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[Jordan Feigenbaum]

PL 2 would be a better idea than PL IF you had run PB I multiple times before and weren't really responding to it anymore. There are multiple differences...

[Jordan Feigenbaum]

Health-wise? No difference is likely. Performance-wise, it may be a disadvantage to have full rest days, but maybe not. I don't suspect large differences...

[Jordan Feigenbaum]

Or do the steady state conditioning over the weekend, sure....

[Jordan Feigenbaum]

I would move onto week 2 of Phase III and be conservative in weight selection. You don't need to overhaul the program or do anything special to make up...

[Jordan Feigenbaum]

I would use the strongman template to prep for a strongman meet, yes. I don't think the Low fatigue template is likely to be as good at preparing someone...

[Jordan Feigenbaum]

I would go faster/harder during the 20s, but the rest periods should feel mostly complete (and long) given that they're 5x+ the work ratio. Usually it's...

[Jordan Feigenbaum]

If you don't want to test 1RM's then yes, you can skip week 13. If you're getting stronger though, it might be fun to send it!...

[Jordan Feigenbaum]

The context of the quote is that our protein supplement contains an adequate amount of essential amino acids in one scoop, such that two scoops really...

[Jordan Feigenbaum]

Joshua,

I think our two most recent podcasts may be helpful. As far as your questions go:

1) I think you (and most others) should...

[Jordan Feigenbaum]

BL,

Only meat products form heterocyclic amines, as this reaction requires high heat and creatine (only found in meat). It is possible (likely,...

[Jordan Feigenbaum]

In addition to the energy used during a workout, exercise increases energy demand post workout in order to support recovery and other associated processes...

[Jordan Feigenbaum]

If you're coming right off of PB-I, I think PL-II would be fine. If you're coming back from a layoff (months), I'd implement a similar strategy to what's...

[Jordan Feigenbaum]

Mirko,

Yep, you can move DL's around like that. I don't think the proximity on weeks 15 and 16 are likely to matter.

-Jorda...

[Jordan Feigenbaum]

I don't think a 3" belt works better for nearly any adult and would steer people towards a 4" belt. Belts that aren't broken in and/or are of...

[Jordan Feigenbaum]

I meant PL-2 given the emphasis on strength. You could do Strength I, sure, but I'd be leaning towards PL-2....

[Jordan Feigenbaum]

I'd do PL-II if you're cool w/ doing 4 days per week. If you're crushing it on a particular mesocycle, I don't see a reason to artificially cut it off...

[Jordan Feigenbaum]

I think having a paused variation and a non-paused variation is a good place to start for bench pressing in this context unless you really dislike one...

[Jordan Feigenbaum]

I think it is likely your form will be more efficient without a bunch of rounding, though I can't really see it from here. I'd get a form check and then...

[Jordan Feigenbaum]

I would recommend a 4" wide, 13mm thick belt for powerlifting....

[Jordan Feigenbaum]

Yep, I would count that as on of your work sets (or back off sets in this case)....