Hey docs,
I’ve run through the strongman template once already, and I am running through it again. I had a lot of fun doing a heavy 1RM top set followed by drop sets or whatever the term is. Calculator feels accurate for me when changing the amount of reps, so I don’t feel like I need to worry as much about finding the correct weight, but will still aim for targeted RPE. Wanted to repeat that strategy, would it be better to treat it as the first set or an additional set? If the exercise calls for 3 sets of 8 @ 7, I did a heavy single top set thing, should I still do 3 sets or 2?
I also chose this template as it’s supposed to be a 4-day strength and conditioning, but conditioning seems rather light? Idk, 60 secs of 1-motion load or carries didn’t feel the same as LSS, so I added 2 days of that, after listening to the podcast, part of me thinks it’s still not enough.
And finally, I went back to a college gym, so I am stuck with substituting some strongman specific stuff; sleds pushes and pulls I switched for KB swings and hang cleans, and the load for zercher deadlifts. Closest I can do for them, but also not too concerned about strongman specificity, I am only doing this recreationally. Just wanted your thoughts on deviating so far from a template with specificity in mind.