I pulled a Puccah and deleted my last log since I've decided to not compete in December. The reason is two-fold: work first and the health second. It's getting to the very busy time of year at work and I can't afford to take it off right now. Health wise, my knees and right hip are not happy with me right now. Unless I put a heavy wrap on them, the joint itself would start to feel unstable at 405 and the shear was taking its toll. On a positive note, though, I've continued to recomp thanks to the IF and CBL hybrid that I implemented.
More or less, I'm starting over in that I need to rebuild my raw squat. It's dropped precipitously over the past year and I think this is one of the primary reasons for my geared squat struggles. To kick it off, I'll be doing some block periodization to start light and conservative on volume as I work up in weight and/or volume. I'm going to continue to iron out the details as I go along and will be diligent in keeping my hips healthy. Basically, I want to hit 405x2-3 before I start gearing up again. For upper, though, I will be keeping it mostly status quo in terms on layout because I have continued to make progress on my bench the entire year.
More or less, I'm starting over in that I need to rebuild my raw squat. It's dropped precipitously over the past year and I think this is one of the primary reasons for my geared squat struggles. To kick it off, I'll be doing some block periodization to start light and conservative on volume as I work up in weight and/or volume. I'm going to continue to iron out the details as I go along and will be diligent in keeping my hips healthy. Basically, I want to hit 405x2-3 before I start gearing up again. For upper, though, I will be keeping it mostly status quo in terms on layout because I have continued to make progress on my bench the entire year.