# Coaching a friend and not sure which program to run.

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**Category:** Training Q&A \[Moderated\]\
**Created:** [November 9, 2019, 11:32am UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/coaching-a-friend-and-not-sure-which-program-to-run/7431 "2019-11-09T11:32:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![JarredKomodromos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9f8e36/32.png) [@JarredKomodromos](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/JarredKomodromos)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2019, 11:32am UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/coaching-a-friend-and-not-sure-which-program-to-run/7431/1 "2019-11-09T11:32:01Z")

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He has only been training for around 6 months,

Current body weight 80kg.

Bench: 70 for reps, 85 1RM  
Squat: 85 for reps, 110 1RM  
DL: 100 for reps, 120 1RM

He has either been doing bro splits or LP, he’s done surprisingly well for such a short time period without a proper program/diet or coach.

I’m assuming this still counts as beginner? or is he trained enough to get on the bridge?

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**Author:** ![Jordan\_Feigenbaum](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.barbellmedicine.com/jordan_feigenbaum/32/1315_2.png) [@Jordan\_Feigenbaum](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/Jordan_Feigenbaum)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2019, 8:54pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/coaching-a-friend-and-not-sure-which-program-to-run/7431/2 "2019-11-11T20:54:37Z")

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Hey Jarred,

Good on you for helping out a friend. I’d probably recommend he do the Beginner Template all the way through before doing any of our other programs.

-Jordan

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**Author:** ![JarredKomodromos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9f8e36/32.png) [@JarredKomodromos](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/JarredKomodromos)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2019, 7:55am UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/coaching-a-friend-and-not-sure-which-program-to-run/7431/3 "2019-11-12T07:55:05Z")

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Hey Jordan,

Thanks for the reply, i have gotten 20 or so people onto BBM templates so far, hopefully that number will powerfully rise in the near future as i am looking for many more people to coach (and you guys program very well obviously).

I realised after making this initial post that you guys would definitely say beginners over the bridge, i have followed the FB group enough now.

So at what point would you stop recommending the beginners and recommend the bridge instead? For instance last night at gym i was talking to a guy who is currently running Thor’s strength program and was looking for something proven, so i gave him the BBM weblink etc, from his numbers i said the bridge 1.0 would work as a start.

Squat 180  
Dead 200  
Bench 130  
(all 1rms)

at bodyweight 95-100kg with roughly 25% bodyfat. Is this in the ballpark?