Moving on from SS:NLP - Differences Between Bridge 1 and 2 & Alternative to Pin lifts

[Chaosbane]

Evening,

Firstly can I just say that I think EVERYBODY needs BBM in their life, the quality of your content and wealth of knowledge you have and are giving out for free is crazy. You should start a patreon for BBM!

Apologies if this has been asked before, I did do a search and check the pages but couldn't find an answer.

I will soon be at the end of my novice phase on some lifts and like the look of the bridge. But other than (From the Bridge 2.0 shop page)

• Uses several different supplemental lifts from Bridge 1.0
• Rep schemes varied from Bridge 1.0

What is the difference in programs? I only ask because I am going to buy one of your programs on payday and am in the process of choosing which. Likely the bridge 2.0 or HLM.

Also, I am not able to do pin lifts with the 'rack' I have in my home garage gym. It is an adjustable stand with no safety pins. For this reason I also never (purposefully) go above RPE 8 on Bench/Squat as I also workout on my own with no spotter. The only alternatives (and still very different movement patterns) I could think of, to replicate an ease on tension and then exerting power would be floor press, which I would have to try and hip thrust up, and box squat. What would you recommend in my scenario, until I am able to get a power rack?

I live in the arse end of nowhere little village in England, full of old people - Nice place but no gyms for miles, so I never lifted a weight for the first 26 years of my life, until I built my garage gym 2 years ago, on a budget. I will eventually save up for a power rack.

Thank you in advance,

Alister

[Leah Lutz]

Hi Alister,

Welcome! And thanks for the kindness! I would suggest that you complete Bridge 1.0 right after the novice phase. That is explicitly designed for that and the e-book is quite helpful. You could them move to either the Bridge 2.0 OR HLM.

You can do paused lifts in place of pin variations. And then I'd work on getting yourself set up ASAP with some sort of safety/rack/pin system. That's kind of important for a home gym.

[Chaosbane]

Hi Alister,

Welcome! And thanks for the kindness! I would suggest that you complete Bridge 1.0 right after the novice phase. That is explicitly designed for that and the e-book is quite helpful. You could them move to either the Bridge 2.0 OR HLM.

You can do paused lifts in place of pin variations. And then I'd work on getting yourself set up ASAP with some sort of safety/rack/pin system. That's kind of important for a home gym.

Thank you very much for taking the time to read, and reply to, my post. I'll eek out what I have left in LP, then finish reading the bridge 1.0 and move to that.

I wish I had just spent the extra money at the time in getting a power rack, but this was before I knew any better. It does have short safety bars over that extend over the neck/clavicle when I am benching - but I definitely need something safer.

I'll log my bridge progress here when I come to running it.

[Leah Lutz]

Thank you very much for taking the time to read, and reply to, my post. I'll eek out what I have left in LP, then finish reading the bridge 1.0 and move to that.

I wish I had just spent the extra money at the time in getting a power rack, but this was before I knew any better. It does have short safety bars over that extend over the neck/clavicle when I am benching - but I definitely need something safer.

I'll log my bridge progress here when I come to running it.

As the BBM "mom", I feel much better knowing you have safety bars. That is good.