Michael Schneider
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Hy guys.
My powerlifting meet is over and it was amazing. I squatted 242,5kg which is a 2,5kg meet pb and austrian record.
I benched 150kg easily. Called 161 for my 3rd attempt but i didn’t hear the press command because the crowd was going crazy.
And the deadlift was pretty much the most impressive thing i’ve ever done in my life. I hit 260 in my 3rd attempt which is 5kg more than i’ve ever pulled. I was the last one lifting. The crowd was going crazy and i smoked that one. My buddy Stefan Kienzl came running and said “Call a 4th attempt.”
We called 265. But because i was already the last one lifting i had to follow myself. They gave me 2mins to catch my lift and oh boy this was a tough one. I already got it but just before the lockout i could feel my left biceps snap. It’s not totally gone. I think it’s just a few fibres. We will see during the next few days. But hell yeah it was worth it. -
I love inov8! Flat and hard. No pressure gets lost!
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Tomorrow is D-day! I can’t wait to tell you something new about lifting. Resting updates are not that interesting! ???? Tried to strech a lot during the last week of rest! I’m a little bit afraid how my ellbows will feel. I hope they are healed up a lot and I can get at least a decent bench press!
I’m also a little nervous about my squats. Squatting in wraps is always a little tricky when somebody else is wrapping your knees. There is a time factor involved. You don’t want them to long on your knees but you also shouldn’t be in a hurry! My buddy Kevin Stütz is going to wrap me tomorrow. I love him because he is all focused and not nervous when he is wrapping me and when we are done nobody gets me more fired up than he does! And i need to lift with emotion to bring my max! He is the one in my corner! -
Hy Gavin!
Back in the day when I had a regular job (now I own a gym) I used to train early morning too. I liked to train fasted because I dind’t like the feeling of having eaten very close before my workout. This always spoiled my workouts because the food took so much blood in my stomach to digest that I even got a better pump training fasted. Just a good protien or aminos and i went straight to the gym. For me the most tricky thing was to get enough fluid in before my workouts. I tried to drink at least 1,5 liters of water before my workouts and the same amount during to be hydrated and have a good pump.
Sometimes even when it’s not the best solution in theorie it may be the best option for you! Because I loved the silence in the gym during my early morning workouts and start the day doing something for myself and not for anybody else! I hated training in the evening. I was already tired from a whole the of work and training late always impaired my quality of sleep!
I think the fasted weight training will not effect your lean up phase because this is a matter of total calories consumed during the day. If you are in a deficit you are going to loose weight but I would give it a try anyways. Maybe you like it! -
2 days out! Tomorrow will be my 8th of no training which is the longest break i’ve ever had the last 15 years i’ve been lifting. Can’t wait to hit the platform!
After the competition the plan is the get 2 months into real offseason mode with a good caloric surplus and then I’m gonna start my prep for the NABBA Universe. Can’t wait to see how my body has changed from a year of powerlifting! I think I’ve gained a lot of density especially form the back!
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I would say the split is very individual. Give it a try. And if you like it, you can recover from it and have progression in your lifts stay with it. And if you hit a plateau change from that point on and analyze.
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Feeling better now every day. Also my quality of sleep is getting better again. When my sleep quality drops this is always a sign of overtraining for me. But last few days i got 6-7h at night which isn’t always the case with a little kid. And a nap in the afternoon. I also realized that my condition is getting a lot better without significant changes in my diet. Now i’m really fired up to lift on Saturday.
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Hy. It was the same for me. Did yates style training for many years and switched to jp style training. It’s a pretty similar mindset. I also couldn’t imagine doing a second set. But i really fell in love with it.
Split looking great. I did it the same with the rest days.
With the 2 sets i see it that way. First one is the all out loading set dorian style. The second set i don’t focus that much on progression. I try to do the movement as strict as possible and get a perfect mind muscle connection. I try to feel the muscle as good as i can. But no progression at all costs.
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4th day of rest today and this is the first day I feel significantly better. Felt very beaten the last few days from all the very heavy sessions of the past weeks. But today i’m really looking forward to competing in saturday.
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I think you can get a pretty good variation even in very poor equipped gym. You can used different grip width or foot placing. You can also vary your rep speed. Just be creative. And maybe you can get a pair of bands. They are not expensive and you can also get a different stimulation.
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I don’t say that they don’t work. Maybe the work better for powerlifting but it’s just a personal preference. I love to test my balls when i lift ????
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Last year i did a view cycles 5 3 1 from jim wendler which i really like for strength and hypertrophy also. I love to train all out balls to the wall.
That’s why i hate classic 3 sets of 5 powerlifting programms etc.
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Training wise i did a classic ppl split my whole offseason with 3 different cycles. Just like jordan does. The last 8 weeks i changed to a 4 days a weeks split where i did the big lifts with 2 push variations a week and accessories afterwards.
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This is the first time that i’m goimg to weigh in 2h before the meet. Last year before the worlds o had a 24h weigh in. But that’s not a big deal.
I kept my offseason weight between 83 and 84kg because i wanted to stay pretty lean. I don’t believe in big changes during the final week. Or even worse a water cut because this would lead to lack of performance and is also dangerous. I just started bringing down my weight slowly about 4 weeks out and try to be a safety kilo below my weight limit.
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I totally agree with Matt. I recognised that I get a lot out of iso work for my arms. I think arms get a lot of heavy loading from your push and pull session. Because of that I think the benefit more from higher reps or longer time under tension. I like all exercises with a very strict setup where it’s almost impossible to cheat trough the motion or help with other muscle groups like shoulders, lower back, etc.
Try to find exercises that cover all your arm muscles. E.g.: overhead extensions for the long head of your triceps which will give you a nice hanging tricpes in the front and back double biceps shot. I’m also a big fan of hammer curls. They hit the brachialis with pushes the biceps and triceps further apart and will add good size to your arms!