110kg Elite Powerlifter Case Study

[@gabrielmoreno3027]

This was a very interesting video, love to see the thought progress like this

[@PRsPerformance]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed!

[@pdel117]

Really like the "case study" style of recap 👍

[@PRsPerformance]

Awesome, good to hear! Just did 2 more for the Powerlifting Now podcast for April, and then Sean will be doing a full video as well on one of his lifters!

[@garrettglass7052]

Love these videos. You do such a great job!

[@PRsPerformance]

Thank you!

[@ShinSuperSaiyajin]

I can relate with the problem with a narrow grip with sumo. I switched eventually to a wider grip and I can pull my shoulders back better and soft knees went bye bye. Great analysis!

[@PRsPerformance]

Candito had a video about this a while back, grip width is a more likely cause for lockout issues on sumo than most people would think.

[@coolwinds2476]

Hey Steve, really appreciate all the detailed content you make on this channel! I wanted to mention that I've been getting a lot of value recently from looking at some of your past blog posts and instagram posts specifically around managing pain (specifically low back fatigue). You've shared a lot of great points around ascending set work, managing set count, intensity tolerance, and getting volume in with non-comp movements like SSB (speaking of SSB, you seem to be a fan and I'd love if you made a video talking about the value you see from it). Would greatly appreciate a video putting some of these points together and any additional info you have on the topic. Thanks!

[@PRsPerformance]

So there actually is a video on SSB, its within my video of 3 favorite squat variations, so if you have not watched that, make sure to check it out!

[@coolwinds2476]

@@PRsPerformance Ah I totally missed that, thanks for the heads up!

[@joecharlton7664]

Excellent video as always

[@PRsPerformance]

Thank you!

[@seannoriega1024]

HE’S THE BEST

[@PRsPerformance]

You are still mesmerized by his biceps.

[@gabrielmoreno3027]

dang the actual sean being very early hahah

[@brownky3]

Simply the best

[@Jeneric81]

This guy looks like the next 110 kg beast

[@PRsPerformance]

A cage match between Preston and Ashton would get more views than any powerlifting meet.

[@AaronSouza]

I would LOVE to see you do move videos like this, rather than the stupid meet drama on 2 White Lights!

[@PRsPerformance]

Well 2WL is a separate entity than my coaching and for a different audience, so this KZbin channel will always be about informative content, as well as Powerlifting Now.

[@TRXSTA38]

I would LOVE to see your IQ hit triple digits!

[@krishnakedia9243]

Hey Steve, great video, learnt a lot from this! I have a few questions on your free 4 x bench-sumo program, on day 2 I have dbl bench press, my strength varies quite a lot on these and I was wondering if switching to a machine press would be a good idea. Also, I do not have a leg press/hack squat/belt squat at my gym, could you recommend a barbell or any movement otherwise?

[@PRsPerformance]

You can adjust the accessories on the free program however you’d like. And I’d do some unilateral variation such as reverse lunges or bulgarian split squats.

[@krishnakedia9243]

@@PRsPerformance Thank you very much! I'll implement that immediately.

[@ulfang]

Awesome video! Do you usually use the performance on that last week of the block (bfore deload) to judge progress made on that block, or you do that based on weekly performance? I find it very hard to find out if a block is working since the athlete might just have been accumulating fatigue and is currently not able to show progress made without a deload.

[@PRsPerformance]

The last week performance is definitely used to gauge progress, but within the context of the block as a whole. If a lifter keeps having a notable drop off at the end of the block, while the rest of the prior training showed greater strength, the main thing I am going to look at is block length or stress allocation within that block to allow to not fizzle out before the heaviest work is done. But if strength was really good for all the training prior that is still a good indicator of performance.

[@amrsaleh5775]

can i ran a lifter into a meet without practicing on singles ? like doing doubles or triples i know u said ashton does that with doubles but i sometimes feel skeptical about it as we want to mimic competition standards as close as possible but i did this with myself and it went well i find that i dont respond well doing singles on both squats and deadlifts and with some people i coach i sometime do the same not practicing singles much ( but got heavy doubles and triples)

[@PRsPerformance]

Yes you can and I’ve done that before, a double is incredibly close to a single that the difference would be minimal in the comp specificity needs.

[@amrsaleh5775]

@@PRsPerformance thank you i really appreciate the response

[@catedoge3206]

i think what could work on his sumo is not as vertical shins!

[@PRsPerformance]

👍

[@adamdpeeler]

Do you not usually use straight sets with your lifters?

[@PRsPerformance]

I rarely, if even, program actual straight sets. What I do instead is the fatigue drop sets I have detailed in past videos.

[@adamdpeeler]

@@PRsPerformance this is the way