Why not do a mock meet ? you might surprise yourself . At your maxes , you could go as follows Squat Warmup 20 x 10 , 60 x 4 , 85 x 3 , 105 x 1 , 122 x 1 Attempt 1 . 140 2 . 147 3 . 155158 Bench Warmup 20 x 10 , 45 x 7 , 60 x 3 , 80 x 1 , 90 x 1 Attempt 1 . 102 2 . 110 3 . 115 118 Deadlift Warmup 20 x 10 , 60 x 7 , 105 x 3 , 142 x 2 , 160 x 1 Attempt 1 . 172 2 . 180 3 . 1851901015 mins between attempts , 45 mins at least between the different lifts . Foodwise , do what you normally do on a day you lift . Depending on where you ' re at with your current cycle , take a few days , or a deload week before your mock meet . <| sep |> God damn it Kirk <| sep |> I get what you are trying to say . We ' re all fanatics about one thing or another here and can be very vocal about it . UVulpeculaVincere wrote a much better response , which served to make the point I was trying to and failed to . I should avoid posting when I am high on cold medicine . I sincerely wish you a great holiday as well .