Training For Reps...

[b fold the truth]

Ok...contest events were finalized yesterday for my Nationals. Two of the events are for max reps in 60 seconds...how would you train for them?

Deadlift: 500 pound, max reps in 60 seconds
2" Thick Bar Clean and Press: 240 pound, max reps in 60 seconds

Would you focus on bringing up your 1RM strength and letting the numbers fall into place or would you work a little bit lighter and focus a bit more on reps?

I just finished reading an article by Louie Simmons that lead me to believe that I should still focus on my singles and heavy work and everything else would fall into place.
http://www.elitefitnesssystems.com/documents/repetition-method.htm

Either way...I plan to test myself with the full contest at 8 and 4-5 weeks out.

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[brian747478`]

i would think train with the singles and it would fall into place. possibly try some reps every few weeks or once a month to get the feel of it, but i think the strength will be built with the singles, and then that rep weight will feel very light come contest day.
brian

 

[coolcolj]

function follows form

train for specificity

 

[JOKER47]

I would think you would still want to do some of the training for reps. (Just like the competiton.) If for nothing else but to check your fitness on the cardio portion of it.


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Joker

 

[CrimsonKing]

function follows form

train for specificity

Ditto!

 

[b fold the truth]

bump for ideas...

Hannibal???

Cornholio???

Big D???

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[b fold the truth]

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[Hannibal]

Would you focus on bringing up your 1RM strength and letting the numbers fall into place or would you work a little bit lighter and focus a bit more on reps?

I just finished reading an article by Louie Simmons that lead me to believe that I should still focus on my singles and heavy work and everything else would fall into place.
http://www.elitefitnesssystems.com/documents/repetition-method.htm

"When your top strength goes up, so does your strength endurance with less than max weights."

I would tend to think you should just keep working on 1RM Strength. Perhaps in one of your two lower body days you might do a few more reps to build some muscular endurance, but I wouldnt prioritize it to the point that it stalled your progress on 1RM.

Another idea that I think you are already doing...is dragging the sled for TIME not distance...that is where I think you should get your specificity. Drag the sled for 60 seconds at a time...gradually work up in weight handled...just a thought.

 

[coolcolj]

Bfold have a look at what footballers do to get the most reps on the Bench Press when they train for a combine camp.

They optimise their technique for effeciency - probbaly not that applicable to the deadlift, but who knows.

They off course increase their 1 rep max as well, but if you ever read any studies on muscle endurance, Best results always come when your train your muscles to do so. Increasing your 1 rep max will help, but it will never be as good as training your energy systems for endurance.

But unlike the footballer you have a time limit.
Since there is a time limit, then your goal is to pump as many reps as you as fast as possible, This require great power, more so than straight endurance.

So I think you should train for maximal explosion and power, and the ability to sustain it for 60 secs with minimal drop off. This require great strength, which you already know how to do, and also great speed. May I suggest continous jumping deadlifts intervals. These will build anaerobic enurance as well.

Just random ideas

 

[Exodus]

some reps would be good just for practice sake...... hey..... it couldnt hurt a big ole bear like you much anyway.

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