Originally Posted by
Chebass88
I would also recommend dropping the bench. At this point, all of your training energy should be towards practicing the actual lifts you'll do (IMO).
Yes, spend more time on the push press. The jerk can take a little while to learn. Regarding how to use the push press- I would use a "make it / take it" approach. Let's say you start with a double at 180lbs. If you make it, you get to increase to 190. If you make that, the next set would be 200. And so on until you couldn't do any more. And then drop the weight to something you can do easily and crank out a few sets of as many as possible. For example, let's say you miss at 230lb - you can probably do quite a few reps at 180. The goal is to learn how to increase weight and lift heavier with the push press, especially since you aren't used to it.
Also, how will the competition be structured - is it all on the same day? If it is, you should begin learning how to lift maximally on multiple lifts in one day. Basically, you have to warm up for each lift, so pick a warmup routine & stick with it. You'll likely need to eat between lifts, so it might be good to find some foods that work well for you. Honey, fruit, peanut butter & banana sandwiches, etc. You have 2 months, or 8 weekends between now & then. This gives you an opportunity to run three "mock meets" every other week, with the competition on the final week. You'll learn if your warmups are adequate, how much weight you can move, whether you are fueled appropriately, etc. You'll also learn what you need to practice to get ready for the competition.
It sounds like fun! Hope it works out well for you.