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Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:36:03 +0000

[...] On not making progress [...]

By: gubernatrix

gubernatrix — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 19:00:53 +0000

In case anyone is interested, I did get those PRs I was after in the end. I managed to fix the issues that were preventing me from getting them a couple of weeks beforehand.

By: gubernatrix

gubernatrix — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:34:35 +0000

Hi Sajini!
I’m still reflecting – partly because I’ve got one more meet this year (next weekend), so the story of this cycle isn’t quite over yet. Need to stay focussed.

I haven’t got any posts planned on staying focussed over Xmas but that’s a good idea for a post. You could also pose the question to Dan John in the Q&A.

By: Sajini

Sajini — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:30:20 +0000

Gubes, how are you feeling now you’ve had a chance to reflect?

What’s the training plan of action?

Also, do you have any posts on staying focused over Xmas?

By: sumoman

sumoman — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:40:44 +0000

I was attempting to explain in scientifical terms that a mere ±1¼% variation in daily/weekly strength may have been enough to swamp a modest 2.5 kg gain on a 100 kg lift… modest gains are most prone to swamping. In a cycle such variations are less important because if you underperform one week there is always the next week. I was hoping that this calculation might cheer you up from any perceived ‘failure’.

By: gubernatrix

gubernatrix — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:29:23 +0000

Maybe we have our wires crossed or maybe (which is more likely) I just haven’t understood you, but I was planning to go for 102.5kg in the squat and 62.5kg in the bench which would be 2.5kg over my competition PRs and, I believe, do-able. But it doesn’t always go the way it should on meet day. One doesn’t always miss a lift through lack of pure strength, as any competitive powerlifter will tell you (and maybe you know that yourself).

By: sumoman

sumoman — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:18:07 +0000

If your variation in strength per day is ±1¼% and you last competed at -1¼% and prior to that competed at +1¼% then you would need greater than a 2½% gain (2½ kg on a 100 kg lift) to ensure a new PR. Of course if your variation in strength per day is ±2½% then you would need greater than 5 kg gain on a 100 kg lift to ensure a new PR.

By: gubernatrix

gubernatrix — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:36:42 +0000

@ sumoman: I was aiming for PRs in the squat and the bench. Even 2.5kg extra is a PR.

By: sumoman

sumoman — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:48:43 +0000

I’ve just noticed that you said that you didn’t really expect much gains and from your postscript it seems like you are trying to get strong at everything… I have that problem too.

By: sumoman

sumoman — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:42:30 +0000

Presumably you knew beforehand that you were not on for any gains at the latest contest? By which I mean that you would be able to tell from your training poundages?