Restarting HLM After Meet

[JimtheConquerer]

Hey Coaches! Did my first "meet" on Friday and set some new 1RMs. How should I structure my return to heavy day on an HLM template? It's been a few weeks since I've followed the HLM template as I was driving intensity up and volume down.

I was thinking dropping my squat and bench press numbers to 80% for 3x5 and deadlift down to 85% for 1x5 based off my competition maxes.

Meet results:
Squat: 425
BP: 255 (failed at 275 a bit too aggressive)
Deadlift: 435
Body weight: 220

Thanks!

[Steve Hill]

What were your 3x5 numbers for each of the lifts before the meet?

Why do you think we're going to agree to go off percentages of 1 RM, when what we really only ever tell you is make your 3x5 go up every two days, then 2x per week, then 1x per week?

[JimtheConquerer]

Hey Steve,
My last set of numbers:
Sq: 3x5x355
B: 3x5x205
DL: 5x355
I have done the program off and on for a few years. This is the highest I've gotten my deadlift, and I had my squats up to 364 after my last reload.

Touché regards the percentages. I tried squatting a few days after the comp, and 325 with crappie form was the best I could muster. lolz. Not sure what happened there!

[Steve Hill]

Hey Steve,
My last set of numbers:
Sq: 3x5x355
B: 3x5x205
DL: 5x355
I have done the program off and on for a few years. This is the highest I've gotten my deadlift, and I had my squats up to 364 after my last reload.

Touché regards the percentages. I tried squatting a few days after the comp, and 325 with crappie form was the best I could muster. lolz. Not sure what happened there!

So, since you now know you're going to take a hit as a result of your PERFORMANCE at the meet, why not just take the Monday following as a light day, and then knock 10% off of your previous 3x5 numbers and run a quick LP back up until you approach a stall again? And by quick- I mean 1.5 weeks (5 sessions).

[JimtheConquerer]

Lessons learned...not sure why I thought I could go heavy the Monday after! Thanks.