OHP PR and some thoughts needed...

[coolcolj]

Bfold - you wana get specific just before competetion so train with the weight you will use, nothing more nothing less.

 

[Exodus]

B,

i know how you feel, you want to do something the week of the contest so that your not cold, and you dont lose any mucle or muscle memory the last week, BUT......... ccj has a good point. I dont like taking time off either, but it may be just what you need?

just throwing ideas man, and im not just talking about the viking press, i mean period. again, just throwing ideas.

X

 

[teen1216]

Well, it would seem to me that since you know the weight you are doing for the contest, and are only a couple weeks out, that you would use that weight and work on that weight for your last few sessions.

 

[t3c]

try max reps with 275 for training session 1\3
then use more weight less reps for 2\3
take it easy 3\3

WHY i would do this: test out your rep max (1\3), use heavier weight so the contest weight feels really light (2\3), relax and don't burn yourself out (3/3)

of course, i have no idea what i'm talking about...but that almost seems like a good idea

 

[JOKER47]

I agree with the guys above saying you should try and simulate your contest as close as you can at least once before the actual event.

Every sport I have ever played, when the big game was coming up, we did everything we could to "play" that game weeks in advance at times. But, at the bare minimum, the week before. For your sport, it might make sense to do that 2 weeks out.


Just my .02,
Joker

 

[The Shadow]

280 x max reps
240 x 5 x 4 sets

....that would be my suggestion....I would bump the weight on the rep set to 290 though for the second weight session.....and very light weight on session number 3 - work on explosive start

what did you do in prep for the deadlift for reps last time as it worked well....

 

[skaman607]

I don't know how this will compare, but before a race, we don't do any hard workouts for like 3-4 days, then the day before, we do 2 miles followed by 3 sprints, to lower our glycogen levels, so we can eat the night before and get them overflowing, but running is way different than strongman, so you might want to take this with a grain of salt

 

[jeremys]

i don't really have any ideas, a lot of interesting things have been mentioned.

is it clean and press or 1 clean then press to failure? my contest is going to have 1 clean then press to failure...should training be any different then training for clean then press?

 

[brian747478`]

there is no clean in the viking press, just get under the machine and press.
brian

 

[jeremys]

oh, woops. for some reason i thought we were talking about axles or logs