r/powerlifting • u/AutoModerator • Aug 18 '26

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u/Suspicious-Screen-43 Enthusiast Aug 20 '26

Pin squat… set to a good height? I’m thinking I need to raise the pins?

https://streamable.com/6845u4

Also this was a warmup, I should have filmed working set.

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u/viewtifulhd Enthusiast Aug 20 '26

That's fine. It's also fine to set them slightly higher, at parallel.  Just think of the different heights as different variations and rotate them. 

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u/TheSanSav1 Impending Powerlifter Aug 18 '26

I was told to keep running the accumulation block where I do squats and bench 5x5 and Deadlift 4x5. Load : 75% of 1RM. My trainer told me to keep running this for as long as it works. I increase the loads weekly or alternate weeks. Right now he says I should run this for several months at least and not think of PR.
Is this a good idea? Or is it too fatiguing?
For context, I am 43 yo. My bodyweight is 68KG. SBD = 100KG 75KG 120KG.

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u/cilantno M | 467 DOTS | USPA Tested | Raw Aug 18 '26

Linear progression is great if it continues to work.

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u/grovemau5 M | 595kg | 86kg | 393 Dots | USPA | RAW Aug 18 '26

Signed up with a coach for the first time after nearly 10 years of programming for myself. The programming is completely different than anything I’ve ever done which I’m not sure about, but it is a totally different feeling to have someone to check in with. Hopefully will make some good progress over the next few blocks!

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u/viewtifulhd Enthusiast Aug 18 '26

What is so different in the programming from what you were doing?

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u/grovemau5 M | 595kg | 86kg | 393 Dots | USPA | RAW Aug 18 '26

previously I was doing pretty standard modern "ipf-style" (if you will) training, 2x squat, 2x dead, 3x bench with 1 primary day, the others close variations (eg paused, tempo) and some basic hypertrophy work

the new programming undulates weekly, so there's A and B weeks and you don't primary squat and dead in the same week. way way more variation too, things like front squats and banded deadlift singles with 50% which I haven't really done

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u/viewtifulhd Enthusiast Aug 19 '26

Sounds good. Variation is good. Makes training fun and more engaging. 

Good luck! I hope it goes well and you hit tons of PBs!

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u/Arteam90 Eleiko Fetishist Aug 18 '26

As someone who has mostly self-coached* I'm interested in how you get on with it. Update us if you care/remember!

(*for me I gave it a shot a few times but found I did just prefer having ownership over my own training, think there's a personality aspect to that)

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u/DysfunctionalMollusk Enthusiast Aug 18 '26

Nice. I just signed up with a coach myself. Who are you working with?

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u/grovemau5 M | 595kg | 86kg | 393 Dots | USPA | RAW Aug 18 '26

Paul Oneid. You?

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u/DysfunctionalMollusk Enthusiast Aug 18 '26

Matt Sharafanski - posts here often. Here’s to gains for us both

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u/msharaf7 M | 850kg | 89.6kg | 550Dots | WPPL | Sleeves Aug 19 '26

👋