward off this.
 
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