Hello, Barbell Medicine Crew!
Thanks for the amazing content. I gained waaaaaay more strength and size from the Beginner Template than I ever did farting around with NLP. I finished the Beginner Template a month ago, I’m beginning Week Four of the Hypertrophy I Template, and I’m up shirt and pant sizes while dropping waist circumference. Y’all rock.
So why do I want to add bench strength training to the Hypertrophy I Template? Because last week my family decided to hold its Third Annual Chestgiving Bench Competition this Thanksgiving Day. Chestgiving is when the fellas gather at my dad’s house to bench their 1 RM and determine who’s Top Turkey. I’ve placed both years but this time I want the trophy. (There’s a trophy.)
THE FACTS
- We are 13 weeks away from the meet (Thanksgiving).
- I have seven more weeks of the Hypertrophy I Template (so I’ll end five weeks before the meet).
- My estimated bench 1 RM is 241.
- I can get the Strength I Template but I wanted to run out Hypertrophy I first.
THE QUESTIONS 1. How would I train for bench strength while running out the Hypertrophy I Template?
2. What should I do for the five weeks after Hypertophy I runs out? The first five weeks of Strength I?
Many, many thanks!!