# Low Fatigue Program, 7 weeks in - precipitous drop in 1RMs. Normal?

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**Created:** [April 6, 2024, 4:54pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/low-fatigue-program-7-weeks-in-precipitous-drop-in-1rms-normal/14486 "2024-04-06T16:54:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![thoradicus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ea666f/32.png) [@thoradicus](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/thoradicus)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2024, 4:54pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/low-fatigue-program-7-weeks-in-precipitous-drop-in-1rms-normal/14486/1 "2024-04-06T16:54:08Z")

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Age: 28 Weight: 100kg Height: 186cm

Im 7 weeks into the LF program. My squats and deadlifts reached a relative peak in E1rms from 160x3 @ 7 in week 3 to 125x5 @ 8. Bench suffered a lower drop. Tried reducing sets but I am still feeling stale and fatigued. Do I just power through and see what the next block brings?

Honestly, I have not even been doing the 2ct DLs and the 3rd squat exercise because I felt that I couldn’t recover from that. I have just been doing Squats, Deadlifts and Paused Squats for my lower body exercises.

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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:** [April 7, 2024, 2:33pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/low-fatigue-program-7-weeks-in-precipitous-drop-in-1rms-normal/14486/2 "2024-04-07T14:33:44Z")

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Howdy,

Just to make sure we’re on the same page, what program are you running specifically and to confirm, you have not been doing the supplemental deadlift or squat exercises throughout the entire block, yes?

-Jordan

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**Author:** ![thoradicus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ea666f/32.png) [@thoradicus](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/thoradicus)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2024, 12:31am UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/low-fatigue-program-7-weeks-in-precipitous-drop-in-1rms-normal/14486/3 "2024-04-08T00:31:02Z")

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> [@Jordan\_Feigenbaum](#):
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> Howdy,
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> Just to make sure we’re on the same page, what program are you running specifically and to confirm, you have not been doing the supplemental deadlift or squat exercises throughout the entire block, yes?
> 
> -Jordan

Hey Jordan,

I’m running the 3 day Low Fatigue Strength Program here: [Low Fatigue Strength Template and Programming Book](https://www.barbellmedicine.com/shop/training-templates/strength/low-fatigue-strength-template-and-programming-book/)

I have been doing:  
Squats and 2ct Squats, no 3rd squat assitance lift  
and Deadlifts only.

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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:** [April 8, 2024, 2:19pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/low-fatigue-program-7-weeks-in-precipitous-drop-in-1rms-normal/14486/4 "2024-04-08T14:19:21Z")

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Yea, I meant there are four different programs in that download and two 3-day programs.

That said, the triple performance in week 3 compared to the set of 5 performance during a pivot week is not really instructive. I would advise continuing the program as written, including the 3rd squat assistance and supplemental deadlifts, even if that means doing them with very light weights.

-Jordan