Hey Jordan/Austin,
I have a couple questions about the ‘overload’ concept in general, and in particular how they apply in Strength-1.
Before I get to those, I first want to extend a hearty “thank you!” to the team for all the hard work and free content you provide. Long story short; at the beginning of this year I weighed 252lbs, had a nearly 44" waist (6’ male), and was “SS strong”. Continually following BBM’s content and evaluating it for myself convinced me that I needed to change my behavior to effect a better outcome. I started that process in July of this year and through diet and exercise I am currently floating between 220-225lbs and now have a sub-40" waist. This last month I’ve decided to move my deficit to maintenance and embark on the Strength-1 template (thank you Black Friday sale!), which leads me to my questions…
#1) Could you elaborate a bit on the difference between using bands and reverse bands. I get how they work (in bench press, for example) insofar as where the force is increased at peak stretch (rev bands add force to the lifter’s own in concentric portion of bench while regular bands oppose a lifter’s force in the same portion). But I do not understand where you would apply one vs. the other (i.e. does rev band substitute for slingshot as regular bands substitute for chains?).
#2) Am I overthinking this concept? In the context of the template, again, using BP as the example…does it make a difference in the long run if I have reverse bands and more absolute load on the bar vs regular bands and perhaps slightly less or same absolute load?
Thank you for your time!
