# PB3 Inquiry

**URL:** <https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/pb3-inquiry/12323>\
**Category:** Training Q&A \[Moderated\]\
**Created:** [April 20, 2022, 10:04am UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/pb3-inquiry/12323 "2022-04-20T10:04:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![DanielD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/48db29/32.png) [@DanielD](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/DanielD)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2022, 10:04am UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/pb3-inquiry/12323/1 "2022-04-20T10:04:53Z")

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Hello Doctors,

I am running the PB3 template as I have switched my priorities towards both size and strength. I am on week 8 currently.

Prior to this I was running the low fatigue template program. I really enjoyed this, and my bench especially did very well, having an e1rm of 107kg in week 13.

My current e1rm for the bench for example is around 97kg, and I do not feel like my body is responding well to the higher average intensity of doing RPE 7 and keep the weight the same style training.

What would the recommendation be towards utilising the low intra set fatigue method to powerbuilding. Utilising back off sets after a higher intensity triple, double or single.

I’m considering going back to LFS after the PB3 phase 2 to see how I respond, and build extra data points. My main concern here is that it is for a strength focus which is not exactly aligned with my goals.

Thanks for taking the time to read and reply, I felt this was out of scope from the material alongside the LFS template.

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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 21, 2022, 2:36pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/pb3-inquiry/12323/2 "2022-04-21T14:36:37Z")

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Hey Daniel,

I think if you haven’t gotten to the singles yet in PB 3, I’d probably stick with it. I don’t see a 10kg swing in e1RM from a strength-focused to strength-adjacent template as a huge deal. I’d run it as written first time through and see how you do.

-Jordan

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**Author:** ![DanielD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/48db29/32.png) [@DanielD](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/DanielD)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2022, 10:36pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/pb3-inquiry/12323/3 "2022-04-21T22:36:09Z")

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Hi Jordan,

Re: I think if you haven’t gotten to the singles yet in PB 3, I’d probably stick with it.

Currently been doing singles for the past 2 weeks on comp squat, bench, and deadlifts.

I’m planning to stick with the remainder of the template, excluding the peak.

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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 22, 2022, 1:33am UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/pb3-inquiry/12323/4 "2022-04-22T01:33:02Z")

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Copy that. Yea I’d give it a few more weeks and see how you respond. We’re just trying to get a bit more data here to lean on, so I’d want some more weeks completed first.