Hello i have just started the bridge after 6months of ss and came to a point of w2 which needs me to do 5@6,7,8x3 deadlifts.
Thinking it will be fine i have tackled it with my regular lifts, but at set 3 i could not even move the bar. (it was fine on the forst week with only e sets) Dropped off 45 pounds of the bar and finished with the last 3 sets.
My question here is - how should the 5 sets of deadlifts be approached after coming off of a 1 set per week?
Thank you in advance!
I would approach them as outlined in the eBook, e.g. use your estimated 1RM and percentages to predict your loads and then modify as necessary. Also, I wouldn’t make too big of a deal about the volume increase, as that may negatively influence your experience and performance.
So, if I had pulled 300 x 5 on my last week of LP and rated that a ~ RPE 9, then I’d plan on doing 5 @ 260lbs, 5 @ 270lbs, and 5 x 3 @ 280lbs- modified as needed.
Yes, the repeats in the program are for the top sets only.
Well that’s a big “oops” from me then. Like a complete fool I overlooked the volume number on the side.
I’m on W4 “high stress” of the Bridge 1.0 and read it as “5@6, 5@7, 5@8 x 4 sets” - for all. As in ((5@6x4) + (5@7x4) + (5@8x4)) for a grand total of 60 Squats w Belt, sitting there thinking “that’s a lot, but it’s high stress so it makes sense I guess? Baraki and Feigenbaum know this stuff so let’s go…”
Damn.