Hopefully everyone is
excited and prepared for the upcoming meet on March 31st.
Success is where
Preparation meets Opportunity. You have prepared, now is your opportunity to
perform.
I have
prepared a 6 month plan for after the meet, if anyone wants to follow along you are more than
welcome. Below are the highlights of the plan:
a.
The first 3
months leading into Summer will be a “Repetition Cycle,” as practiced by Louie
Simmons and Westside Barbell. What this means is that we will be substituting
our Dynamic lifts at 50% for Repetition work. The difference between the two is
that Dynamic work is performed at 50%-60% for 8-10 sets of 2-3 reps – whereas Repetition
work is performed for 4 sets (after warmup), taking each set to failure with a
minimum of 12-15 reps per set. The basis of this cycle is to build Muscle Mass and
Cut weight for “General Physical Preparedness” as Louie calls it.. I just call
it “Looking good for the summer.”
In
addition, Westside firmly believes that not all “Big Muscle” people are strong,
however if you want to be strong – you must have “Big Muscle” .. this is why we
are cycling in the repetition method. Our Max effort days and Accessory work will
stay mostly the same, but I will be mixing in some different exercises to keep
things fresh.
b.
The second 3
months we will revert back to “Strength-Speed Cycle,” utilizing the Dynamic
Days that we have been used to for the last 4-5 months. This will build optimum
power and strength on top of the lean muscle mass we have built the last 3
months.
We will be scheduling in
De-Load weeks roughly every 6-8 Weeks, as you should as well. I realize this is
not a perfect world, and not everyone can follow the schedule to the “T” .. I
will be posting the workouts on www.LakevillePowerlifting.com
for each month, so you can follow along, but feel free to modify and move the
de-load weeks around as you or your family see fit.
Bottom line – Have fun,
cut up for the summer, build some strength, and STAY STRONG.
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