I am currently looking to run Hypertrophy 1 and have a question about changing the style of progression . The current template has for example, week 1 High Bar Squat - 8@7,8@8,8@9. However, I was wondering if it possible to change it up to a more 3x8@8 instead. And once that starts to feel easy to then go up weight. I have had trouble with overshooting in the past on the progression of rpe after each set. I know the sets do change through the template like introducing back off sets which i would take weight off the bar for but for the other working sets I would keep the weight the same. Ex. 100 3x8@8 then 2 back off sets of 95. Does seem like a feasible way to mod the template for this style of progression? I know there are amraps sets in there too but i am sure if necessary to change/how to change.
JMW,
Thanks for the post. To your question, you can do that if you want, but I wouldn’t recommend it. The template’s “8 @ RPE 7, 8 @ RPE 8, 8 @ RPE 9” as a tool to help you hone-in on the correct weight. By doing a set @ 7, adding a bit of weight and doing a set @ 8, you get to pick the correct weight @ 9. I would do that build up each week to avoid overshooting. On week’s where the weights are feeling lighter during warm-ups (e.g. the sets 8 @ 7 and similar), add weight to the top set. I would prefer that over the alternative method.
-Jordan
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