Hey, all

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Ran SSLP about 8 years ago, but after tearing my achilles, getting married, having kids, etc. I’m finally getting back into regular strength training. Did some bodybuilding stuff for a little while, but in the past few months I’ve been messing around with some 5/3/1, 5 sets of 8, 5 sets of 5, and some other random stuff. At any rate, guessing that going back on some NLP would be the way to go… anyone else experience anything similar to that and if so, did you do another run at NLP or did you go to the Bridge? Even if you didn’t experience anything like that, I’d appreciate advice, thoughts, etc.

Thanks for reading and thanks in advance if you respond!

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No harm in doing the SSLP or a similar LP. Mind that it might last you 4 to 8 weeks only, so there is no need to grind it out. Once you get to the end where the increases are substantially harder, it might be good to go to The Bridge.

I usually modify the LP thusly:

Day 1
Squats 3x5
Bench 3x5
Rows 3x8

Day 2
Deadlift 1x5
Press 3x5
Pull ups 3x8 (or as many as possible)

Then repeat. I don’t drop the deadlift frequency (:hushed: anathema!). I do them every time Day 2 comes up. I feel there is too much squatting in SSLP and not enough deadlift volume. My deadlift never stalled up to me finishing the LP.

If you stall on the bench and/or press before squats and deadlift you can do the BBM bench/press plugin if you want? Or just move to The Bridge as the plugin may only get you a couple of weeks extra. Is it worth it? I don’t know.

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Heathen!!

That actually looks way more enjoyable than the standard SSLP and would probably work just as well.

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OP, I was in a very similar situation. Back to training after a long layoff, putzed around with 531, bro splits and Dan John’s simple strength protocol. Nothing against any of those, they all may have a place, just not for me right now.

Anyway, for me NLP only lasted like 8 weeks, and that included 2 resets. Point being, don’t get bummed out when you read about these NLPers who add 200 pounds to their squat. That might not be you. It sure wasn’t me.

Still worth trying, but as has been said here many times, don’t start trying to eke out every pound at the end. Switch over to some BBM programming before that.

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