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In the seventh installment of the MED (Minimum Effective Dose) Masterclass series, Professor Matt discusses how to approach tapering and peaking for a meet or athletic performance using MED principles.

In the seventh installment of the MED (Minimum Effective Dose) Masterclass series, Professor Matt discusses how to approach tapering and peaking for a meet or athletic performance using MED principles.

 

In Matt's view, how you peak depends on what training approach you used leading up to the meet. A lifter training in a conjugate or DUP (daily undulating periodization) program will naturally have a longer peak as he must transition from the accumulation and transmutation phases to more specific, lower volume training closer to what he will do the day of the meet. On the other hand, a lifter training in a concurrent program is much closer to being ready for a meet at any given time, because the nature of his programming is more specific to the demands of the meet. Both concurrent and conjugate programs have pros and cons that the lifter and coach must consider, but practically, most lifters will be using a conjugate program that requires a thoughtful approach to peaking.

 

Articles referenced in the podcast:

• https://www.elitefts.com/education/tapering-for-a-powerlifting-meet/
• https://www.jtsstrength.com/peaking-powerlifting/

 

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Matt and Chris Reynolds discuss the concept of the urgent versus the important, and the four quadrants into which you can divide all work and chores.

Matt and Chris Reynolds discuss the concept of the urgent versus the important, and the four quadrants into which you can divide all work and chores:

1. Not urgent, not important
2. Urgent, not important
3. Urgent and important
4. Not urgent, but important

 

Most people spend their time in the first three quadrants of the urgency/importance spectrum, leaving little or no time to address the things in life which are not urgent, but important -- things like reading books, cultivating meaningful relationships, and physical fitness. Matt and Chris discuss some ways to overthrow the tyranny of the urgent, and start making time for those things in life.

 

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In the sixth installment of the MED (Minimum Effective Dose) Masterclass series, Matt takes a deep dive into supplemental lifts, why you should do them, when to incorporate them, and which variations are best for developing continued strength adaptation.

Matt considers supplemental lifts to be exercises which look like the main lifts, but differ in range of motion, intensity/load, amount and type of musculature trained, or some other aspect of the lift. This is in contrast to accessory lifts, which may train similar muscle groups but are significantly different. For example, a box squat would be a supplemental lift for the squat, while lunges would be an accessory lift.

There are dozens of potential supplemental lifts, but the primary ones discussed during this episode are (in no particular order of preference):

Squats

• Box squat
• Pause squat
• Tempo squat
• Pin squat
• High Bar / Front Squat
• Banded/chain squats
• Safety squat bar (or other bar variation)
• Belt squat

Deadlift

• Straight leg DL
• Romanian DL (RDL)
• Deficit DL
• Rack Pull
• Cocaine DL
• Paused/Halting DL
• Bands/chains
• Snatch grip

Bench Press

• Incline Press
• Floor Press
• Paused Bench
• "Hover" Bench
• Tempo Bench
• Slingshot Bench
• Close Grip / Wide Grip Bench
• Pin Bench Press
• Block Press
• Dumbbbell Bench
• Bands/chains
• Specialty bars — axle, football, etc.

Press

• Press lockouts
• Strict press
• Seated press w/ or w/o back support
• Dumbbells
• Paused press
• Press starts
• Push press
• Push jerk

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In the sixth installment of the MED (Minimum Effective Dose) Masterclass series, Matt takes a deep dive into supplemental lifts, why you should do them, when to incorporate them, and which variations are best for developing continued strength adaptation.