My ideas for the next training cycle

I've sat back a bit and reevaluated my goals. I'm not competing, therefore 1RMs are not really a priority aside from pride and fun - c'mon working up to 1RMs are damn fun. That doesn't mean that I don't want to be strong - piss ass strong, in fact. However, strength is not just about 1RM, and I'm slowly starting to realize that being able to perform heavy weight for higher reps will definitely be more applicable in real life. Additionally, conditioning should be a regular part of my training. I know I can't serve two masters, so strength is still going to be the main priority, with conditioning having various levels of importance depending on the phase.

So I'll finish off this phase next Saturday, do a two week realization phase where I will do a mock meet - 1RM, then customize my RPE chart. Then I'll move into a accumulation/hypertrophy phase. Juggernaut method with the main lifts, 5/3/1 for the secondary main lift, myoreps for the assistance work (at least for the 10s and 8s wave). 5/3/1 done for the prescribed reps only, but to continue performing sets at prescribed reps up to designated RPE.

Myoreps are done with APRE, done either as 8@9+2x, 10@9+3x, 15@9+5x. I will modify the prescribed reps on the Myorep series based on the how many reps I performed over the base activation set rep prescription. This will also determine the target weight for the following week on the same movement.

Weight, Myorep 6RM 8RM 10RM 15RM
-2.5-5kg, -2x <3 <5 <7 <10 -0-2.5kg, -1x 3-4 5-6 7-8 10-12 Same 5-7 7-9 9-11 13-17 +2.5-5kg, +1x 8-12 10-14 12-16 18-24 +5-7.5kg, +2x >12 >14 >16 >24

Christmas is Summer

It's getting freaking hot here in Brisbane. Christmas in summer - such a novel idea for me. Having lived in the northern hemisphere for most of my life, Christmas - especially in the last 9 or so years - has been spent in the freezing cold. Sometimes with snow. Having heat in place of cold feels very different. Doesn't feel like Christmas at all really. Going to try to get some local photos of the Christmas atmosphere over the next fortnight or so.