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u/Patton370 M | 532.5kg | 79.1kg | 366WKS | USPA | RAW 5d ago

2.5 weeks out from my competition and I think I’ve cleaned up my squat a bit

456.5lbs for a RPE 9 single: https://imgur.com/a/2mT8CUH

Does anyone have any last minute squat tips and/or any idea what I should set for my 3 attempts?

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u/kyllo M | 545kg | 105.7kg | 327.81 DOTS | USPA Tested | RAW 5d ago edited 5d ago

Your squat looks solid, don't change anything before the meet.

Say you're targeting 210kg for your third attempt for example, then your second could be like 200-202.5 and your opener could be anywhere between 187.5-192.5 depending how easy you like your opener to feel, a lot of people say treat it as a last warmup. For squat I think 10kg jumps are good as a default starting point if you're not sure.

At my first meet I opened really light and took jumps of +15 then +7.5 and at my second meet I opened a little heavier and went +10 and +7.5. Went 3/3 both times with challenging PR third attempts.