Hello
After next Wednesday, if i calculated it correctly i have approximately 7 weeks before my first powerlifting meet on July 13th. Next Wednesday is also relevant because my gym is holding a “pound club” meeting where its essentially a mock powerlifting meet. I have been running the 12 week strength template for the mock meet at my gym but the gym told me that they moved the dates of the LB club meeting and they usually hold it every 3rd week of the month but this week for weird reasons its the second week of the month so the program was cut short, I essentially went from week 9 to 12.
Main question is what i should do for the 7/8 weeks leading to the meet. I have a couple of options
Two days after mock meet, begin running deload week and start with week 5/6 of the strength template the following week and go back into the volume phase but with less back off sets.
Run one block of group programming and then run the peaking template.
Dont compete in the gym meet and focus on the powerlifting meet and adjust programming accordingly.
I’ve been reflecting on this for the last 2-3 weeks taking in different options and what to do but i havent been able to come to a conclusive point.
I’m confused. You have a powerlifting meet July 13 (9 weeks out) and then a mock meet next week (1 week out)?
I don’t think I’d do anything for the mock meet other than not train the 2 days before it if you want to do it. I’d then do normal days 3 and 4 after that. If you’re in group programming then I would do that programming over anything else. I guess I’d want further clarification here before commenting further.
So change of plans, my sister is gonna need help moving next week so im not gonna be doing the mock meet. So now my full focus is just on the meet in July.
I am not currently in Group programming but my plan was just to use one or two weeks of its programming (september 2018) as a deload period before jumping back onto the strength template. I kinda just feel like i need a week or two off of doing singles because my wrist and right shoulder have been nagging me after squat singles and been a bit detrimental to my bench single.