The last few months I have worked with a client who did his first meet last weekend.
To say he did well is a gross understatement. He went 9 for 9 with PR's on his squat and bench, and honestly, we undershot his deadlift so badly I am ashamed. I know people talk about leaving a lot on the platform, and most of the time it's to make themselves feel better, but watch his third deadlift here at 500....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyX-Fey1od4&feature=youtu.be
That was his previous best deadlift while he was fresh, and before he started working with me. He pulled it in the meet like an empty bar. He squatted 425 as well, and could have easily done 450.
Here is his write up about the last few months of working together....
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I first worked with Paul in September of 2013; at the time I had a sloppy, nowhere close to depth squat, and a deadlift that wasn't much better. That first three months saw my training loads cut way back while he worked to overhaul my technique. By the end of it I was squatting my previous "PR" correctly, and had increased my deadlift by close to 50 lbs.
Around the beginning of the year I made the decision to enter my first powerlifting meet, the Texas Firefighter Summer Games, so I once again contacted Paul to help me prepare. Over the next six months he utilized his Basebuilding method to get me ready. With his constant coaching on technique, and exceptional ability to program my loads I was basically able to train non-stop until time for the meet. The results of this method blew my mind. I came into the meet stronger than either of us expected setting a 15 lb PR on bench, and a 20 lb on my squat. I totaled 1200 (425s, 275b, 500d), took gold in my weight class, and after every third attempt I knew without a doubt that I had more in me. During that 6 months of basebuilding I only pulled over 400 a handful of times, only squatted 405 twice, and maybe benched 260 once, if that. I'm proof the Basebuilding system works, I consistently worked sub max loads, and still posted 2 PRs, and still left a lot of weight on the platform.
Hey Paul, what kind of lift frequency do you usually have your clients doing? I ask because I progress better and feel more comfortable under a weight when doing the lifts more frequently (about twice a week) but I tend to hit a wall with high volume work even when the weight is quite manageable and I can hit all sets quite easily (especially when it comes to the squat). I think I'm one of those individuals you would classify as "stimulus sensitive". I love high volume work but I just seem to run in place with my poundages and have too many days where my weights move slower than the previous workout when I do it.
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All depends on the person. I make changes based on what I'm seeing each week from them too if I think it's required.
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