[Matthew]

I write my own because I'm bad ass.

In preparation for my first powerlifting comp (potentially) I'm trying my hand at periodization.

I have 14 weeks left including this week until the start of July. The comp is sometime in July, exact date is unannounced as of yet but it will probably be the second or third week.
Last week, this week and probably the next two weeks are very high volume, weakness specific - meaning I'm hammering the shit out of my sticking points and any other weaknesses I noticed recently. (including flexibility and work capacity issues)

After that I'll have around 10-11 weeks of moderate volume, high intensity training. My training now is pretty high intensity, moreso than is recommended for this phase (recommended 8+ reps, I've seen 10 most often; I'm trying to stick around 5-8 but still hit triples or doubles in some lifts). The next phase will be mostly triples and sets of 5, not much work will be done higher than that, and I'll cut down on the number of sets I do. During this time I'll get back to doing the three lifts with the same form I'd use in competition. So instead of oly squatting, which I'm doing now, I'll bring my stance back out and move the bar lower.

The weeks following (will end up being anywhere from 2-4 weeks depending on the day of the comp) will be low volume, high intensity. Lots of singles and doubles, not very many sets. Hopefully this will allow me to peak at the comp. During these few weeks I'll probably do only the lifts I'll do in competition, with the same form. Not much extras.



I don't have specifics planned, just the general outline. Actually I still have to go over this with the guy I train with. But, based on what I've read recently, this is a good basic outline for someone in my position.