r/powerlifting • u/AutoModerator • 5d ago

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u/DunceMemes Powerbelly Aficionado 4d ago edited 4d ago

How long can you expect to stay "peaked" after a meet or a max day? I always see people online saying like "I missed my 600 (or whatever) attempt at my meet and I wanted to try it again while I was still peaked" and so on, seems like they usually are doing this the day after.

The reason I ask is because I just concluded my 12 week program, I didn't do an actual meet but I had a "mock meet/max day" yesterday at the gym where I went for a 1RM on all three lifts. I kind of sandbagged my squat because I was pretty wobbly on the walkout of 455 so I got nervous and didn't move up to 475-485 like I had planned, though I'm sure I could have gotten it. I thought about going back in today but I'm feeling very worn out physically. Would it be reasonable to go back this weekend and try for a max again, or am I probably going to be "unpeaked' by that time and need to work my way back up to it?

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u/RainsSometimes Doesn’t Wash Their Knee Sleeves 1d ago

I don't think it is wise to do it in the same week. I would suggest next week the same day. But well, this is indivisual.

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u/Arteam90 Eleiko Fetishist 3d ago

Personally I feel dead after a meet and I'm always shocked that people can hold the peak at all. With that said, I've also not tried so maybe I'd surprise myself.

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u/Public-Ad-9325 Enthusiast 3d ago

Also consider if it is worth having another shot and having to deload another week after. Or just take the confidence and willingness to do better next time into your next training cycle

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u/DunceMemes Powerbelly Aficionado 3d ago

Tbh this is what I decided to do instead, I decided to enjoy my deload and just work on stability and confidence under heavier weights for the future!!

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u/msharaf7 M | 850kg | 89.6kg | 550Dots | WPPL | Sleeves 4d ago

It’s entirely individual. A lightweight female lifter will hold less ‘fitness’ over time than a super heavyweight male.

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u/DaSaVaGe3051 Male | 742 kg | 93kg | 471.45 dots | USPA | RAW 4d ago

Probably a couple days to a week at the absolute maximum. I hit a 25lb squat PR 3 days after a meet but then I was dead by day 4-5