17 Apr Brian Carroll | 10/20/Life Combo day Week 10 | Mini Meet | 955 Squat, 735 bench, 635 deadlift
I’m looking at doing a tune-up meet this spring to knock off some rust, dial-in some details and make a final-last run for the WPO this coming November. I don’t quite know where I stand since I haven’t competed in over a year. I’m a realist-a lot can change in a year.
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This final week, week 10. I had to combine all of my last warm-ups into one training day. I had to go out to Vegas for work, and this is always a good simulator for a meet day. I dubbed it a mini-meet about ten years ago.
In my book 10/20/Life: I suggest last warm-ups for squat at 14 days, bench 12 days and deadlift no closer than ten days out. This ensures proper hyper-compensation from a brutal cycle and adequate recovery. I have no clue why some lift heavy on meet week, but whatever. We aren’t all the same, for sure.
I have to say everything felt pretty good. At this point in prep, things are slower than usual, biceps tendonitis flares up and overall, my body typically feels pretty bad. I think this is where nutrition and supplementation really play a factor here. If you’re eating a crappy inflammatory diet, you’ll likely feel worse than if you were eating better. Not always, but in my case, it’s been true.
I want to thank the guys for the help and staying late for me! Ben Sheard, one of our newest additions came up from Ft Lauderdale to give me a hand as well.
The purpose of this training cycle is: 1. Get back in shape. 2. Determine what I need to work on between now and the WPO. 3. Make sure I still have ‘it.’
No matter what, I’m happy with this cycle and how far I’ve come since December/Jan.
More to come soon!
Brian Carroll
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