Here is my clients and friends, the 73 year old dynamic duo, Judy and Davey Reed‘s deadlift training 3 weeks out from the AAPF Nationals:
-Judy deadlifting her opener of 245, followed by her 2nd attempt of 265 with reverse mini bands and her 3rd attempt of 275 with reverse monster minis
-Davey deadlifting his opener of 365 followed by his 2nd attempt of 385 with reverse mini bands and his 3rd attempt of 405 with reverse monster minis.
Next week they’ll pull with reverse minis for their opener then the light bands for their second and third to feel their attempts again without over taxing their CNS, followed by a deload one week out and the week of the meet off.
They’re ready to break even more records!
As they were headed out of OBB Judy mentioned how she sees the high volume training that other lifters are using online which made her question if she and Davey were doing enough. Then she explained that she realized the answer is yes. They are both still consistently improving without getting injured, which brings up a good question:
Which program is ideal for you? I believe it’s the one that will (in order of importance):
1. Keep you interested
2. Allow you to make consistent improvements
3. Structure the training to prevent you from getting injured
If your program lacks any of these 3 key aspects it will make it much more difficult to stick with. I also don’t think that your training session should take more than an hour, should include a primary movement and at least 3 rotating accessory exercises, and should be based off of percentages to allow for specific numbers rather than estimations.
I don’t believe there is one ideal program for everyone, but it helps to find the one that will be ideal for you and to stay consistent with it.
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