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My thinking is that 2 weeks should be used to prepare your body for the contest day effort and to reacquaint yourself with the movement pattern, and then make sure you are well rested. I don't think it is all that different theoretically than why someone would suggest a GTG. It's a high volume starting at low but increasing intensity. The hope is that whatever chance of injury is greatly reduced as well as increasing the focus that increases your chance of success.

edit: Btw, if you do something like I said. Take as long as you need between sets. No points for getting the thing done quickly.

Frankly, it wouldn't surprise me if you could walk into a gym right now and build up to a single at 170-- but I doubt that is the way to go about it.