Powerlifting Protocols

[ragemedic]

Looking for decent pre meet cycles and some of the protocols other lifters in the game use. Now that I’m a few cycles in looking to add in a bit more. So what are some of your all’s protocols going into a meet?

 

[dudebro73]

May get better answers if you provide the details of the cycle substances, amounts and duration of what you’ve ran so far, your physical stats and lifts.

 

[pichriana]

May get better answers if you provide the details of the cycle substances, amounts and duration of what you’ve ran so far, your physical stats and lifts.

I agree. I’ve known guys who were taking ridiculous dosages for years and they couldn’t break 1400 in a meet. On the other hand, my training partner has been pinning 200 mgs of test-e twice a week for the past year, and that alone has brought him from a 1500 natty total to 1700 in less than 9 months.

Me personally (12+ years of lifting), I’ve totaled 1710 (raw, sleeves) at 220 before I even hopped on gear. My first cycle brought me up to 1830 at the same weight class, although the weight-cut was a bit more rough since I went from walking around 215ish to 235. My first 12-wk cycle for USPA nationals, I ran 600 mgs of test-c a week and took 100mg anadrol ED for the 3 weeks leading up to meet day. Also took 12.5 asin EOD, which kept E2 lvls around 35-45–you want E2 on the high end since the water retention will help with the lifts. Didn’t experience ANY sides, but I was also smart about taking TUDCA when I was on the drol, donated blood before I started the cycle, and I had my blood checked every 4 weeks.

Most recently, I did a 14 wk cycle for a local meet: 500 test/wk, 600 EQ/wk with 50 mgs var/day for 6 weeks leading up to the meet. I was a hair away from breaking a 2K total at 220.

PCT’d off and I’ve been clean for about 4 months, and if I had to guess, I could put up 1800ish right now if I had two weeks to “peak” for it. I’ve PCT’d off every cycle, and I’ve had about a 10-15% drop in strength, but it comes back within 2 months when I’m back on. I haven’t fucked with any 19-nors (tren/deca/NPP) yet based off what I’ve researched. I’ve had a lot of success with test, eq, var, drol with zero sides, and I plan to keep riding that train until I plateau. Seriously, from personal experience and the dozens of bros I’ve coached, test/EQ and var/drol leading up to meets is literally all you need.

 

[Fina-express14]

Typical meet prep cycle looks like
Weeks 1-16 test e at 900
Weeks 1-10 deca at 600
Weeks 11-16 tren ace or enth (300-450 ace )(400-500 enth). Drop deca to 150 mg
Weeks 15-16. Halotestin. 30-40 mg per day

Others - pre workout TNE and DBol on heavy days
And if you don’t want to use halo then the final 3-4 weeks I would recommend. Anadrol at 50-150mg or DBol at 50-100 mg or both together at lower dosages

Aromasin at 12.5 2x a week
Caber on hand if needed

As the meet gets closer I pretty much stop using the AI as bloat helps a good bit.

 

[mr_mgs]

The protocol I used for my last meet, is what I heard pushed by a few un-named lifters in my state.

Pin EOD

Day A 150mg Test E
50mg Tren A
.5mg Methly Tren

Day B 50mg Tren A
125mg Tren E
.5mg Methly Tren

I started this 5 weeks out, originally went with 300/500 test e/tren e but sleep apnea destroyed me, so tried this to switch it up. This was using 300mg/ml test. I was too heavy for my normal 181 and came in at like 192 or something. Ended up going 534/308/601 missing 2nd/3rd dead at 644.5 as a Masters 1 Raw with sleeves. Could have done 551 on squat and 319 on bench, so went to aggressive on 2nd dead. Should have done 633 and made it. Tren gives me lots of insomnia and I think I slept a 3 to 4 hours if that the night before meet.

I am debating trying cardarine and pinning ED next time I do tren for nationals next year. Also adding in 2.5 IU of HGH now that I can afford it.

 

[ragemedic]

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Typical meet prep cycle looks like
Weeks 1-16 test e at 900
Weeks 1-10 deca at 600
Weeks 11-16 tren ace or enth (300-450 ace )(400-500 enth). Drop deca to 150 mg
Weeks 15-16. Halotestin. 30-40 mg per day

Others - pre workout TNE and DBol on heavy days
And if you don’t want to use halo then the final 3-4 weeks I would recommend. Anadrol at 50-150mg or DBol at 50-100 mg or both together at lower dosages

Aromasin at 12.5 2x a week
Caber on hand if needed

As the meet gets closer I pretty much stop using the AI as bloat helps a good bit.

