how much rest before a meet

[bhamstaff]

how many days do you have off training before a meet. also do you do cardio or stretching instead?

[RJstrong]

My heaviest week is 4 weeks out. Deload from there... Taking the final week off. I take the final 2 weeks off from deadlifting which would give me either 8-9 days off prior to meet... dependent upon lifting Sat or Sun. No cardio or stretching for me at this point.

[bhamstaff]

why would you deload 4 weeks out? whats benefit in that, just to avoid injury? im less than 3 weeks from a strongman comp, im still adding weight to my lifts, still want to add bit more weight before comp... would this be negative in doing so.

i was think of stopping squats/legs 5 days before, deadlifts 8 days before and not sure about cleans and press, was thinking 10 days before, but may do one more session before comp so that would make it 3 days before?

[Doc.Sust]

cut the squats and deads , cleans and presses at least two wks out not 5 days out.

[bhamstaff]

cut the squats and deads , cleans and presses at least two wks out not 5 days out.

should i still train though within the last two weeks? leg press instead of squat, some lats for back and machine presses for shoulders or just do nothing?

[Doc.Sust]

should i still train though within the last two weeks? leg press instead of squat, some lats for back and machine presses for shoulders or just do nothing?

2 wks out you want to do some light lifting . one wk out nothing IMO

[RJstrong]

Didn't realize you meant a strongman contest... thought you were talking powerlifting. Good luck in your contest.

[bhamstaff]

Didn't realize you meant a strongman contest... thought you were talking powerlifting. Good luck in your contest.

21st june is date of comp. thanks, ill do my best

[Doc.Sust]

let us know how it goes. remember, rest is a good thing

[realmusclebeach]

results from the strongman contest?................................

[NASAKYCHAIRMAN]

I always take a week off before my bp meet. This ensures that I'm well recuperated and ready to push my body to the max on the bp platform.

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