Need advice on competition.

[eat big]

For bench press. I have done pretty well in preparation in the long term. What do I need to do for the next few days before the comp? Nothing?

Give me advice. It's my college's bench press competition so it's not a do or die competition.

 

[Guinness5.0]

If it's just a couple days out I'd say to do nothing. But I've never competed before...

 

[powderguy]

In the Army, every day before we take a PT test, all we ever do is stretch for PT in the morning....

Stretch out the day before THOUROUGHLY.... Don't lift for two-3 days before.

 

[Illuminati]

For bench press. I have done pretty well in preparation in the long term. What do I need to do for the next few days before the comp? Nothing?

Give me advice. It's my college's bench press competition so it's not a do or die competition.

REST. you won't get any stronger between now and then

 

[eat big]

REST. you won't get any stronger between now and then

OKay. I planned on doing that anyways. I'm talking about diet, cardio, etc.

 

[Cynical Simian]

Why don't you tell us what your normal schedule would look like in the days leading up to the competition? Unless it includes "participate in a triathlon" or "go to a club with sawastea on the corporate expense account," there's probably nothing worth changing for the sake of a college bench contest. Beyond that, just get enough rest and food, which you're probably already doing anyway.

 

[Beachbum1546]

Any weight class requirements? i.e., do you need to lose some weight?

 

[eat big]

Any weight class requirements? i.e., do you need to lose some weight?

Not sure how they are doing it. I do need to lose weight which I'm working on now with cardio. Last year they did it by weight class so we will see. I don't think I'm gonna change much. I just wanted to know what short term preparation should be. I've got two more years to win it so I think I'll be fine.

 

[Beachbum1546]

Not sure how they are doing it. I do need to lose weight which I'm working on now with cardio. Last year they did it by weight class so we will see. I don't think I'm gonna change much. I just wanted to know what short term preparation should be. I've got two more years to win it so I think I'll be fine.

Ok, cool. At my school we did by your weight divided by your lift. When I did it I weighed 205lbs and benched 345lbs. That gave me score of 1.69. I got second place, some 160lb guy benched 315 (1.97).

 

[eat big]

Ok, cool. At my school we did by your weight divided by your lift. When I did it I weighed 205lbs and benched 345lbs. That gave me score of 1.69. I got second place, some 160lb guy benched 315 (1.97).

Yeah, I'm about 240, which is too much. I would be lucky to get 335.