How much do you get out of TNE my meet this past weekend some of the other lifters ran off before deads and were pinning it.

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dudebro73" pid='68701' dateline='1568633212:

May get better answers if you provide the details of the cycle substances, amounts and duration of what you’ve ran so far, your physical stats and lifts.

My to date best comp lifts are 585/350/525 at 198… nothing to write home about compared to some of these other guys. I started competing 4 years ago, didn’t hop on gear until my lifts stalled out. My first cycle was Test C 500mgs for 12 weeks PCTd. Second cycle was Var weeks 1-6 and Test C 500mgs for weeks 1-12. I had Tren on hand for my last cycle but held off on using it.

 

[Fina-express14]

TNE helps me focus. It also brings out competitive nature , hard to describe but I have zero doubts about attempts when I use it.
There might be some extra horsepower from it but it’s hard to say when there’s other compounds involved.

The one thing I can say is that If you’re on both tren and halo meet day there’s nothing else that’s gonna come remotely close.
That stuff combines turns you into a complete savage . I’m in another world completely , tunnel vision aggression and strength like you have never felt before .
Only downside is that combo basically turns off the rational thinking side of you so it’s best to have a few of your training partners around to keep you from getting too far gone psychologically.

Think chuck vogelpohl intensity , Idk if you’ve ever seen that guy lift but it’s out of this Fucking world . He was the most intense lifter to step on a platform . 100% dude was a killer on meet day

 

[Ctstrength]

Cycling for powerlifting should not be approached THAT differently than it is for bodybuilding. I really like Jordan Peter’s philosophy for choosing compounds for any cycle. That is - if it interferes with your ability to eat, sleep, or train, don’t use it. Tren and orals wreck me. I compete at a high level in PL and know many of my fellow competitors who don’t touch either compound anymore, so don’t feel obligated to use them like so many people feel you must for PL. Use Test and/or a 19-nor as your base drug. DHT’s like Mast are still are a great option for strength because they make your Base compound more effective and reduce sides. If you can tolerate them, bases like TNE and conservatively dosed orals around the meet are effective, but they are not mandatory. Drugs should be recovery tools and not strength building tools - that is what your training and diet is for. If you’re weak, have poor technique, on a poor program that peaks your strength improperly, and your diet sucks, methyl Tren, cheque drops, and all of the Suspensions in the world aren’t going to turn you into Dan Green on meet day.

 

[gator19]

Fina-express14" pid='68756' dateline='1568683197:

Typical meet prep cycle looks like
Weeks 1-16 test e at 900
Weeks 1-10 deca at 600
Weeks 11-16 tren ace or enth (300-450 ace )(400-500 enth). Drop deca to 150 mg
Weeks 15-16. Halotestin. 30-40 mg per day

Others - pre workout TNE and DBol on heavy days
And if you don’t want to use halo then the final 3-4 weeks I would recommend. Anadrol at 50-150mg or DBol at 50-100 mg or both together at lower dosages

Aromasin at 12.5 2x a week
Caber on hand if needed

As the meet gets closer I pretty much stop using the AI as bloat helps a good bit.

out of curiosity - why does bloat/water retention help in powerlifting comps?

 

[pichriana]

Fina-express14" pid='68756' dateline='1568683197:

Typical meet prep cycle looks like
Weeks 1-16 test e at 900
Weeks 1-10 deca at 600
Weeks 11-16 tren ace or enth (300-450 ace )(400-500 enth). Drop deca to 150 mg
Weeks 15-16. Halotestin. 30-40 mg per day

Others - pre workout TNE and DBol on heavy days
And if you don’t want to use halo then the final 3-4 weeks I would recommend. Anadrol at 50-150mg or DBol at 50-100 mg or both together at lower dosages

Aromasin at 12.5 2x a week
Caber on hand if needed

As the meet gets closer I pretty much stop using the AI as bloat helps a good bit.

out of curiosity - why does bloat/water retention help in powerlifting comps?

Joint stability and more intra-abdominal pressure for squats/deadlifts. Which is why a lot of elite-lvl powerlifters look bloated on meet days, get moon face, nose bleeds, etc.

 

[Mstew7358]

Basically use more anabolic drugs in the beginning of prep and add more androgenic drugs towards the end.

For example: 16 week cycle, where week 16 is the week of the meet:

Test 500mg 1-16
Deca 400mg 1-16
Tren ace 350mg 10-16
Halotestin 20mg ED 14-16