I’m running the bridge 1.0 right now and I’m wondering if I’m possibly overshooting my RPE. I’m a 181lb 20-year-old male getting a consistent 8 hours of sleep and eating well. Tomorrow will be the start of week 4 but I haven’t been able to add any weight to my lifts. Actually, my e1RMs have slightly regressed. Before starting the bridge I ran SSLP (probably for too long).
e1RMs after SSLP:
Squat: 360
Bench: 205
OHP: 155
Bodyweight: 180lb
Current e1RMs (Start of week 4):
Squat: 345
Bench: 197
OHP: 140
Bodyweight: 181.5lb
(haven’t trained deadlift for while so just starting that back with this program)
Just by looking at my numbers, I think it’s pretty obvious I’m not doing something right. That being said, I feel like I haven’t deviated from the prescribed rpe THAT badly. Maybe grinding out SSLP has given me a false sense of how intense my sets really are. Besides looking at my e1RMs going down, how else can I determine if accumulating too much fatigue? It’s not like I feel terrible during the day or anything.
Any advice/guidance would be appreciated. Thanks.
Edit: just finished day 1 of week 4 and my lifts have continued to decline 