# 16 Weeks To Meet

**URL:** <https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/16-weeks-to-meet/3802>\
**Category:** Training Q&A \[Moderated\]\
**Created:** [October 26, 2018, 6:27pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/16-weeks-to-meet/3802 "2018-10-26T18:27:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![one\_more\_jk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.barbellmedicine.com/one_more_jk/32/1101_2.png) [@one\_more\_jk](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/one_more_jk)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2018, 6:27pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/16-weeks-to-meet/3802/1 "2018-10-26T18:27:45Z")

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I just signed up for my first powerlifting meet and have 16 weeks to prepare. I plan on running 12 week strength to prepare. My question is what should I do for the next 4 weeks before starting 12 week? I just ran The Bridge with good results. Should I rerun the first 4 weeks of the bridge or repeat the first 4 of the 12 week strength?

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**Author:** ![Alex\_Kovaleski](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.barbellmedicine.com/alex_kovaleski/32/1297_2.png) [@Alex\_Kovaleski](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/Alex_Kovaleski)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2018, 9:05pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/16-weeks-to-meet/3802/2 "2018-10-26T21:05:28Z")

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If you’re interested, I’d actually recommend running the first four weeks of the GPP Hypertrophy program. It has three weeks of medium/high stress to start, then a fourth low-stress week, which would give you a nice transition into the 12-week strength.