Brian Carroll | 10/20/Life precontest| Week 3 Day 1 | Squat and deadlift with video

I've recently switched to a pre-contest approach using the 10/20/Life method. I've only been back to training for about 25 weeks, and shoulder has been cooperative, with very few roadblocks and setbacks. Huge thanks to Andrew Lock for the help in my shoulder progressions and understanding a better way to incorporate more efficient cervical, thoracic, and rotator/shoulder training into my approach. Blue and I will be competing in December to qualify for the WPO Semi-finals/XPC Worlds. I need to achieve a top 30 by a coefficient (Glossbrenner) to qualify. The goal is not to peak for this meet, but to get a total. Blue will be joining me as he attempts to qualify for the XPC meet, Arnold weekend-- the day after the WPO men compete.

Over the next couple of weeks, I’ll be adding in more Inzer gear here and there but will not be doing as much gear as I have in the past. For this cycle, I’m going to get in my gear less for a few reasons I outlined here in this video. I’ll do some raw work some weeks only, others I’ll do partially equipped, some weeks overly equipped. For example: Week 1 was raw, Week 2, briefs and wraps. Week 3, this week is full gear. Felt good to get back into gear. Here’s how the session went. PS – I didn’t bench last week as I was on vacation. I think the extra rest did me good, so we will see later tonight when I bench for the first time in 2 weeks.

Week 3, Day 1 Saturday’s Squat & DL Session 10.12.19

Normal 10/20/Life Warm-up

Training:

  • Squat with 300+lbs of chain. Top set of 750 plus Chain
  • Deadlift, Rack pull from the Knee: 745×2 (no belt)
  • Belt squat: 5×5 to 4 plates
  • Sled drag: 2 trips (trying not to go too ballistic)

*gear used:

Inzer Atomic Knee wraps 3.0M

Predator Size 46 3ply with grid

Leviathan Ultra Pro Size 3xl

Inzer 13mm Inzer Forever Belt Red+White+Blue size XL

Inzer knee Sleeves XT size XL 

Something was different about the chains this week; maybe they were loading quicker or unloading less, but this week it was heavy. I worked up to a 730 and 750 single on the squat in full gear. It wasn’t bad. The hardest part was getting used to the pressure again. All of my gear, every single piece is brand new, so that in and of itself is a learning curve.

For the deadlift, we pulled from the rack to feel some weight. The top set I worked up to was not that bad, 750 felt good in my hands and grip felt solid, so thats good. Comparatively, I need to be well into the 9s by meet time to ensure my grip and lockout is where it should be.

After this upcoming deload, I will likely move to the straight bar. We will see. I’ll likely really unload the chain weight to just a little bit, just to keep me moving the bar fast but much more bar weight.

I’m happy with this session as I accomplished what I needed. Like I said in my last post, I’m optomistic about my next couple of meets and looking forward to seeing how it pans out. Either way, I’ll learn something.

The following two tabs change content below.
Avatar photo

Brian Carroll

Brian is a world-class powerlifter with over two decades of elite and pro-level powerlifting under his belt. Coming back from a devastating back injury in 2012 that broke multiple bones and that most experts said he would never recover from, he has returned to the pinnacle of world-class lifting (while 100% pain and symptom-free) and is now dedicated to helping others avoid the same mistakes that he made in the past through private and group coaching in Jacksonville, FL. Brian’s impressive recovery has given him the opportunity to teach and deliver talks to physical therapists, chiropractors, medical doctors, professional strength & conditioning coaches and experts from all facets of sport, on how to avoid injury, while building anti-fragile strength and resilience in athletes.
No Comments

Sorry, the comment form is closed at this time.

Contact Brian Carroll

Contact
Brian Carroll


Take 25% OFF
Your first purchase
Subscribe Now!