Strength 1 + Hip rehab template question

Training Q&A [Moderated]
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Hey Docs, Hope you guys are doing great.

  1. I am currently on week 6 of the Strength 1 template and so far my strength and RPE ratings have mostly been the same or sometimes higher at the same weight for my top sets and back-off sets. I was wondering if I should move on to a hypertrophy template since my interests mostly lie there at least for the time being and most times the only reason I do Strength phases is so that I get to exploit a greater range of strength during the hypertrophy phase. Or maybe I should just bite the bullet and get done with Strength 1 and then move on to hypertrophy?

  2. I’ve developed a hip strain that mostly manifests itself outside of training especially when I internally rotate my right leg and sometimes while walking, I experience pain in my inner groin area where the adductor ends, should I get the hip rehab template to solve this or do you recommend something else first ?

Thanks as always for everything you do.

Kind regards,
Kirill

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I would finish Strength I before moving onto another program. Not sure what to recommend on the hip without knowing more about what’s going on with respect to severity, how long it’s been going on, and if training is making it worse. What do you think?

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As for the hip, I’d say 6-7 on the pain severity scale, it has been going on for more than a month, it hasn’t made training worse( maybe a minor impact on my squat depth) but is a cause for concern.

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If you’re having 6-7/10 hip pain during training and/or you are concerned, I definitely think doing the hip rehab template would be useful

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Thank you for the recommendation Doc. I have one more question because I didn’t want to create a new post. Recently I’ve reevaluated my stance on compound movements like the squat and deadlift. However despite my best efforts and refining technique, I experienced a lot of difficulties doing them, I’m not sure if being 190 cm in height and having longer body structure and limbs all around has anything to do, even if it did, I never tried to use it as an excuse to not train appropriately. I was wondering if I could switch from high bar to low bar/ front squat maybe, mid template since for some strange reason feet fall forward quite a bit on the high bar squat at the bottom and on the ascent, and that leads to some knee pain below my kneecap. I’d greatly appreciate your advice. Thanks

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I do not think it matters if you switch your squat style, though I don’t think your squat technique is causing you knee pain. You can change the movement and the load, potentially causing less sensitivity, or you could change the load.

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Thanks for your response Doc!