# Reduction in GPP after The Bridge

**URL:** <https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/reduction-in-gpp-after-the-bridge/1613>\
**Category:** Training Q&A \[Moderated\]\
**Created:** [April 16, 2018, 3:27pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/reduction-in-gpp-after-the-bridge/1613 "2018-04-16T15:27:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![Eric\_Mark](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.barbellmedicine.com/eric_mark/32/617_2.png) [@Eric\_Mark](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/Eric_Mark)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2018, 3:27pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/reduction-in-gpp-after-the-bridge/1613/1 "2018-04-16T15:27:54Z")

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If I rerun The Bridge or transition to HLM, I see that my programmed GPP sessions would decrease from 2x/week to 1x/week during the transition, before later returning to 2x/week.

Is it really optimal to decrease my GPP frequency? Or are the programs written this way to account for trainees who are coming from a no-GPP state?

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**Author:** ![Austin\_Baraki](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.barbellmedicine.com/austin_baraki/32/1095_2.png) [@Austin\_Baraki](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/Austin_Baraki)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2018, 3:45pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/reduction-in-gpp-after-the-bridge/1613/2 "2018-04-16T15:45:05Z")

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The latter.

If you’re adapted to doing 2x/wk, you can stick with that.

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**Author:** ![Eric\_Mark](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.barbellmedicine.com/eric_mark/32/617_2.png) [@Eric\_Mark](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/Eric_Mark)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2018, 4:26pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/reduction-in-gpp-after-the-bridge/1613/3 "2018-04-16T16:26:44Z")

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Thanks! That was my intuition, but I didn’t want to presume.

The gradual implementation of GPP in The Bridge is very nicely handled. Now that I’m up to 2x, I definitely want to keep it here. Being relatively strong but easily winded is overrated.