OrderInChaos wrote: ↑Wed Nov 17, 2021 8:22 am
SnakePlissken wrote: ↑Tue Nov 16, 2021 4:29 am
I actually tried running the Peak Strength version (90% based on it with all the plus sets) during the summer when I was doing Muay Thai and I felt great for about 5 weeks and on week 6 I think is when I was supposed to do my Squats around 75% for my 5x5+ and my first set I did 3 reps because I was going to fail the next one lol. Honestly I think I had too much going on recovery wise, but I came back to the 70's powerlifter template. Puts size on you like mad and honestly feels like a breathe of fresh air not touching a 300lb squat or 400lb deadlift for a while.
First read through, I really didn't love the 70s template with all the 10s and 8s on lower lifts. "Fuck that", so I thought.
Just did 5 sets of 12 RDLs at *heavier than I've done RDLs ever lol* yesterday and have 5x12 Front Sq Friday. The percentage flexibility on the main work in 70s looks like an idea worth incorporate over to Bullmastiff, especially for the lifts where I didn't start the cycle with a slightly suppressed e1RM.
I like adding a top, overwarm
single set? single/double/triple? before the work sets he prescribes just because I perform way better on the 4 x 12 @ 185 if I hit a double or so at 255 before the fact sorta thing. No delusions that that single rep makes me stronger or more athletic or..., just a psychology and bracing and comfort thing.
I wrote a drastically sparse re-do of Bullmastiff I'll likely transition into for summer when the 1RMs and mass aren't goals and I'm trying to prepare for PT tests and so on - mind if inbox that your way for critique? And maybe comparison to how you ran 70s during MT?
First read through, I really didn't love the 70s template with all the 10s and 8s on lower lifts. "Fuck that", so I thought.
Just did 5 sets of 12 RDLs at *heavier than I've done RDLs ever lol* yesterday and have 5x12 Front Sq Friday. The percentage flexibility on the main work in 70s looks like an idea worth incorporate over to Bullmastiff, especially for the lifts where I didn't start the cycle with a slightly suppressed e1RM.
I had the initial thought too, but I ran it starting in the 12s back in January this year and the 12s on Squats and Deads was abysmal, but what was funny was by the time I did 5x12 Squats and Deads I felt better than the 4x12 week. Bromley is totally right that each subsequent week feels better than the last one. By the time I was in the 10s I was making solid progress and barely felt winded between sets by the time I hit the 8s and 6s.
I like adding a top, overwarm single set? single/double/triple? before the work sets he prescribes just because I perform way better on the 4 x 12 @ 185 if I hit a double or so at 255 before the fact sorta thing. No delusions that that single rep makes me stronger or more athletic or..., just a psychology and bracing and comfort thing.
This is very real and something I'm experimenting with now. It's Post Activation Potentiation; I'm running a 70s PL template, but I've been doing a top set at RPE 6-8ish and doing 10% backoffs and the backoffs always feel super light, like warmups or maybe an RPE 6 by the 3rd or 4th backoff.
I wrote a drastically sparse re-do of Bullmastiff I'll likely transition into for summer when the 1RMs and mass aren't goals and I'm trying to prepare for PT tests and so on - mind if inbox that your way for critique? And maybe comparison to how you ran 70s during MT?
Absolutely man! I write some programming for a few friends as well so I'm always down to discuss programs.
