Need a Nudge and Have a GPP Question

Training Q&A [Moderated]
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Yeah, I know, yet another “which template should I do” question. I’m a jerk.

I’ll be starting week 7 of the Endurance GPP template on Monday (and crushing the current record for 500 m row at my gym), and I’m not sure which template I should switch to afterwards. I’m quite happy with the template despite enduring (ha) both illness and injury while using it. I’ve got my eyeballs on either the Hypertrophy GPP or the Bridge 3.0. I’ve been leaning out on the current template, and would like to continue, but I also want to get stronger and eventually make my way to the Oly template. Would results on the Hypertrophy be improved by doing the Bridge first?

GPP question: Both the Bridge and the Hypertrophy have upper back work, trunk work, and arm work included. Is this intended to be done after the steady state cardio, or after lifting days? I should also point out that the newest version of the hypertrophy template in the master bundle doesn’t have frequency for the upper back and trunk work on the spreadsheet.

Thanks in advance.

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Glad to hear the endurance template has been such a success!! If you are still leaning out, I would likely move to the Hypertrophy template, but really both would be fine. I would not assume that you will do better on the Bridge after the hypertrophy template, but with a slightly stronger strength bias on the Bridge 3.0 you might see better results if you do the Bridge 3.0 when you are no longer cutting.

And yes, the upper back, trunk and arm work is assumed to be done along with your conditioning.

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Previous 500 m row was 1:41. The record was held by a kid 15 years younger than me at 1:37. Today I completed in 1:29.4.

If anyone is wondering, yes, the endurance template works.