Lou's Log

[bean counter]

175 is great. Glad to see the improvement.

[Adam Skillin]

Hey Lou, what's your strategy for the last few weeks of training before the meet? Doing some sort of taper or business as usual?

[lou t]

175 is great. Glad to see the improvement.

That's amazing Lou... Really happy to see your progress from your injury! You're a tough dude!!!

thank you both

[lou t]

Hey Lou, what's your strategy for the last few weeks of training before the meet? Doing some sort of taper or business as usual?

Hey Adam, I have to abandon my normal 3 week Taper to accommodate some hurts. So this week I am training below the normal taper intensity. Next week ( the week of the meet) I will:
MOnday
squat x 1 @ last warm up
deadlift x 1 @ last warm up

Tuesday
no training

Wednesday
squat 60% of opener x 2 x2
dl 60% of opener x 2 x 2

No training rest of the week.

Below is my normal Taper FWIW.

3 weeks out:
Day 1 squat
4 sets of 3 @ 85%
4 sets of 3 @ 75%

Day 2 paused bench
4 sets of 3 @ 90
4 sets of 3 @ 85
pull ups
2 sets of 5 bw
rows
2 sets of 5

Day 3 dl
4 set of 3 @ 85%
4 sets of 3 @ 75%
lbbs
4 sets of 3 @ 60 %

Day 4
Paused bench
4 sets of 3 @ 65%
incline bench
rows

2 weeks out
day #1 squat
3 sets of 2 @ 90%
3 sets of 2 @ 80%

Day #2 paused Bench
3 sets of 2 @ 95%
3 sets of 2 @ 90%
pull ups
1 set of 5 bw
Rows
1 set of 5

Day #3 dl
3 sets of 2 @ 90%
3 sets of 2 @ 80%
lbbs
3 sets of 3 @ 60%

Day #4
Paused bench
2 sets of 3 @ 70%
incline bench
2 sets of 3 @ 75%
rows
1 set of 3

Final Week
Day #1 squat
3 sets of 3 @ 45%

Day #2 bench
3 sets of 3 @ 45%

Day #3 DL done on wednesday if meet is on sunday.
3 sets of 3 @ 40%
lbbs
3 sets of 3 @ 25%

[tdood]

Great job on your bench, Lou! I forgot you were doing the Brooklyn meet, see you there!

[lou t]

Thanks MG. My plan is simple, each session I aim to increase the reps (3 to 5) on the lighter weights and continue to push the weight on the singles. At the same time reducing the number of overall sets.

[Adam Skillin]

Hey Adam, I have to abandon my normal 3 week Taper to accommodate some hurts. So this week I am training below the normal taper intensity. Next week ( the week of the meet) I will:
MOnday
squat x 1 @ last warm up
deadlift x 1 @ last warm up

Tuesday
no training

Wednesday
squat 60% of opener x 2 x2
dl 60% of opener x 2 x 2

No training rest of the week.

Below is my normal Taper FWIW.

3 weeks out:
Day 1 squat
4 sets of 3 @ 85%
4 sets of 3 @ 75%

Day 2 paused bench
4 sets of 3 @ 90
4 sets of 3 @ 85
pull ups
2 sets of 5 bw
rows
2 sets of 5

Day 3 dl
4 set of 3 @ 85%
4 sets of 3 @ 75%
lbbs
4 sets of 3 @ 60 %

Day 4
Paused bench
4 sets of 3 @ 65%
incline bench
rows

2 weeks out
day #1 squat
3 sets of 2 @ 90%
3 sets of 2 @ 80%

Day #2 paused Bench
3 sets of 2 @ 95%
3 sets of 2 @ 90%
pull ups
1 set of 5 bw
Rows
1 set of 5

Day #3 dl
3 sets of 2 @ 90%
3 sets of 2 @ 80%
lbbs
3 sets of 3 @ 60%

Day #4
Paused bench
2 sets of 3 @ 70%
incline bench
2 sets of 3 @ 75%
rows
1 set of 3

Final Week
Day #1 squat
3 sets of 3 @ 45%

Day #2 bench
3 sets of 3 @ 45%

Day #3 DL done on wednesday if meet is on sunday.
3 sets of 3 @ 40%
lbbs
3 sets of 3 @ 25%

Good stuff, Lou. Thanks for sharing.

[slowmotion]

I am impressed how quickly your bench is improving!

[Bergstedt]

Great work! 175 is really good considering the circumstances!

Be sure to have someone film you on your platform so we can get in on some of the action from the meet.

[lou t]

I am impressed how quickly your bench is improving!

thank you