Robert Masson
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Hey Hilly, so what is the reasoning behind taking the mk677 pre bed? (im guessing to mimick the gh response when sleeping?) Whats your experience been so far when using it?
Im currently trying to go through all the studies I can find so any insight would be helpful.
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Ive used them in the past and it was really good stuff, from what i’ve seen online they are about double the price of every other brand though so personally i stopped using them just for that reason.
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Sadly there is no better or worse way to do anything, everybody responds differently to each stimulus. Id suggest picking one and trying it for a while then pick the other and try that for a while to see which you respond better to.
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Good to hear, im going to have to request you film every squat or deadlift session over 300kg please haha. When im back in comp mode i may need to make a trip back to croydon and try get a session in, I cant be having a bodybuilder out squatting a powerlifter lol
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It only happens on the way down?? Can you post a video somewhere so we can see whats happening, typically it would be the other way around to where you cant control the way up but can on the way down so im not sure whats going on.
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300kg squat for 8??? Please tell me there is a video somewhere of this?
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my best idea would be to rotate between the big 3 (id include shoulder press as a main strength so really big 4) So first 2 on you’d focus on squat on lower and shoulder press on upper, then next 2 you’d focus on deadlift on lower and bench on upper etc then repeat. That way you can keep it as a 2 on 1 off and it would mimic a basic powerlifting routine.
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Im just half way through your podcast with the muscle mentors, so far the one topic i would love for you to reiterate/expand on is the interaction and reason for test being lower than tren, would this also be relevant for all 19-nors so deca and npp too?
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I think blood flow restriction/occlusion training is supposed to be good in that situation.
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Without any specific details heres a general guide for strength gains,
If your making progress don’t change anything. If your not making progress, if you feel good and fresh then do more volume. If you feel beat up and run down, then do less volume. Usually doing one of those will help adaptations and get you back on track.
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Hey Dean, how would you change this for a female athlete? Or do women even need pct? I am clueless but have a friend who may have messed herself up a bit so just trying to figure things out.
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They have been my got to for the last 3 cycles and I’ve never had anything bad from them.
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yea exactly, so what a session might look like for week 3 and 2. Obviously just with whatever accesory work you want
Week 3. Deadlift Heavy single @ 9rpe followed by 3×1 @90% of your single. 3×6-10 Hamstring curl, 3×6-10 bent over rows, 3×6-10 pulldowns, 2×12-20 bicep curls.
Week 2. Deadlift up to opener. 2×6-10 hamstring curl (@80% of last weeks) or 1x 6-10 at working weight, 2×6-10 bent over row etc etc you get the jist.
week of comp. Mon 70% on squat and bench for 3×3 + very light accessory if you want to. Wednesday 60% on squat and bench for 3×3 + very light accessory if you want to. Sat/Sun compete.
Your basically trying to fine tune the main lifts while dropping fatigue down so your at 100% on the day of the comp.
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One little gem I have found is snatch grip shrugs like a weightlifter. That alongside some heavy pulls did wonders for mine
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Id suggest switching deadlift and squat days if possible, deadlifts trash your back so it will impact your bench and squat workout. Whereas squats are usually easy to recover from so shouldn’t effect you too much. Having day 5 as a light squat and deadlift day may help too, typically most powerlifters do the lifts twice a week so if you can handle it and want to dedicate the training more towards powerlifting its a thought. If you did I would suggest a light day of say pause squats and a speed deadlift followed by your normal leg stuff.
So you can make it as simple or complicated as you like, typically you just want to drop the volume down maybe week 3-4 and intensity the week before the meet.
So something like,
Week 5. Heavy single @ 8rpe followed by 3×3 @ 80% of your single + accessories of your choice
Week 4. Heavy single @ 8.5rpe followed by 3×2 @85% of your single + accessories of your choice
Week 3. Heavy single @ 9rpe followed by 3×1 @90% of your single + accessories of your choice
Week 2. Openers and drop volume of accessory work down. So if your doing 3-4 sets of each accessory just do 2 lighter or 1 still at working weight.
Week 1. Week of CompetitionHopefully that makes sense?