I was looking at a preview of week 1 in the app and it seemed like the order of exercises was a little unusual. For instance, day 3 begins with competition deadlifts, then moves on to a squat variation, then to 2 back to back Deadlift variations. It looked like all 4 days have a similar structure of starting with a competition lift, then moving on to a different exercise, then eventually back to a variation of the competition lift.
It seems to me that warming up on squat, bench, or deadlift, working up to working weight, then stripping the weight and putting the bar away only to come back to the same station later on in the workout to load the bar back up again would take considerably longer than doing whatever variations you have for the day after doing the competition lift, before moving on to something else.
Are the exercises meant to be completed in the order they’re written? Or would it work as well if I did whatever main lifts I have for the day and the variations of that lift first?
I really like the idea of a lower/upper strength program, but if the exercises are meant to be done in the order they’re written in the app I don’t think I’ll be able to complete the sessions in a reasonable amount of time.
The 2nd Generation Strength 3 program uses an upper/lower split. The 3rd day starts with priority deadlift, moves to a supplemental squat, and then a SINGLE “sticking point” exercise. There are two exercises listed for the sticking point movement for EITHER muscle- or technique-specific work.
In the PDF, I discuss options for doing the sticking point or other related movements back-to-back if someone prefers. It can work either way 
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Thank you for clearing that up! Admittedly, I only looked at the preview in-app which was the source of my confusion. I’ll take my face-palm and wish you luck on your upcoming meet.
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No problem. I had a hard time trying to figure out the best way to explain the sticking point idea…hopefully people read the PDF lol.
Thanks for the well-wishes!
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Update. Decided to pull the trigger and purchase the program. Had my first session tonight, but unfortunately experienced a pretty notable back tweak (with an audible pop) during my warmups for my deadlift variation.
Decided to call deadlifts there and made a conscious effort to unload the bar as normally as possible, intentionally not allowing myself to avoid bending over. Proceeded to finish the rest of the session as planned with only minimal discomfort on most exercises. Fingers crossed this tweak clears up fast as I’m super excited about the updates in this version!
Ughh…some rotten luck, for sure. Hope it clears up throughout the week and you’re able to train relatively normally!