There is a misconception that powerlifting training SEEMS boring, while in fact, this should be far from the truth. Some reasons this may be are:
- Lack of direction in training/not having a goal
- Programme not aligning with your goals
- Tunnel Vision on improving the 1RMs
Alot of these issues can be resolved by an in-depth talk with your coach. In turn, training should be collaboratively changed into a programme that re-ignites your enthusiasm to train. An understanding coach will work with you to keep your engagement high and help you enjoy training again.
The second resolution is by realigning your mindset om training. In powerlifting training, it is fairly common we tunnel vision in on our 1RMs and e1RMS on the big 3. While the primary goal is to always improve these, ignoring progress in other aspects of training will damage our rate of progression. Instead, look for small goals to hit during accessories, backoffs and variations to stay focused and ensure there is minimal loss of effort.
In powerlifting training, we find that our secondary (3ry and 4ry) days are typically set up for the athlete to execute on their primaries, to the best of their ability.
As powerlifting athletes, our primary goal is to simply add more load on the bar. We can find ourselves chasing that extra 2.5 even when it may not be appropriate to, which can lead to poor performance come the more "important" days.
If you limit yourself to linear progression, you likely are restricting your top end potential as an athlete. Instead, set yourself up for success by selecting an expected weight range based off how you feel going into the session, then slowly hone in on a weight based off warm ups. This will result in higher quality sets, and often create better momentum throught the week/block.
*Your secondaries absolutely do matter, but the weight on the bar does not. Stick to your RPE and you will see better success
Clearly not over my Zach Bryan trip yet.
Only posting to show off the new singlet tbh, it's week 1 and lifts are moving as they should. Nothing crazy but nothing to disregard. Looking forward to seeing what becomes of me in December, maybe I'll squeeze another reel out
A small insight into Cold Blood Coaching athletes' @vepowerlifting and @claylifts_tons performances at the Cold Blood Classic!
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