Off-Season Programming, Cutting Weight, Planning for Competition

[WonderCat4Life]

Jordan,

Got it. I think you've given me enough of a framework for moving forward.

1) Cut weight.
2) Train the competition...

[WonderCat4Life]

Jordan,

Thanks for the tips.

1) I'm already in the cutting state of mind and I appreciate your recommendation on this. It helps....

[WonderCat4Life]

Background

Sex: Male
Age: 34
Height: 5'6 1/2
Weight: 199.4
Training Background: 4 sanctioned meets || weight classes:...

[WonderCat4Life]

Thank you very much!

The symptoms are improving on squat and deadlift and the weight on the bar is increasing gradually. I'm still training...

[WonderCat4Life]

1) Pain is normal. It's part of being human.

2) In a powerlifting context, pain can be a product of intensity/volume mismanagement.
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Age: 33

Weight: 175 (165)

Height: 5'6

General barbell training history: 10 years

Competitive powerlifting...

[WonderCat4Life]

Hey, Shannon

I'm a fellow traveler on this low back pain road. Like you, I've been to several chiros, massage therapists, and doctors without...

[WonderCat4Life]

Speaking as someone who is going through this very same experience, I second the daily tracking recommendation and I suggest writing down in a physical...

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Let the RPE auto-regulation do its job and train according to schedule.



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[WonderCat4Life]

Do you (Jordan or Austin) ever program block/rack pulls from above the knee for clients? If so, what's the context?

Brandon

[WonderCat4Life]

It's possible you'll miss some of the overload variations of the 12 week strength. That said, I'm running the Bridge 2.0 OG after having run the 3-day...

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Scheduling in advance specific target numbers for heavy singles, as guided by RPE, has changed my meet prep for the better....

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Bridge 2.0/3.0 is a good option, but if you had success on the Bridge 1.0, you could run it again. You might also pivot to a hypertrophy program. BBM...

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Here's a 2-day/week template I put together as a favor for a friend in independent pro-wrestling. He doesn't particularly like training and he prefers...

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I'm no expert, but I've run BBM's Bridge 1.0, 12 Week Strength template, and Hypertrophy Bias template. I've also read through the HLM (it's more of a...